{"id":60266,"date":"2026-01-14T10:59:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T18:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=60266"},"modified":"2026-01-14T11:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T19:00:11","slug":"feds-man-sentenced-to-30-months-in-prison-for-his-involvement-in-the-torture-of-adult-and-baby-monkeys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=60266","title":{"rendered":"Feds:  Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for His Involvement in the Torture of Adult and Baby Monkeys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"282\" data-end=\"574\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-229 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/FBI-300x165.png\" alt=\"&quot;Goon Squad&quot; Shooter Sentenced to 20 Years for Firing at Police\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/FBI-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/FBI.png 615w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">A Massachusetts man was sentenced this month to 30 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and 100 hours of community service for his role in an online conspiracy that produced and distributed videos depicting extreme violence and sexual abuse against animals, according to the federal prosecutors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"576\" data-end=\"721\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Garrett Fitzgerald of Scituate pleaded guilty to conspiracy to create and distribute so-called \u201canimal crush videos,\u201d according to court records.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"723\" data-end=\"1077\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Prosecutors said Fitzgerald conspired with Ronald Bedra, Robert Berndt, and others to finance the production of the videos by sending money through encrypted communications to individuals in Indonesia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"723\" data-end=\"1077\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1958 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/U.S.-Fish-and-Wildlife-Service-252x300.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"300\" \/>The videos, which depicted the torture of baby and adult monkeys, were then shared among members of the online groups and distributed over the internet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1079\" data-end=\"1189\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Berndt was sentenced last month to 38 months in federal prison. 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