Former Repo Industry Executive Arrested on Charges Indicative of Child Sex Trafficking

Jeff Koistinen Arrested Allegedly Fleeing Country

Los Angeles, CA – August 30, 2023 – Veteran repossession industry executive and software pioneer, Jeffrey Koistinen was arrested at LAX as he was waited for a flight to the Philippines. Koistinen was denied release and was ordered to remain detained pending trial as he was at risk of non-appearance.

The federal charges arise from a complaint statement constituting the violation that on or about November 19, 2019, at or near Marana, in the District of Arizona, Koistinen did knowingly receive and attempt to receive child pornography, that is, visual depictions, the production of which involved the use of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Former Repo Industry Executive Arrested on Charges Indicative of Child Sex Trafficking

The federal court documents continue to allege that six digital photos were received “depicting prepubescent minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct via a chat application and the internet.”

Based on the complaint, it’s explained an individual is labeled as “CT” because an investigation is still ongoing involving Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the arrested “child trafficker.” It is alleged that Koistinen was identified as one of CT’s customers and, on at least three occasions, provided transaction information while chatting with CT, and the account linked back to Koistinen. Remitted records alleging that Koistinen used his account to send ten payments between October 2019 and November 30, 2020.

It is said that the “child trafficker” (CT) in the Philippines collected fees from customers who were provided child sex abuse material and “shows” where customers could direct acts of sexual abuse on minor children in real-time during private webcam interactions.

Several chat interactions are mentioned within the complaint, quoting explicit statements made by Koistinen indicative of child sex trafficking via live streaming and showing numerous calls being made over the “Chat Platform.”

In August of 2022, Koistinen’s cellphone was seized from a search warrant in connection with a drug trafficking investigation; after the search revealed child sex abuse images on the device, the device was searched under a warrant for child exploitation offenses.

Koistinen has a representative listed as Nicholas M. Loncar from Tuscon Defenders Attorneys at Law. The defense for the United States of America is Carin C. Duryee and Nathanial Jacob Walters with the U.S. Attorneys Office of Tuscon. AZ.

58-year-old Jeffrey Koistinen is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Jeffrey Koistinen’s career in the repossession industry began in the late 1980’s with a position as an adjuster for San Diego Auto Recovery. His LinkedIn profile lists him as next being the owner of a repo company in South Dakota named HIR Services.

He lists himself as the Founder of Recovery Database Network (RDN) from 2001 to 2012 and Co-founder of Digital Recognition Network (DRN) from 2007 to 2010. He then went on to hold the position of Director of Operations at Vendor Transparency Solutions from 2012 to 2019 and then President of My Recovery System Inc. until it’s acquisition by MBSi where he held the position of Vice President – Products from 2019 to March of 2022. His last listed position is listed as being Chief Operating Officer of Connect2Vendor Inc. as of May of 2023.

In 2021, Jeff and his wife suffered the tragedy of the loss of their 17-month-old child Liam at the hands of their daycare giver Amanda Walder. Walder pled guilty to killing the child in a moment of passion, but in a cruel and unusual manner. She was sentenced to 20 years for first-degree manslaughter.

Source: KXLG.com , LinkedIn