As a result of the investigation, Witherspoon was sentenced to 32 years in prison on state charges and 10 years on federal charges.
Postal Service) or served in such a position for at least five years under honorable circumstances is eligible for associate membership. Photo: NARPI National President Mike Ryan Photo: NARPI National Vice President Bob Cooper Photo: NARPI National Secretary Jay Skidmore Awards Inspectors Lisa Holman and John Johnson Recipients of 2005 Awards from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children U.S. Postal Inspector Lisa Holman of the Charlotte Division received an award from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children during a ceremony held on May 25, 2005, in Washington, DC. Working with Detective Joanna Morton of the Hickory Police Department and Special Agent Lori Shank of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, Inspector Holman was honored for her work uncovering a child-sex and pornography ring in late 2003. Ringleader Marvin Witherspoon and others sexually abused untold numbers of young children, manufactured child pornography, and trafficked in child pornography by mail for decades. Inspector Holman and her colleagues seized evidence in North Carolina and Florida, reviewed hundreds of videos, conducted scores of interviews, and coordinated the relocation of several child victims. As a result of the investigation, Witherspoon was sentenced to 32 years in prison on state charges and 10 years on federal charges. Other ring members received terms of up to 10 years in prison. Inspector Holman and her colleagues were later invited to meet with President George W.