SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Matthew Flandera, age 43, of North Syracuse, New York, appeared in federal court August 6, 2026, on charges of receiving child pornography. At an August 11, 2026, detention hearing in Syracuse, New York, before United States Magistrate Judge Carla B. Freedman, Flandera was detained pending further proceedings.First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Anthony Patrone, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Buffalo Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), made the announcement.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice