Monday, June 3, 2013

Mugshot Website Owners, Operators, and Removal firms

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Sahar Sarid
Yatedo
Internet entrepreneur selling 3BD in Lighthouse Point
$1,400,000 4400 NE. 26th Avenue, Lighthouse Point, FL 33064
DN Journal
South FL Domainers
Linkedin
saharsarid
Sahar Sarid owns mugshots.com


Adam Dicker
icannwiki
Adam Dicker is the owner of DNForum.com
Linkedin
@adamdicker
Adam Dicker - Unauthorized Practice Of Law
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Marke Kregeloh
Marke Kregeloh - Biography
Mkultra Designs
Seller Details
Member Profile
fineartamerica.com
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Kelly Joseph Ellis
Google123 Biz
CleanSearch
removearrest.com
cleansearch.biz
cleanmy.name
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Matthew Creed
Fox 4 News Kansas City
The Kansas City Star
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Michael Allen Smith
michaelallensmith.com
Coffee Hero
INeedCoffee
Critical MAS
Digital Colony
@CoffeeHero
@INeedCoffee
@criticalmas
@DigitalColony
facebook
Google+
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Jeffrey Butler
New Ops, Inc
New Ops
jeffbutler.org
AmIVisible.org
Linkedin
Condé Systems
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Julius Carson
BlogTalkRadio.com
facebook
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Peter Downie
Peter Downie, llc
Wodu Media
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Steven Fletcher
Bail Bonds License
Signature Bail Bonds of Oklahoma
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Vaughn Hagerty
StarNws Journalists Answer Your Questions
Linkedin
lookwhogotbusted llc
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Mike Jones
Inner Circle C.R.P. Inc
Inner Circle C.R.P.
myspace
Linkedin
@innercirclecrp
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Kyle Ritter
kyleritter.com
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Ryan Russell
Star Nine Ventures
Star Nine Ventures, inc
Linkedin
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Brandon Swenson
Jail Resource
seomoz
google+
Linkedin
@brandonswenson
Utah SEO Pros
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Jason Watson
Linkedin
US Support LLC
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Adam Young
Fill Desks, Not Cells
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Public Records

18 USC § 641 - Public money, property or records (Public Records)
Purlions converts and conveys public record to his use or gain.

18 USC § 2319 - Criminal infringement of a copyright

17 USC § 506 - Criminal offenses

(a) Criminal Infringement.
(1) In general.—Any person who willfully infringes a copyright shall be punished as provided under section 2319 of title 18, if the infringement was committed—
(A) for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain;

i.e.
Birth Certificates website - Website makes advertising money from your birth certificate - Unpublish your birth certificate fee $399.
Drivers History website - Website makes advertising money from your driving history - Unpublish your drivers history fee $399.
Professional Licenses website - Website makes advertising money from your professional license - Unpublish your professional license fee $399.
Marriage Licenses website - Website makes advertising money from your marriage licenses - Unpublish your marriage licenses fee $399.
Criminal Records website - Website makes advertising money from your criminal record - Unpublish your criminal record fee $399.
Divorce Records website - Website makes advertising money from your divorce record - Unpublish your divorce record fee $399.
Death Certificates website - Website makes advertising money from your death certificate - Unpublish your death certificate fee $399.
Pay $399 unpublish fee repeat.

U.S. Code

Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)

18 USC § 1030 - Fraud and related activity in connection with computers

(2) intentionally accesses a computer without authorization or exceeds authorized access, and thereby obtains
(C) information from any protected computer;
(g) Any person who suffers damage or loss by reason of a violation of this section may maintain a civil action against the violator to obtain compensatory damages and injunctive relief or other equitable relief.


18 USC § 2701 - Unlawful access to stored communications

(2) intentionally exceeds an authorization to access that facility; and thereby obtains,
alters, or prevents authorized access to a wire or electronic communication while it is in electronic storage in such system shall be punished as provided in subsection (b) of this section.


18 USC § 641 - Public money, property or records (Public Records)

Whoever embezzles, steals, purloins, or knowingly converts to his use or the use of another, or without authority, sells, conveys or disposes of any record, voucher, money, or thing of value of the United States or of any department or agency thereof, or any property made or being made under contract for the United States or any department or agency thereof;
Whoever receives, conceals, or retains the same with intent to convert it to his use or gain, knowing it to have been embezzled, stolen, purloined or converted


Craig Wiggen: "Wiggen said he wrote screen-scraping software to perform searches on 37 of the counties, crawling to get arrests stretching back years, and continuously polling the sites for new busts, which he scarfs down at a rate of 1,500 a day." "But the end result is that mug shots that were once hidden behind police CGI search scripts now display in Google searches, often prominently."
Kravets, David. "Mug-Shot Industry Will Dig Up Your Past, Charge You to Bury It Again." Wired August 2011.


