Facebook provides info on dead-beat Milwaukee dad

A Milwaukee, Wisconsin, dad who moved out of state years ago is being stalked on Facebook; by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The 46-year-old owes more than $100,000 in back child support for a daughter born in 1993. His last child support payment was made back in 1996 and he has been delinquent ever since. He is wanted in Milwaukee on six felony counts of unpaid child support and authorities need help tracking him down.

Federal officials have turned to Facebook to try and find his whereabouts. HHS authorities sent a search warrant to the social media site to get the private information behind the man’s Facebook account. While Facebook will not say how often they get served search warrants or what they pertain to, a spokeswoman says the social media site does adhere to all federal laws.

Facebook provided a CD with the man’s information to federal agents that included pictures, comments, a list of friends, messages, his work history and IP address activity. (The Internet Protocol address is the numerical address of each device used to communicate on the Internet like his computer or iPhone.)

The man is supposedly a fitness guru and personal trainer to the stars who also launched an online web/television site.

It is not uncommon for people to hide their income or work history from authorities in an effort to evade paying court-ordered child support. If you need help collecting child support please feel free to contact our Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Child Support family law firm or read more on our child support web page.

Source: jsonline.com, “Investigators tap Facebook for details in child support case,” John Diedrich, Aug. 3, 2012