Operation Delego Press Conference
August 3, 2011
Attorney General Eric Holder and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano announced the unsealing of three indictments and one complaint charging a total of 72 individuals for their participation in an international criminal network dedicated to the sexual abuse of children and the creation and dissemination of graphic images and videos of child sexual abuse throughout the world.
Speech: Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer Speaks at Operation Delego Press Conference
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Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. at the Operation Delego Press Conference.Photo credit: Lonnie Tague"Operation Delego represents the largest prosecution in history of individuals who participated in an online child exploitation enterprise conceived and operated for the sole purpose of promoting child sexual abuse, disseminating child pornography, and evading law enforcement." -
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano offers her remarks at the Operation Delego Press Conference.Photo credit: Lonnie Tague"This operation is an example of the good work that DHS, through its principal investigative arm, ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), does every year in cooperation with our domestic and international law enforcement partners to protect children. We take our responsibility to protect our children seriously, and this case is a prime example of how cooperation can bring real results." -
John Morton, Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), offers his remarks at the Operation Delego Press Conference.Photo credit: Lonnie Tague"As these criminals try new techniques to digitally erase their trail, ICE's Homeland Security Investigations along with our U.S. and international law enforcement partners continue to upgrade our strategies and technology to track down the depraved individuals who bring suffering to children." -
U.S. Attorney Stephanie A. Finley of the Western District of Louisiana talks with reporters at the Operation Delego Press Conference.Photo credit: Lonnie Tague"These indictments capture the activity of a major, global child pornography and exploitation enterprise whose primary objective was to sexually abuse vulnerable children. I hope that these charges send a clear message that we will prosecute to the fullest extent of the law those who participate in this type of activity. We will continue to aggressively pursue these criminals to ensure that there is no place to hide – not in the United States, not anywhere around the globe." -
Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer delivers his remarks at the Operation Delego Press Conference.Photo credit: Lonnie Tague"Dreamboard was, according to court documents, a self-described global “community” of pedophiles, dedicated to the relentless victimization and exploitation of children 12 and younger. The charges unsealed today show the department’s continued commitment to a strategy of targeting the most sophisticated child exploitation networks, at home and abroad. No matter how savvy online predators think they are, we will find them, dismantle their networks, and bring them to justice."
