Local Men Sentenced In Federal Court
Tad Vandermark, of Syracuse, and Jose Gonzalez, 61, of Milford, were both sentenced in Northern District Federal Court this week for their crimes.
Vandermark was sentenced to 360 months imprisonment with 15 years supervised release after pleading guilty to the felony offense of production of child pornography. Though information provided by the Northern District Federal Court and the Federal Bureau of Investigation state that Vandermark is 53, Kosciusko County Court documents and sources state that Vandermark is 39.
According to documents filed in this case, between 2003 and March 2005, Vandermark lived with a family and videotaped himself and a minor child of that family having sexual contact. Vandermark was aware that images of that sexual contact were being transmitted via a web camera over the Internet to another individual.
The case was the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Gonzalez was sentenced to 66 months imprisonment with 3 years supervised release after pleading guilty to the felony offense of possession with intent to distribute controlled substances.
According to documents filed in this case, in August 2013, law enforcement officers served a search warrant on Gonzalez’s residence. Officers discovered a white powdery substance hidden in different parts of the property. The powder was found in the dryer vent, roof of the doghouse and in a column on the porch. The substance was tested and determined to be cocaine.
Additional drug related paraphernalia was discovered including scales, baggies and other items used to facilitate illegal drug sales. The case was the result of an investigation by Drug Enforcement Administration.