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A Bradford man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for trying to seduce a 14-year-old girl he met on MySpace. 33-year-old Michael Begin pleaded guilty last October to attempting to encourage the girl to have sex and attempting to transfer obscene material to her. The girl’s mother saw messages he sent and contacted the FBI, who had an agent use the girl’s cell phone and MySpace account to keep in touch with Begin. He arranged to meet the girl at a Bradford restaurant in February 2010, and had a a pair of handcuffs he intended to use during sex.

A Clarion County man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly assaulting two FBI agents last month. 21-year-old Emerson Begolly of Mayport is accused of biting both of the agents, and drawing blood, while they were attempting to question him as part of an ongoing investigation. Begolly also had a loaded 9mm semi-automatic handgun during the assault. Begolly has posted jihadist songs and poetry online including an original song on YouTube that pays tribute to Osama Bin Laden. He is charged with three counts of violating federal firearms laws and could face up to life in prison. http://www.justice.gov/usao/paw/pr/2011_february/2011_02_02_01.html The photo is from his MySpace page.