We’ve followed the story of the Webe Web Corporation briefly here at Little Girl Heaven. Several months ago (February) it all reached a conclusion when the Webe Web photographer, Jeff Pierson the last of the three accused, was sentenced. It’s interesting browsing through the Government Sentencing Memorandum, I’ve compiled some notes below.
Here’s a breakdown of who was sentenced to what:
Jeffrey Robert Libman – Sentenced to 108 months (9 years) imprisonment followed by supervised release for the remainer of his natural life, Libman was also ordered to pay $1,600.00 in special assessments, and agreed to forfeit all criminal proceeds to pay restitution.
Marc Evan Greenberg – Sentenced to 33 months (approximately 3 years) imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised release. Greenberg agreed to forfeit all criminal proceeds to pay restitution.
Jeff Pierson – Sentenced to 67 months (approximately 6 years) imprisonment to be followed by 10 years of supervised release.
Here’s how the Government justified the sentence issued to Jeffrey Robert Libman:
“Libman received a 108 month sentence as a result of having a different advisory guideline range and no 5K consideration. In addition Libman downloaded nude images of child pornography on his personal computer and actually traveled to Alabama to meet in-person with the defendant.”
Regarding Marc Evan Greenberg’s sentence:
“Greenberg managed the financial accounts of the corporation and exhibited some effort to comply with federal child pornography laws by retaining the advice of legal counsel. Furthermore, Greenberg apparently never had any personal contact with any of the children or took pictures of the of the children, unlike the defendant and co-conspirator Libman.”
Regarding Jeff Pierson’s sentence:
“The defendant does not have any prior criminal history, and emails between the co-conspirators expressed an interest in trying to conform to child pornography laws. However, the defendant’s pictures violate child pornography laws and the defendant and co-conspirators have stipulated to the illegality of some of the images. A sentence of 67 months followed by 10 years of supervised release sends a strong message of deterrence to anyone engaged in child modeling to be sure that none of their images cross the line set by federal child pornography laws.”
Below are some excerpts from Jeff Pierson’s response to the Government Sentencing Memorandum:
“The Government also informed the Court that Mr. Pierson photographed 16 minors. Although Jeff Pierson has maintained all along that each parent knew of the images, were present for the shootings or had access to them, several have sued Webe Web, Libman, Greenberg, Jeff and Anita Pierson, as well as certain credit card companies.
Six have requested restitution. Six did not (some victims vehemently did not want restitution). Three others have not responded to repeated attempts by the Government requesting them to address restitution issues. Lawyers appears for several of the victims and asked for $150,000.00 each”
“The Government has asserted that Jeff Pierson has provided substantial assistance leading to the dispositions, including the forfeitures and restitutions as set out above. In addition, Mr. Pierson asserts and represents to counsel that his cooperation led to the closing down of numerous (he claims over a 100) other similar sites”
And here’s a final note regarding the Webe Web case, taken from the FBI’s website:
“Greenberg and Webe Web admitted that the websites pertaining to 16 different children contained illegal images of child pornography. In some of the photos, the victims, all girls aged 8 to 15, were wearing underwear, lingerie, bathing suits, and other revealing outfits, and were posed in positions that constituted child pornography.”