Kyle Ritter: "Fairly simple mechanics power pdxmugshots: An algorithm scrapes the photos from law enforcement websites, including the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, which oversees the jail."
Corey, Paul. "Mug Shot Profiteers Been arrested? This website puts up your photo and sees profit in your shame. Others see extortion." Willamette Week August 2011.


Kyle Ritter: "Businesses such as BoiseMugshots.com, Mugshots.com and arrestcentral.com scrape — or automatically grab information from — websites like Ada County’s arrest log, post the photos on their sites and then link to other Web businesses that charge $99 and more for removal."
Orr, Patrick. "Mug shot websites make money on ‘embarrassment." Idaho Statesman February 2012.


Kyle Ritter: "For someone to scrape our site would be no different than you investigating a story, collecting and structuring the information, only to have a rival change a few adjectives and publish it themselves without going to through the same process you did.”
Kyle Ritter: "No comment on how many different towns we have websites for – gotta keep the lazier scrapers at bay, ya know?"
Orr, Patrick. "Read the entire Q&A between'Mughost Barry at boisemugshots.com and Idaho Statesman reporter Patrick Orr." The Olympian February 2012.


Boone County Sheriff's: "We get a lot of requests for photos of the individuals that have been arrested, so it seemed a matter of efficiency to make it available via the website so that can folks can have quick access of them, he said."
Boone County Sheriff's:"It also helps us out in reducing the number of incoming calls that we have to deal with."
Boone County Sheriff's: "Discouraging crime was not a factor in putting mugshots on the website, Reddin said."
Boone County Sheriff's: "People are going to behave how they're going to behave whether their picture is going to be published or not, he said."
Kass, Dani. "New sheriff's software makes mugshots available to public via Internet." The Maneater February 2011.


Tyrone Jacques Spencer on Sheriff's: "Tyronne Jacques, owner of RemoveSlander.com and author of How to Fight Google and Win, published in 2010 with Raegan Publishing, said sheriff's departments could put a stop to these businesses if they banned people from republishing the information for a profit."
Susanna, Kim "Businesses Charge Hundreds To Remove Mug Shots Online." abc NEWS April 2012.


Craig Wiggen: "Ex-con Rob Wiggen gets hate mail daily for running a website that hosts 4 million mug shots."
Kravets, David. "Mug-Shot Industry Will Dig Up Your Past, Charge You to Bury It Again." Wired August 2011.

"There will be a charge of $24.00 against your credit card for each name search performed, regardless of search results."
Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Retrieved from https://web.fdle.state.fl.us/search/app/default -4,000,000 x $24 = -$96,000,000

Alabama
"ACJIC may only provide criminal histories to: (1) law enforcement entities for approved criminal justice purposes or (2) individuals requesting their own criminal history."
Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center. Retrieved from http://acjic.state.al.us/citizens.cfm#q4

Ala. Code § 13A-8-102, § 13A-8-103
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Arizona
"Only authorized individuals, /agencies, or /companies can obtain criminal record information on another person."
Arizona Department of Public Safety. Retrieved from http://www.azdps.gov/Services/Records/Criminal_History_Records/Questions/#10

Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13-2316
Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. Sec. 13-3703
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Arkansas
"A check or money order in the amount of $25.00 made payable to the Arkansas State Police, must be included."
Arkansas State Police. Retrieved from http://www.asp.state.ar.us/pdf/asp_122.pdf

Ark. Stat. § 5-41-103, -104, -203
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California
"Penal Code section 11105 expressly authorizes the DOJ to disclose state summary criminal history information to law enforcement agencies for law enforcement purposes only, to certain employers or regulatory agencies, or to the person who is the subject of the record."
State of California Department of Justice. Retrieved from http://oag.ca.gov/fingerprints/faq

Cal. Penal Code § 502
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Colorado
"A non-refundable fee of $6.85 will be charged for every search, regardless of search results."
Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved from https://www.cbirecordscheck.com/Common/Terms_Limitation.aspx

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5.5-102
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Connecticut
"The $16.00 search fee is mandated by Section 29-10b under Connecticut General Statute and is non-refundable."
Connecticut State Police. Retrieved from http://www.ct.gov/despp/cwp/view.asp?a=4212&q=494530

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-251
Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 53-258a
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Delaware
"The fee for each criminal history is $52.50"
Delaware State Courts. Retrieved from http://courts.delaware.gov/forms/download.aspx?ID=36808

