Case of David Goldstein, JD

Case of David Goldstein

(David Bart Goldstein, David B. Goldstein)

Former Attorney - Daneker, McIntire, Schumm, Prince, Goldstein, Manning and Widmann, Baltimore, MD
Pikesville, MD
Windsor Mill, MD
Gwynn Oak, MD
Hanover, PA
Former Law Student - University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Former Grad Student - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Former Student - Reed College, Portland, OR
Johnson City, Tennessee

Convicted on charges related to distribution and manufacturing of child pornography, along with charges related to the distribution of narcotics and possession of marijuana.  

David Goldstein was originally arrested on November 3, 2010.  At the time of his arrest he was an attorney and a partner in the law firm of Daneker, McIntire, Schumm, Prince, Goldstein, Manning and Widmann.

An undercover FBI agent in Newark, New Jersey, launched a publicly available file sharing program, and saw that Goldstein was logged in and was sharing approximately 1,476 files. The undercover agent downloaded 22 images and six videos from Goldstein's shared files. All of the downloaded images contained visual depictions of actual minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Further investigation revealed that in May 2010, Goldstein had paid $29.95 for access to the file sharing program.
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Table of Contents:

2008

1. David B. Goldstein - FindLaw (08/13/2008)

2010

1. An undercover FBI agent in Newark, New Jersey saw that Goldstein was logged into a publicly available file-sharing program and was sharing approximately 1,476 files. The undercover agent downloaded 22 images and six videos from Goldstein’s shared files. (06/25/2010)
2. Daneker, McIntire, Schumm, Prince, Goldstein, Manning &Widmann, P.C (11/20/2010)

2011

1. Disbarment From Practicing Law in Maryland (05/03/2011)
2. Two area attorneys charged in unrelated child pornography cases (03/31/2011)
3. FBI: Attorney Pleads Guilty to Distributing Child Pornography (04/28/2011)
4. Baltimore attorney enters guilty plea in child pornography case (04/28/2011)
5. Baltimore lawyer pleads guilty to distributing child pornography (04/29/2011)
6. Baltimore Attorney Gets 5 Years in Child Porn Case (07/29/2011)
7. Md. Attorney gets 5 years in prison for distributing child pornography (07/29/2011)
8. Maryland Sex Offender Registry (08/01/2011)

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David B. Goldstein - FindLaw
FindLaw - August 13, 2008

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Daneker, McIntire, Schumm, Prince, Goldstein, Manning &Widmann, P.C 
DANMCLaw.com - November 30, 2010

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Two area attorneys charged in unrelated child pornography cases
By Justin Fenton
Baltimore Sun - March 31, 2011

Two area attorneys were charged in federal court this week in unrelated child pornography cases, according to records.

David Bart Goldstein, a former partner with the firm of Daneker, McIntire, Schumm, Prince, Goldstein, Manning and Widmann, was charged in a criminal complaint with distributing an image of child pornography. An attorney with the firm said Goldstein resigned earlier in March for "personal reasons" and his information had been removed from the company website.

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FBI: Attorney Pleads Guilty to Distributing Child Pornography
FBI - April 28, 2011

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Baltimore attorney enters guilty plea in child pornography case
ABC News - April 28, 2011

BALTIMORE - A Baltimore attorney pleaded guilty today to distributing child pornography.

According to U.S. States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod Rosenstein, 55-year-old David Bart Goldstein faces a minimum sentence of five years and a maximum of 20 years.

Goldstein's plea agreement includes information about how he was caught.

According to the plea, an undercover FBI agent in New Jersey saw that Goldstein had logged in to a publicly available file sharing program and shared almost 1,500 files.

The agent downloaded more than a dozen images and six videos that contained child pornography.

Goldstein will also have to register as a sex offender as part of the deal.

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Baltimore lawyer pleads guilty to distributing child pornography
International Business Times - April 29, 2011

David Bart Goldstein, a Baltimore lawyer, has pleaded guilty to distributing child pornography.

The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein; Special Agent in Charge Richard A. McFeely of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Baltimore Police Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III; and Baltimore City State's Attorney Gregg L. Bernstein.

According to Goldstein's plea agreement, on June 25, 2010, an undercover FBI agent in Newark, New Jersey, launched a publicly available file sharing program, and saw that Goldstein was logged in and was sharing approximately 1,476 files. The undercover agent downloaded 22 images and six videos from Goldstein's shared files. All of the downloaded images contained visual depictions of actual minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Further investigation revealed that in May 2010, Goldstein had paid $29.95 for access to the file sharing program.

As part of his plea agreement, Goldstein must register as a sex offender in the place where he resides, where he is an employee, and where he is a student, under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).

Goldstein faces a minimum mandatory sentence of five years and a maximum of 20 years in prison, followed by up to lifetime of supervised release. U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander, has scheduled sentencing for July 27, 2011 at 11:00 a.m.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov. Details about Maryland's program are available at www.justice.gov/usao/md/Safe-Childhood/index.html.

United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein commended the FBI, Baltimore Police Department and Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office for their work in the investigation. Mr. Rosenstein thanked Assistant U.S. Attorneys Paul E. Budlow and Bonnie S. Greenberg, who prosecuted the case.

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Disbarment From Practicing Law in Maryland 
Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland - May 2, 2011

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Baltimore Attorney Gets 5 Years in Child Porn Case
Associated Press - July 29, 2011

The U.S. Attorney’s office says a Baltimore attorney has been sentenced to five years in prison for distribution of child pornography.

David Bart Goldstein, 55, was also sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court to five years of supervised release and ordered to register as a sex offender.

Prosecutors say that according to Goldstein’s plea agreement, an undercover FBI agent in Newark, N.J. saw Goldstein was logged on to a publicly available file-sharing program and was sharing nearly 1,500 files. The agent downloaded 22 images and six videos from Goldstein’s shared files, all of which contained minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct.

Prosecutors say the prosecution was conducted as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative against child sexual exploitation.

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Md. Attorney gets 5 years in prison for distributing child pornography

By Richard Webster

Examiner - July 28, 2011

Baltimore) U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced David Bart Goldstein, age 55, of Baltimore, Maryland, late yesterday to five years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for distributing child pornography. Judge Hollander also ordered that upon his release from prison, Goldstein must register as a sex offender in the place where he resides, where he is an employee, and where he is a student, under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).

On June 25, 2010, an undercover FBI agent in Newark, New Jersey saw that Goldstein was logged into a publicly available file-sharing program and was sharing approximately 1,476 files. The undercover agent downloaded 22 images and six videos from Goldstein’s shared files. All of the downloaded images contained visual depictions of actual minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Further investigation revealed that in May 2010, Goldstein had paid $29.95 for access to the file sharingprogram.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice.

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Maryland Sex Offender Registry
August 1, 2011

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