Read this story by @joshgerstein re Ruben Verastigui, 27, pleading guilty to a child pornography charge. I tweeted about how the GOP maneuvered him into a think tank spot but I didn't know about the case against Adam Hageman...
politico.com/news/2021/07/0…
...March 5 '21 story by @caitlinoprysko about Adam Hageman being held since Nov 12 '20 on porn charges. Sounds like his arrest was delayed until after the election & news of it along w the existence of a GOP child porn ring was suppressed for months...
politico.com/news/2021/03/0…
...The state of Arizona was looking to press charges against both Verastigui & Hageman who was w TPUSA, headquartered in Phoenix. Hageman who is from Arenzville Illinois previously managed the TPUSA Southern Illinois U chapter per FB...
...July 29 '20 Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) press release re Ruben Verastigui joining the organization as Digital Communication Manager...
...Per PACER. there were two cases opened against Adam Hageman. One was closed & the other still open. Last docket entry is dated April 9 '21 & refers to a plea agreement heard by Judge Amy Berman Jackson...
...Both the Hageman & Verastigui cases were prosecuted by AUSA April Nicole Russo who is the DOJ Project Safe Childhood coordinator per LinkedIn. The plea deals suggest there are more arrests coming down the pike...
...That there haven't been any other arrests yet in connection w the 18 member child porn ring suggests some of the other members are high profile or the ring is more widespread than first reported or both...
...Adam Hageman's selfie taken in a men's room a year ago...
...This post by Adam Hageman taken at the Dept of Commerce suggests he only landed a job there in late summer '20 when he may have already been under investigation. Did he have another job bet Mar & then?...
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