Del. Code tit. 11, § 932, § 933, § 934, § 935, § 936
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Florida
"There will be a charge of $24.00 against your credit card for each name search performed, regardless of search results."
Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Retrieved from https://web.fdle.state.fl.us/search/app/default

Fla. Stat. Ann. § 815.01 to 815.07
Fla. Stat. Ch. 876.52
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Georgia
"Record Check $16.50"
Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved from http://gbi.georgia.gov/vgn/images/portal/cit_1210/1/16/182115314fbi_fee_change_020812.pdf

Ga. Code § 16-9-93, § 16-9-152, § 16-9-153
Ga. Code Ann. Sec. 50-3-8 and 50-3-9
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Idaho
"A $10 processing fee must be included."
Idaho State Police. Retrieved from http://www.isp.idaho.gov/identification/crime_history/documents/NameCheck_004.pdf

Idaho Code § 18-2202
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Illinois
"The fee to process a NON-FINGERPRINT request is $16.00."
Illinois State Police. Retrieved from http://www.isp.state.il.us/crimhistory/chri.cfm

Ill. Rev. Stat. ch. 720, § 5/16D-3, § 5/16D-4
720 Ill. Comp. Stat. 620
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Indiana
"$16.32 per record Credit Card."
Indiana State Police. Retrieved from http://www.in.gov/ai/appfiles/isp-lch/

Mitchell Daniels, Jr. Governor of Indiana
Ind. Code § 35-43-1-4, § 35-43-2-3
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Iowa
"The fee for a criminal history record check obtained through this website is $15.00."
Iowa Department of Public Safety. Retrieved from https://iowacriminalhistory.iowa.gov/default.aspx?

Iowa Code § 716A.1 to 716A.16
Iowa Code 718A.1 through 718A.6
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Kansas
"Name-based record checks are $20.00 per individual."
Kansas Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved from http://www.kansas.gov/kbi/criminalhistory/request_public.shtml?B1=Do+a+Public+Record+Check

Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-3755
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Kentucky
"Requester(s) should forward a check or money order made payable to the Kentucky State Treasurer in the ammount of $20.00 for each submitted form."
Kentucky State Police. Retrieved from http://kentuckystatepolice.org/pdf/emigration_rev11_10.pdf

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 434.845, § 434.850, § 434.851, § 434.853
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Louisiana
"THE FEE FOR PROCESSING A STATE BACKGROUND CHECK IS $26."
Louisiana State Police. Retrieved from http://www.lsp.org/pdf/crAuthorizationForm.pdf

La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 14:73.3, § 14:73.5, § 14:73.7
La. Rev. Stat. Ann. Sec. 116 and 117
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Maine
"This service costs $31, payable by credit card (on line) and by check or money order via US Mail."
Maine Department of Public Safety. Retrieved from http://www.maine.gov/dps/Sbi/chri.html

Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 17-A, § 432 to 433
Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 1 Sec. 253
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Maryland
"State background check only $18.00"
Maryland Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services. Retrieved from http://www.dpscs.state.md.us/publicservs/bgchecks.shtml

Md. Criminal Code Ann. § 7-302
Md. Code Ann. Art. 38A Sec. 44 and Art. 41 Sec. 4-1003
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Massachusetts
"A bank check or money order for $50.00 for each subject must be submitted with this form."
Massachusetts Department of Criminal Justice Information Services. Retrieved from http://www.mass.gov/eopss/docs/chsb/open-access-form.pdf

Mass. Gen. L. ch. 264 Sec. 5
Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 266, § 33A
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Michigan
"A fee of $10 is charged for each search."
Michigan State Police. Retrieved from http://apps.michigan.gov/ICHAT/Home.aspx

Mich. Comp. Laws § 752.794, § 752.795
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Minnesota
"Enclose a personal check, money order, cashier’s check, certified or business check, for $15.00 made payable to the BCA."
Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Retrieved from https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/Pages/criminal-history-search.aspx

Minn. Stat. § 609.87, § 609.88, § 609.89, § 609.891
Minn. Stat. Sec. 609.40
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Mississippi
"A fee of $32.00 is charged to process this check."
Mississippi Department of Public Safety. Retrieved from http://mdah.state.ms.us/arrec/digital_archives/s34/pdf/1001.pdf

Miss. Code Ann. § 97-45-1 to 97-45-13
Miss. Code Ann. Sec. 97-7-39
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Missouri
"Personal Identifier (name-based) search $10.00."
Missouri State Highway Patrol. Retrieved from http://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/MSHPWeb/PatrolDivisions/CRID/crimRecChk.html#stateBackgroundChecksAssoicatedFees

