PITTSBURGH (AP) _ A Pittsburgh man has been indicted on charges he stalked and harassed an FBI agent who had once investigated him by posting a fake Craigslist sex ad that included the agent’s phone number and address.
The interstate stalking charge against 47-year-old Frederick Banks was unsealed this week. A federal magistrate has ordered Banks jailed until trial.
Authorities say the agent investigated Banks before he was sentenced to five years in prison for a 2003 case in which he sold bogus and pirated computer software online.
Authorities say Banks sought retribution by posting the ad in June on a Craigslist site for the Tampa, Florida, area. The ad says the agent and his wife were seeking a male for sex. Two people responded to the ad.
Banks’ attorney didn’t immediately comment Wednesday.
