Okami Landa, a 41-year-old resident of the Bronx, New York, has been sentenced to 130 months in prison for possession of child pornography and sending a threatening, powder-filled letter to a federal agent who previously investigated and arrested him.
The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel, who had previously accepted Landa’s guilty plea. Landa’s crimes are a stark reminder of the dangers of child exploitation and the importance of holding perpetrators accountable.
According to court documents, Landa had previously been convicted and sentenced to two years in prison for possession of child pornography in 2016. However, his crimes did not stop there. In November 2021, Landa mailed a threatening letter filled with white powder to a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent who had interviewed and arrested him in connection with his previous conviction.
The letter, which the FBI agent opened in a forensic laboratory, 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 letter and powder prompted an emergency response from the FBI’s weapons and mass destruction team, which sealed the forensic laboratory before examining the powder and determining that it was safe. The FBI agent and other FBI personnel in the area were quarantined and hospitalized for medical evaluation.
Through the FBI’s investigation, law enforcement 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. At the time, Landa was on federal supervised release for his previous child pornography conviction and had previously made threatening statements about law enforcement.
“Okami Landa has twice been convicted in this District of possessing child pornography. 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,” said U.S. Attorney Damian Williams.
In addition to the prison term, Landa was sentenced to 10 years of supervised release. Mr. 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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