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.525, § 569.095, § 569.097, § 569.099
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Montana
"Online Name-Based Check (CHOPRS) $11.50."
Montana Department of Justice. Retrieved from https://dojmt-zippykid.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/Criminal_Records_Fees_as_of_20120319.pdf

Mont. Code Ann. § 45-2-101, § 45-6-310, § 45-6-311
Mont. Code Ann. Sec. 45-8-215
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Nebraska
"Effective June 1, 2006, there is a $15.00 fee charged to the customer making the request for each individual criminal history check."
Nebraska State Patrol. Retrieved from http://statepatrol.nebraska.gov/CriminalHistory.aspx

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-1343, § 28-1343.01, § 28-1344, § 28-1345, § 28-1346, § 28-1347
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Nevada
"Include $21.00 – US dollars in the form of a money order, certified check made payable to the Department of Public Safety."
Nevada Department of Public Safety. Retrieved from http://www.nvrepository.state.nv.us/Criminal/forms/DPS-006%20Form.pdf

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 205.473 to 205.492
Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. Sec. 201.290
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New Jersey
"The fee for this service is $41.00."
New Jersey State Police. Retrieved from http://www.nj.gov/njsp/about/serv_chrc.html#icbc

N.J. Rev. Stat. § 2A:38A-3
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New Mexico
"RECORDS $15.00 PER RECORD CHECK"
New Mexico Department of Public Safety. Retrieved from http://www.dps.nm.org/wp-content/uploads/Authorization-for-Releaseof-Info-Frm.pdf

N.M. Stat. Ann. § 30-45-3, § 30-45-4, § 30-45-5
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New York
"The state Office of Court Administration (OCA) will provide conviction records for a fee of $65."
New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services. Retrieved from http://www.criminaljustice.state.ny.us/ojis/recordreview.htm

N.Y. Penal Law § 156.00 to 156.50
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North Carolina
"You can fill out the form online, print it, and then mail it to the clerk's office; the fee is $25."
The Noth Carolina Court System. Retrieved from http://www.nccourts.org/Citizens/GoToCourt/Obtainsingle.asp

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-453 to 14-458
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Ohio
"BCI&I charges $22 and $24 per transaction to perform a WebCheck; however, some participating agencies and vendors also offering WebCheck may charge additional fees for the services."
Ohio Department of Public Safety. Retrieved from http://ocjs.ohio.gov/background_check.stm

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2909.01, § 2909.07(A)(6), § 2913.01, § 2913.04
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Oklahoma -$60 Million
"Name Search: $15"
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investidation. Retrieved from http://www.ok.gov/osbi/Criminal_History/

Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 1951, § 1952, § 1953, § 1954, § 1955, § 1957, § 1958
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Oregon
"The cost for criminal history information is $10.00 per request and is non-refundable."
Oregon State Police. Retrieved from https://xn.osp.state.or.us/openrec/

Or. Rev. Stat. § 164.377
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Pennsylvania
"There is a $10.00 non-refundable fee for each request, regardless of outcome."
Pennsylvania State Police. Retrieved from https://epatch.state.pa.us/RecordCheckEntry.jsp;jsessionid=3F58430F0D1C60D6B508A64489A5987D?action=new

18 Pa.C.S.A. § 7601 - 7616
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South Carolina
"A non-refundable fee of $25.00 ($8.00 for a charitable organization as defined on the next page) will be charged for a South Carolina criminal records check."
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. Retrieved from https://www.sled.state.sc.us/sled/default.asp?Category=CATCH_SSN&Service=crc

S.C. Code Ann. § 16-16-10 to 16-16-30
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Tennessee
"The cost for criminal history information is $29.00 per request and is non-refundable."
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved from https://www.tbibackgrounds.com/toris/

Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-601, § 39-14-602
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Texas
"Search Credits purchased by Credit Card cost $3.00 each, plus a convenience fee of 2.25% per credit which equals approximately $3.07 per search credit."
Texas Department of Public Safety. Retrieved from https://records.txdps.state.tx.us/DpsWebsite/CriminalHistory/About.aspx

Irving Police Department
Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 33.02
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Utah
"The application fee is $15.00."
Utah Department of Public Safety. Retrieved from http://publicsafety.utah.gov/bci/documents/ROA5072012.pdf

Utah Code Ann. § 76-6-702, § 76-6-703
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Virginia
"$15.00 CRIMINAL HISTORY SEARCH."
Virginia State Police. Retrieved from http://www.vsp.state.va.us/downloads/SP167.pdf

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 4101 to 4107
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West Virginia
"Regular Background Check (WV state check only) $28.85"
West Virginia State Police. Retrieved from https://wv.l1enrollment.com/OpenNetworkPortal/customer/documents/wv-manual-card-process.pdf

