A former Steuben County Assistant District Attorney will serve 20 months in prison after being convicted of possessing child pornography involving prepubescent minors.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas M. Testani, who handled the case, stated that in May 2021, the New York State Police received a report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) that James Miller’s email account uploaded suspected images of child pornography. On May 26, 2021, the New York State Police executed a search warrant at Miller’s Fox Ridge Road residence in Corning and seized several digital devices. A forensic review of a seized cell phone and a computer belonging to the 66-year-old recovered approximately 100 images of child pornography.
The sentencing is the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Matthew Miraglia and the New York State Police, under the direction of Major Kevin Sucher.
Additional assistance was provided by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
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