GirlsDoPorn Owner Placed on FBI Top 10 Most Wanted List

[TheLegacy]

Anyone want to make a cool $100k?

SAN DIEGO—GirlsDoPorn.com founder Michael Pratt, who has been on the run since trial proceedings against him for sex trafficking and other felonies began in late summer 2019, has been placed on the FBI's Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitive List, City News Service reports.

Pratt's partner, Matthew Wolfe, pleaded guilty in July to a federal charge of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, leaving Pratt as the lone defendant yet to appear before a judge in the multi-tiered case, which is believed to have been the first indictment obtained under the controversial SESTA/FOSTA act, signed into law by then President Donald Trump in 2018.

Wolfe admitted in his plea to taking part in what prosecutors described as a scheme to coerce women to appear in pornographic videos under the false pretense that the videos would only be distributed to private customers outside the U.S., and not posted online, despite always intending to release them via the internet. Co-defendant Ruben Andre Garcia, who worked for roughly six years as a recruiter and performer for GirlsDoPorn, pleaded guilty in December 2020 to comparable charges, and was subsequently sentenced to 20 years in prison. Videographer Theodore "Teddy" Gyi and administrative assistant Valorie Moser have also pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing. Wolfe is expected to be sentenced later this year by U.S. District Judge Janis Sammartino.

The federal charges against GirlsDoPorn's operators came in October 2019 admidst the already-underway civil trial against all but Gyi, which ended in January 2020 with Superior Court Judge Kevin Enright awarding the 22 Jane Does in that case more than $12.7 million in compensatory damages. Then in December 2021, District Judge Sammartino ruled that all 402 women known to have shot videos for GirlsDoPorn should be awarded the rights to said videos and accompanying images. In addition, Sammartino granted restitution in the amount of $907,000 to 23 of Garcia's victims for medical and mental health care, along with other expenses.

Founder Pratt is charged with 19 felonies including the production of child pornography, sex trafficking of a minor, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. At a Wednesday news conference, FBI San Diego Special Agent in Charge Stavey Moy said that Pratt, a citizen of New Zealand, "has the financial means to be anywhere in the world" and has ties to or may visit countries including Australia, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Singapore, Japan, Chile, Croatia and France

With Pratt's placement on the Most Wanted Fugitives list, the reward for information leading to his capture was increased to $100,000.



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[w4mmaps]

I think they'll catch him eventually, very likely In some other country....based on a random tip from a cafe employee where he frequents for muffins and coffee. I watch a lot of crime shows lol.

[NALEM]

100k is not enough for a bounty hunter.
I'm sure Pratt would give 200k to forget you ever saw him.

[TheLegacy]

Originally Posted by NALEM

100k is not enough for a bounty hunter.
I'm sure Pratt would give 200k to forget you ever saw him.

Agreed - you would think if you made the list that there should be a bare minimum amount of value to the capture. Today 100K doesn't go far

[Tasty1]

Maybe i bump into him when backpacking in Mexico, Argentina Nicaragua or Brazil.
I met a real-estate criminal on the run in Brazil once. Was on wanted list, but was no bounty on his head.

In the end they will find him.

[J. Falcon]

Originally Posted by NALEM

100k is not enough for a bounty hunter.
I'm sure Pratt would give 200k to forget you ever saw him.

How many times could he do that? Pay someone for their silence.

By the time he makes that counter offer, you may have already tipped off the FBI.

[money biz]

Tuscon and San Diego are the best places to live when they are on to you. That's why they want to build the wall, not for Mexicans but for Americans escaping.

[TheLegacy]

Originally Posted by J. Falcon

How many times could he do that? Pay someone for their silence.

By the time he makes that counter offer, you may have already tipped off the FBI.

I'm pretty sure it doesn't happen alot since most people dont' remember faces on FBI wanted list

[J. Falcon]

Originally Posted by TheLegacy

I'm pretty sure it doesn't happen alot since most people dont' remember faces on FBI wanted list

There's a reason the FBI puts out those lists, though.

Some people do remember.

The thought of this scumbag paying people to forget he exists is ridiculous. What would stop someone from taking his money, then tipping off the Feds anyway, getting paid twice?

[Tasty1]

[Nitzer Ebb]

Probably living in Cambodia in his own palace.

[trevesty]

Originally Posted by NALEM

100k is not enough for a bounty hunter.
I'm sure Pratt would give 200k to forget you ever saw him.