W. Va. Code § 61-3C-3, -4, -5, -6, -7, -8, -9, -10, -11, -12
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Wisconsin
"Internet Requests: $7"
Wisconsin Department of Justice. Retrieved from http://www.doj.state.wi.us/dles/cib/Fees.asp

Wis. Stat. § 943.70
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Wyoming
"While most non-criminal justice applicants are charged $15, fingerprint based criminal record checks for qualified volunteers, those where the applicant volunteers in an organization which provide volunteer services to youth or victims of family violence such as big brothers and big sisters and volunteers in safe houses for victims of family violence, are $10."
Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation. Retrieved from http://attorneygeneral.state.wy.us/dci/chc.html

Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-501 to § 6-3-505
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18 USC § 2511 - Interception and disclosure of wire, oral, or electronic communications prohibited

(1) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter any person who—
(c) intentionally discloses, or endeavors to disclose, to any other person the contents of any wire, oral, or electronic communication, knowing or having reason to know that the information was obtained through the interception of a wire, oral, or electronic communication in violation of this subsection;
(20) “protected computer” has the meaning set forth in section 1030; "18 USC § 1030 (C) information from any protected computer;"
(A) if the violation of this chapter is a first offense for the person under paragraph (a) of subsection (4) and such person has not been found liable in a civil action under section 2520 of this title, the Federal Government shall be entitled to appropriate injunctive relief; and

18 USC § 2520 - Recovery of civil damages authorized

(a) In General.—Except as provided in section 2511(2)(a)(ii), any person whose wire, oral, or electronic communication is intercepted, disclosed, or intentionally used in violation of this chapter may in a civil action recover from the person or entity, other than the United States, which engaged in that violation such relief as may be appropriate.
(b) Relief.—In an action under this section, appropriate relief includes—
(1) such preliminary and other equitable or declaratory relief as may be appropriate;
(2) damages under subsection (c) and punitive damages in appropriate cases; and
(3) a reasonable attorney's fee and other litigation costs reasonably incurred


18 USC § 2261A - Stalking

(2) with the intent—
(A) to kill, injure, harass, or place under surveillance with intent to kill, injure, harass, or intimidate, or cause substantial emotional distress to a person in another State or tribal jurisdiction or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States; or
(i) that person;
(ii) a member of the immediate family (as defined in section 115 1 of that person; or
(iii) a spouse or intimate partner of that person;


Howard Helfant: "Although removing a mugshot from the internet can help in repairing an online reputation, many times a mugshot is posted on multiple sites online."
SOURCE Howard S. Helfant - internetreputation.com


Matthew Creed: “We have already started blabbing to the world about your release from jail, the letter said. And we want to make you aware of our services, as we kind of have a big mouth.”

Matthew Creed: "The envelope also shows the blabbermouth website’s name and a drawing of a man with a zipper for a mouth."
Matthew Creed: “For example, he said, he printed mugshots on the outside of the envelopes he sent by mail not only to grab the intended recipient’s attention, but so the mail carrier and others see it."
Matthew Creed: “We will canvas the neighborhood of someone just released from jail with flyers on every residence, even if they have not gone to trial or been convicted of the crimes brought against them, the letter said."
Matthew Creed: "He said he now plans to send second letters to people to retract the neighborhood notification option that was outlined in the first letter, because they (arrestees) may have felt threatened, he said."
Matthew Creed: "Creed said he expected to receive some criticism for the website but was surprised by the immediacy and level of the backlash, which included threats and references to his family."
Matthew Creed: “There’s no reason to dig into family members, he said. That’s where it crossed the line."
Vendel, Christine. "Website offers to delete its information about your arrest — if you pay about $200" The Kansas City Star June 2012.

Tyrone Jacques Spencer: "There's a perception that white, blonde women will pay to remove their pictures," he said, "Especially with a DUI, they make it on the sites all the time."
Susanna, Kim "Businesses Charge Hundreds To Remove Mug Shots Online." abc NEWS April 2012.


Craig Wiggen: "Three websites displayed her mug shot, including Florida.arrests.org, the earliest site to capitalize on the mug shots that are freely available online through county sheriffs' websites as public records. "
Susanna, Kim "Businesses Charge Hundreds To Remove Mug Shots Online." abc NEWS April 2012.


Kyle Ritter: "I found myself wasting hours looking at the pictures that I had downloaded.
Kyle Ritter: So I decided to build a website around it.”
Orr, Patrick. "Read the entire Q&A between'Mughost Barry' at boisemugshots.com and Idaho Statesman reporter Patrick Orr." The Olympian February 2012.


