Lake Ronkonkoma Sex Offender Arrested for Failing to Register His Facebook Account

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Suffolk County Police today arrested a registered Level 2 sex offender for failing to report his internet identifier to the NY State Sex Offender Registry.

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Lake Ronkonkoma, April 1st, 2014 - Suffolk County Police today arrested a registered Level 2 sex offender for failing to report his internet identifier to the NY State Sex Offender Registry.

Detectives from the Suffolk County Police Computer Crimes Section, in cooperation with the Section Special Victims Section and the Suffolk County Probation Department, conducted an investigation that led to the arrest of Michael Iannello after he failed to register his Facebook account as required by law.

Further investigation by Computer Crimes detectives revealed that Iannello had planned a trip to Disney World in Orlando, Florida in June of 2014.

Iannello, 30, of 103 Dorchester Road, Lake Ronkonkoma, was charged with Sex Offender Failure to Report a Change in violation of NY State Corrections Law. He is being held overnight at the Seventh Precinct and is scheduled for arraignment tomorrow at First District Court in Central Islip.

The investigation is continuing.

A criminal charge is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

Incident:         Sex Offender Arrested for Failing to Register His Facebook Account
Location:        Sunrise Highway, Bay Shore
Date/Time:     Monday, March 31, 2014 at approximately 6:10 p.m.