Federal prosecutors in Oregon announced Tuesday that a 23-year-old man from Umatilla has been sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for distributing child sexual abuse material and for making harassing phone calls in which he falsely claimed to be sexually abusing children. Thomas Goatley will also serve five years of supervised release after his prison term, U.S. Attorney Scott Bradford said. The sentence comes after Goatley pleaded guilty to one count of distributing child pornography and four counts of making obscene or harassing telephone calls. The case is disturbing not only because of the nature of the crimes, but…

On a brisk Monday morning in Sparks, Nevada, the routine hum of a bank lobby was abruptly shattered by a palpable sense of unease. It was November 4th, a day that would soon become a pivotal moment in a web of deceit targeting the most vulnerable members of the community. A man, later identified as Marc Coco, had walked in with an air of entitlement, presenting identification that appeared to belong to a legitimate account holder. He was requesting a withdrawal of thousands of dollars—a sum large enough to devastate a savings account, yet small enough to perhaps slip through…