Kyle Ritter: "They guy typing this is named Barry [sic]. Responses to complaints about the site filed with the Oregon Department of Justice were also signed Barry."
Corey, Paul. "Extortion Mug Shot Site Operator Identifies Himself: Kyle Ritter, Who Also Runs Pdxbars.com" Willamette Week August 2011.


Kyle Ritter: "And when WW began reporting about the mug shot sites, "Barry" agreed only to speak to the paper only if we signed an agreement to keep his identity secret. WW declined"
Corey, Paul. "Extortion Mug Shot Site Operator Identifies Himself: Kyle Ritter, Who Also Runs Pdxbars.com" Willamette Week August 2011.


The Statutory Rights of Name and Likeness Copyright Owners:
13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Abolition of Slavery


18 USC § 2319 - Criminal infringement of a copyright

17 USC § 506 - Criminal offenses

(a) Criminal Infringement.
(1) In general.—Any person who willfully infringes a copyright shall be punished as provided under section 2319 of title 18, if the infringement was committed—
(A) for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain;


Craig Wiggen: "The bulk of florida.arrests.org’s income comes from advertising, not mug-shot removal fees, he said, declining to otherwise discuss his revenue."
Kravets, David. "Mug-Shot Industry Will Dig Up Your Past, Charge You to Bury It Again." Wired August 2011.


Craig Wiggen: "From his point of view, he’s getting free content, then monetizing it with Google AdSense banners hawking defense lawyers and bail bondsmen."
Kravets, David. "Mug-Shot Industry Will Dig Up Your Past, Charge You to Bury It Again." Wired August 2011.


abc News: "While Florida.arrests.org makes a profit from online advertising, anything from ads for lawyers to private colleges, a string of me-too sites, in states including Florida, Louisiana, and Georgia, make money by charging those with featured mug shots to remove their information."
Susanna, Kim "Businesses Charge Hundreds To Remove Mug Shots Online." abc NEWS April 2012


Tyrone Jacques Spencer on Craig Wiggen: “Every time someone clicks on your page to view your mug shots, sites like Florida Arrests earns a little more cash from Google…. "
Kravets, David. "Mug-Shot Industry Will Dig Up Your Past, Charge You to Bury It Again." Wired August 2011.


Kelly Joe Ellis and Craig Wiggen: "The site RemoveArrest.com often enjoys advertising right on Wiggen’s site through Google’s algorithm-driven AdSense program."
Kravets, David. "Mug-Shot Industry Will Dig Up Your Past, Charge You to Bury It Again." Wired August 2011.


Kyle Ritter: "The website quickly became popular, and I figured I'd sell advertising or something to offset the hosting costs, and at the same time, I started building more sites in other cities."
Kyle Ritter: "It was about a month after that when the RemoveMyMug.com people contacted us about advertising their services on our site."
Kyle Ritter: "The intent of the website is not to sell removals, the intent of the website is to sell advertising." "One of our advertisers is a bail bond agency."
Kyle Ritter: "We don't own removemymug.com. They are an advertiser, they could change the price of their service at anytime."
Orr, Patrick. "Read the entire Q&A between'Mughost Barry' at boisemugshots.com and Idaho Statesman reporter Patrick Orr." The Olympian February 2012.


Kyle Ritter: "The intent of the website is not to sell removals, the intent of the website is to sell advertising, Mugshot Barry said."
Orr, Patrick. "Mug shot websites make money on ‘embarrassment." Idaho Statesman February 2012.


Tyrone Jacques Spencer: “Thousands of people are being criminalized by mug-shot websites that collect ad revenue at their expense!”
Kravets, David. "Mug-Shot Industry Will Dig Up Your Past, Charge You to Bury It Again." Wired August 2011.


Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007

(1) intentionally obtains, or transmits to another, personal information with the intent to defraud or injure a person or cause damage to a protected computer; or


18 USC § 873 - Blackmail

Whoever, under a threat of informing, or as a consideration for not informing, against any violation of any law of the United States, demands or receives any money or other valuable thing, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.


Matthew Creed: “I started to find that most people do value their persona and people’s opinion of them, he said." “By doing this, it’s going to hit them harder than a fine or time in jail."
Vendel, Christine. "Website offers to delete its information about your arrest — if you pay about $200" The Kansas City Star June 2012.


Matthew Creed: “Creed’s letters, sent to some of the arrestees, said that if they didn’t pay up they would risk having their neighborhood flooded with fliers — complete with mugshots — announcing their arrests."
Vendel, Christine. "Website offers to delete its information about your arrest — if you pay about $200" The Kansas City Star June 2012.