Bounty hunters (at least in the US) are licensed bail bondsmen and have nothing to do with the reward offered by the FBI, which is for information leading to his arrest. The bond / bail system is related to the courts (ie., you bail yourself out for $100k then don't appear... the "bounty hunter" gets a cut of that 100k for bringing you back).

I don't think someone who is about to call the FBI tipline about you is going to walk up, introduce themselves, and let them know what they're about to do, though.

[NALEM]

Originally Posted by trevesty

Bounty hunters (at least in the US) are licensed bail bondsmen and have nothing to do with the reward offered by the FBI, which is for information leading to his arrest. The bond / bail system is related to the courts (ie., you bail yourself out for $100k then don't appear... the "bounty hunter" gets a cut of that 100k for bringing you back).

I don't think someone who is about to call the FBI tipline about you is going to walk up, introduce themselves, and let them know what they're about to do, though.

I brought up bounty hunters not because any bond is due for non appearance. It was because they have the skill set, resources and are not held to the same constitutional civil safeguards (rules of engagement) as a public law enforcement official is. If the reward for information or capture is high enough, I am certain that some bounty hunters look into the person that disappeared and see how far they get with their leads.

[Tasty1]

I am waiting for im to reply here, so i can get his ip number and collect the 100K.
No luck yet.

[trevesty]

Originally Posted by NALEM

I brought up bounty hunters not because any bond is due for non appearance. It was because they have the skill set, resources and are not held to the same constitutional civil safeguards (rules of engagement) as a public law enforcement official is. If the reward for information or capture is high enough, I am certain that some bounty hunters look into the person that disappeared and see how far they get with their leads.

Cool hypothetical, I guess, but bounty hunters don't really mess with the FBI's Top 10 list. They have no authority to do anything in other countries and would likely just be thrown into jail or worse.

The more likely scenario is someone calls the FBI tip line and the Marshals go on the prowl.

Most bounty hunters are ex-cops from a local (to them) agency who like the thrill of the chase and being paid well. They don't have informants in other countries.

[just a punk]

Originally Posted by TheLegacy

Founder Pratt is charged with 19 felonies including the production of child pornography, sex trafficking of a minor, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

Cool portfolio, bro

[NALEM]

Originally Posted by trevesty

Cool hypothetical, I guess, but bounty hunters don't really mess with the FBI's Top 10 list. They have no authority to do anything in other countries and would likely just be thrown into jail or worse.

The more likely scenario is someone calls the FBI tip line and the Marshals go on the prowl.

Most bounty hunters are ex-cops from a local (to them) agency who like the thrill of the chase and being paid well. They don't have informants in other countries.

A long time friend of mine, has nearly all the family members (sisters, brothers, uncles, aunts, cousins, etc.) working in law enforcement (investigations, patrol, dispatch, bomb squad, etc.). One decided not to work with a public agency but instead as a private bounty hunter.

As a "private" US citizen he has trailed entered into Canada and Mexico, and successfully located the individual that has a substantial bounty. Only then he reaches out to the local police authorities, introduces himself as a US Bounty Hunter acting as a private citizen while being a visiting guest in their country, submits a copy of the US warrant seeking the individuals arrest, and any Interpol notices, and is present during the arrest.

Less hypothetical, and more along the line that "it happens".

[trevesty]

Originally Posted by NALEM

A long time friend of mine, has nearly all the family members (sisters, brothers, uncles, aunts, cousins, etc.) working in law enforcement (investigations, patrol, dispatch, bomb squad, etc.). One decided not to work with a public agency but instead as a private bounty hunter.

As a "private" US citizen he has trailed entered into Canada and Mexico, and successfully located the individual that has a substantial bounty. Only then he reaches out to the local police authorities, introduces himself as a US Bounty Hunter acting as a private citizen while being a visiting guest in their country, submits a copy of the US warrant seeking the individuals arrest, and any Interpol notices, and is present during the arrest.

Less hypothetical, and more along the line that "it happens".

Cool. My best friend is on the US Marshall Task Force. Crazy how a federal agent has a harder time getting chomos convicted in federal court out of Mexico and Canada than your private citizen bounty hunter friend.

He actually asked about this guy since obviously he knows what I do. The Marshall Office out of San Diego is heading up the manhunt... because that's what happens at the federal level.