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Former DEA Investigator Caught in Child Sex Sting
Fredrick L. Scheinin, a 33-year-old former investigator with the New York Field Office of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), has been convicted of attempting to produce child pornography, receiving child pornography, and enticing a minor.
A federal jury in Manhattan federal court found Scheinin guilty of the charges after a five-day trial. The conviction stems from Scheinin’s interactions with an undercover law enforcement officer who was posing as a 14-year-old boy between October 2019 and January 2020.
During the course of hundreds of graphic text communications and multiple real-time conversations, Scheinin repeatedly sent sexually explicit images and videos to the undercover officer. He also attempted to arrange a meeting with the undercover officer at which he planned to have sex with the minor.
Law enforcement arrested Scheinin on January 16, 2020, in New York, New York, at the location where he said he would meet the undercover officer. Scheinin was in possession of a condom and lubricant at the time of his arrest.
U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss praised the outstanding investigative work of the New York City Police Department and the Cyber Investigations Office of the United States Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General. Strauss also thanked the New York Office of the DEA and the DEA Office of Professional Responsibility for their assistance in the matter.
Scheinin is scheduled to be sentenced on September 23, 2021, at 4:00 p.m. He faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison for attempted production of child pornography, a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison for attempted receipt of child pornography, and a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison for attempted enticement of a minor.
The prosecution of this case is being handled by the Office’s Complex Frauds and Cybercrime Unit. Assistant United States Attorneys Nicholas W. Chiuchiolo and Daniel G. Nessim are in charge of the prosecution.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime|Sex Crimes|Cybercrime|Public Corruption|Weapons|Human Trafficking|White Collar Crime|Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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