Montreal – In Montreal, Québec on Saturday, officers from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the Montreal Police Service arrested one of the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted” fugitives.
Richard Steve Goldberg, living under the assumed name Terry Wayne Kearns, was picked up without incident in a Montreal apartment by police acting on a tip from the FBI’s Los Angeles field office. An unidentified person living in Canada had recognized Goldberg as one of the FBI’s most wanted, verified the information on the FBI’s website, and then called in the tip to the FBI in Los Angeles. The FBI had offered a reward of up to US$100,000 for information leading directly to the arrest of Goldberg.
It was not clear how long Goldberg had been living in Canada, though he has been fugitive since 2001. Goldberg is wanted by police in Long Beach, California, on allegations that he engaged in sexual activities with several female children under ten years of age and produced images of the sex acts, which were subsequently found on his computer.
According to the FBI web site, the specific U.S. charges against Goldberg stemming from incidents that allegedly took place in 2001, are: sexual exploitation of children (production of child pornography), unlawful flight to avoid prosecution, lewd acts upon a child (six counts), and possession of child pornography (two counts).
Canadian authorities are holding Goldberg in Montreal currently on immigration-related violations. He is expected to appear in court on Monday. It is likely that extradition or deportation proceedings will be initiated in order to transfer Goldberg to the United States to face charges there.
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This guy should be put to death, like as soon as tomorrow, no trial.
Just have a crane run over him and then toss him onto a garbage pile.
Comment by me_Greg — May 14, 2007 @ 9:39 am
um, greg, cranes don’t move. don’t you mean a tractor or something? you might use the crane to lift him into the garbage, perhaps if he was an obese or very heavy man. but the man will surely escape if you try to “have a crane run over him.” I certainly wouldn’t endorse you if you were to become a prison warden – you need to do better.
Comment by bob — May 14, 2007 @ 10:51 am
Good point, about the cranes. I think he was referring to a steam shovel.
And besides, while the world is still at least a little civilized I prefer the trial approach. Killing people without a trial will make a mockery of the US and we can’t have people making a mockery of the US now can we?
Comment by sven — May 14, 2007 @ 11:36 am
This mans hould be put to death, anyone that exploits a child like that deserves to die.
Comment by Wish you knew huh? — May 14, 2007 @ 3:53 pm
shoot the bastard and send him back to the usa in body bag
Comment by jack — May 14, 2007 @ 6:59 pm
You guys are WAY too lenient!
Why put a bastard like that out of his misery? The children he assaulted will have to live with the psychological scars for the rest of their lives…AND he didn’t kill anyone.
Let the punishment fit the crime. He should be put in a max. security prison and then go into ‘rotation’ as the cellmate of the most vicious sexual offenders to “have their way with him” on a daily basis.
THAT would be justice…while at the same time making it safer for some of the less objectionable inmates.
Comment by Justice Lover — May 15, 2007 @ 8:06 am
where do guys work, the gas station? get an education!
Comment by James — May 15, 2007 @ 8:19 am