WSBTC Atlanta: "The Gwinnett County Police Department doesn’t even have a criminal record on file for him because of the low level of his offense."
WSBTC Atlanta: "They just told me I have no criminal record, so there's nothing to expunge, he said." "Still, his mug shot is available for all to see."
Willis, Carl. "Sites post mug shots, charge for removal." Action News 2 WSBTC Atlanta June 2012.


Kyle Ritter: "He told the radio station that the website didn’t start charging until he and his business partner were inundated with requests from people whose mug shots appeared on the site to take them down."
Kyle Ritter: "I realized its revenue potential, he said."
Kyle Ritter: "People are going to monetize emotion, maybe humiliation."
Corey, Paul. "Mug Shot Profiteers Been arrested? This website puts up your photo and sees profit in your shame. Others see extortion" Willamette Week August 2011.


Craig Wiggen: "Wired.com asked Wiggen if his site includes his own mug shot from his 2005 card-skimming arrest."
Craig Wiggen: "Of course I'm not going to have my mug on my site, he said."
Security Watch "From Card Skimming to Mug Scraping" American Banker April 2012.


Tyrone Jacques Spencer: "After months of waiting we had to accept the fact that we had been ripped off, Jefferson Parish police officials confirm Jacques has an arrest record in their parish."
Tyrone Jacques Spencer: Jacques is wanted on a felony theft warrant in Slidell, and St. Bernard Parish."
Riggs, Shonna. "Con artist ‘scams’ families for $50Gs" St. Charles Herald Guide 15 March 2007.


Tyrone Jacques Spencer: "According to Jacques, some of these sites use profiling to target those who may be most willing to pay up to remove their mug shots online."
Susanna, Kim "Businesses Charge Hundreds To Remove Mug Shots Online." abc NEWS April 2012.


Tyrone Jacques Spencer: "Jacques said repeat criminal offenders or those on probation do not appear to be as targeted."
Susanna, Kim "Businesses Charge Hundreds To Remove Mug Shots Online." abc NEWS April 2012.


Ada County Sheriff's: “These people are merely accused of crimes” when the arrest photo is taken and posted, he said."
Ada County Sheriff's: "Some charges will be dismissed, and others will be found not guilty, he noted."
Orr, Patrick. "Mug shot websites make money on ‘embarrassment" Idaho Statesman February 2012.


Willamette Week: "Even advocates of open government say such sites are in effect extorting people hoping to avoid further embarrassment."
Steven Aftergood: "It seems to me that any effort to profit from someone else’s personal embarrassment is fundamentally wrong, says Steven Aftergood, director of the Project on Government Secrecy of the Federation of American Scientists, a nonprofit group that advocates for increased transparency."
Steven Aftergood: "It is disrespectful. It is exploitative."
Steven Aftergood: "It is unethical."
Corey, Paul. "Mug Shot Profiteers Been arrested? This website puts up your photo and sees profit in your shame. Others see extortion" Willamette Week August 2011.


18 USC § 241 - Conspiracy against rights

If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same; or


ABA Rule 5.5 Unauthorized Practice Of Law; Multijurisdictional Practice Of Law

(3) are in or reasonably related to a pending or potential arbitration, mediation, or other alternative dispute resolution proceeding in this or another jurisdiction, if the services arise out of or are reasonably related to the lawyer’s practice in a jurisdiction in which the lawyer is admitted to practice and are not services for which the forum requires pro hac vice admission; or

Marke Kregeloh owner of unpublisharrest.com - mugshots.com - Adam Dicker owner of unpublishmugshots.com - mugshots.com - Adam Dicker - Unauthorized Practice Of Law

18 USC § 880 - Receiving the proceeds of extortion

A person who receives, possesses, conceals, or disposes of any money or other property which was obtained from the commission of any offense under this chapter that is punishable by imprisonment for more than 1 year, knowing the same to have been unlawfully obtained, shall be imprisoned not more than 3 years, fined under this title, or both.


Matthew Creed: "A new website has published names, addresses and photographs of people recently arrested in Johnson County — but then offers to delete the information if the arrestee pays a fee of $199.99."
Vendel, Christine. "Website offers to delete its information about your arrest — if you pay about $200" The Kansas City Star June 2012.


Craig Robert Wiggen: "The real trade secret is that Wiggen wants a small piece of the action."
Kravets, David. "Mug-Shot Industry Will Dig Up Your Past, Charge You to Bury It Again." Wired August 2011.


Craig Wiggen on Tyrone Jacques Spencer: "Wiggen said he has provided RemoveSlander an URL for an automated takedown script on his site."
Kravets, David. "Mug-Shot Industry Will Dig Up Your Past, Charge You to Bury It Again." Wired August 2011.


