CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS IN PRISON FOR COERCION AND ENTICEMENT OF A MINOR AND RECEIPT OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

Joseph Grunwald was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge Nina R. Morrison to 30 years' imprisonment for coercing and enticing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct, and receiving child pornography.The sentencing was held on October 22, 2026. Grunwald pleaded guilty to a three-count superseding information in August 2026.Grunwald was a registered sex offender in New York State when he committed the federal crimes of conviction.

Joseph Nocella, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and James C. Barnacle, Jr., Assistant Director in Charge, Federal B...