Bronx Child Porn Kingpin Sentenced to 10.75 Years for Threatening Feds
Grimy Times Exclusive: A Bronx man, 41, has been sentenced to 10.75 years in prison for his second conviction of possessing child pornography and for sending a threatening, powder-filled letter to a federal agent who previously investigated and arrested him.
Okami Landa, 41, of the Bronx, New York, was sentenced to 130 months in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for his crimes. Landa previously pled guilty before U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel, who imposed the sentence.
“Okami Landa has twice been convicted in this District of possessing child pornography,” said U.S. Attorney Damian Williams. “Today’s sentence holds Landa accountable not only for his participation in the exploitation and victimization of young children, but also for his intolerable decision to retaliate against the FBI by sending a terrifying, powder-filled letter to the agent who investigated him.”
According to court documents and statements made during court proceedings, in November 2021, Landa mailed a threatening letter filled with white powder to a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent who was assigned to a squad responsible for investigating crimes against children. The letter contained a white powdery substance and a message that said, among other things: “Hope you and your ugly cracker children and family get what you deserved, a slow, painful and terminal disease to end your sorry life.”
The FBI Agent opened the letter inside a forensic laboratory at an FBI office in Manhattan, prompting an emergency response from the FBI’s weapons and mass destruction team, which sealed the forensic laboratory before examining the powder and determining it was safe. The FBI Agent and other FBI personnel in the area were quarantined and hospitalized for medical evaluation.
The FBI investigation examined the serial number of the stamp affixed to the threatening letter and learned that it was purchased using a credit card belonging to Landa’s mother, who lived with Landa at their residence in the Bronx. Landa was on federal supervised release for his previous child pornography conviction and had previously made threatening statements about law enforcement, including a desire to “blow up Federal Plaza because I hate the feds and they ruined my life.”
Following an interview at his residence by FBI agents, the U.S. Probation Office conducted a search of Landa’s residence, where they recovered multiple electronic devices, including a USB drive that contained 11 files with child pornography. The child pornography on Landa’s USB drive included depictions of prepubescent minor females and adult males engaging in sex acts.
U.S. Attorney Williams praised the outstanding efforts of the FBI’s New York Joint Terrorism Task Force, which consists of investigators and analysts from the FBI, the New York City Police Department, and over 50 other federal, state, and local agencies.
This case is being handled by the Office’s National Security and International Narcotics Unit. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Nicholas S. Bradley and Matthew J.C. Hellman are in charge of the prosecution.
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: Official Source ↗
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