Craig Wiggen on Tyrone Jacques Spencer: "RemoveSlander “presses a button and makes a payment, and my website handles it automatically,” Wiggen said."
Kravets, David. "Mug-Shot Industry Will Dig Up Your Past, Charge You to Bury It Again." Wired August 2011.


Tyrone Jacques Spencer on Craig Wiggen: “For $399, RemoveSlander promises to take that fight to florida.arrests.org, and force Wiggen to remove a mug shot."
Kravets, David. "Mug-Shot Industry Will Dig Up Your Past, Charge You to Bury It Again." Wired August 2011.


Tyrone Jacques Spencer on Craig Wiggen: "RemoveSlander’s owner, Tyronne Jacques — the author of How to Fight Google and Win! — said the removal fee pays for his crack legal team to deal with florida .arrests .org, and to force Google to get the URL removed from Google’s search index."
Kravets, David. "Mug-Shot Industry Will Dig Up Your Past, Charge You to Bury It Again." Wired August 2011.


Tyrone Jacques Spencer: "For $399, Remove Slander will remove a mugshot that is featured on a popular — but seemingly unaffiliated — site Florida Mug shots. (It costs $699 to remove a mug shot from multiple sites.)"
Tyrone Jacques Spencer: "The company gets the mug shot taken down by paying part of that fee to the mug shot site’s owner."
Ramasastry, Anita. "Mug Shot Mania: The Legal and Policy Issues Surrounding Private Websites’ Postings of Arrest Photos." Justia April 2012.


Howard Helfant on Craig Wiggen: "InternetReputation .com has become proficient at Florida .Arrests .org mugshot removal and removal of other arrest records from similar websites."
SOURCE Howard S. Helfant - internetreputation.com


Kelly Joe Ellis: "Joe Ellis, the operator of RemoveArrest .com, said his method is “proprietary,” but that he’s used it to get hundreds of mugs removed at $129 each."
Kain, Erik. "Is the Online Mug-Shot Industry Any Different than Blackmail?" Forbes August 2011.


Kyle Ritter: "Can I pay you to take it down as soon as possible?”
Kyle Ritter: From there I though hmm, maybe that is a way that people can very quickly and easily remove their photo during times when we are unavailable.”
Orr, Patrick. "Read the entire Q&A between'Mughost Barry' at boisemugshots .com and Idaho Statesman reporter Patrick Orr." The Olympian February 2012.


Kyle Ritter: "But crunching numbers he provided suggests the group made about $1,500 a month in profit from mug shot removal alone."
Corey, Paul. "Mug Shot Profiteers Been arrested? This website puts up your photo and sees profit in your shame. Others see extortion" Willamette Week August 2011.


Kyle Ritter: "Bartlett said he had one client who paid to have a picture removed from one site, only to later find that same mugshot appearing on ancillary sites."
Idaho Statesman: "The same company that got paid the first time offered to remove the other photos for an additional fee, he said."
Orr, Patrick. "Mug shot websites make money on ‘embarrassment." Idaho Statesman February 2012.


"Akpobiyeri said he was told he'd have to pay a fee that can range from around $70 to $400 to get his photo removed."
"If you pay for one, you have to pay for two," he said."
"Willis found Akpobiyeri's mug shot on at least two separate sites. Each of them required a fee in most instances to take down the mug shot."
Willis, Carl. "Sites post mug shots, charge for removal." Action News 2 WSBTC Atlanta June 2012.


Wired: "On the surface, the mug-shot sites and the reputation firms are mortal enemies. But behind the scenes, they have a symbiotic relationship that wrings cash out of the people exposed."
Kravets, David. "Mug-Shot Industry Will Dig Up Your Past, Charge You to Bury It Again." Wired August 2011.


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Any person who attempts or conspires to commit any offense under this chapter shall be subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense, the commission of which was the object of the attempt or conspiracy.

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18 USC § 641 - Public money, property or records
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13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Abolition of Slavery
18 USC § 2319 - Criminal infringement of a copyright
17 USC § 506 - Criminal offenses
Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007
18 USC § 873 - Blackmail
18 USC § 241 - Conspiracy against rights
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Torts

Vielmetti, Bruce. "Woman sues mug shot newspaper for defamation." Journal Interactive July 2011.

Hill, Kashmir. "Bengals Cheerleader Who Sued The Dirty For Ruining Her Reputation Now Facing Reputation-Ruining Charges." Journal Interactive March 2012.

Matteson, Cory. "Mug shot publication Cuffed sued for invasion of privacy." JournalStar.com February 2010.

Delevingne, Lawrence. "Goldfaced Paint Huffer Sues Companies For Using His Awful Mug Shot." Business Insider December 2009.


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