BOSTON — The Boston Division of the FBI is asking for the public’s help in looking for a man it says has been a fugitive for 18 years.

The FBI is offering up to a $25,000 reward for any information leading to the capture of John Joseph Hartin, 42.

Hartin is wanted in connection with the abuse of two young children he befriended in the Boston area in the 1990s. After an investigation by the Boston Police Department, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office charged Hartin in 1993 with five counts of statutory rape of a child, the FBI said in a press release. It said a federal arrest warrant was issued for Hartin in 1997, charging him with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

Hartin is white, stands 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighs 200 pounds, has brown hair and eyes, and had worked as a security guard at the time of his disappearance. He studied graphic and computer arts in college and was a lifelong resident of Dorchester, Mass., until he fled. The FBI said he should be considered armed and dangerous.

The FBI is using both social and traditional media to generate tips from the public. For the first time, it said, the Boston Division is using limited Facebook ads to search for a fugitive.

The FBI produced and distributed a “Wanted by the FBI” radio podcast that aired across the country. It was played on a Boston station, which led to a radio news story highlighting the FBI’s search efforts.

Hartin also was featured on a Boston “Most Wanted” television news program, the FBI said. Digital billboards featuring Hartin’s photo will be used in the Boston, Orlando and Tampa, Fla., areas. Both the Facebook ads and digital billboards began Monday and will run for one week, the FBI said.

Anyone with information regarding Hartin’s whereabouts is asked to call 800-CALL-FBI or the nearest FBI field office.

BDN sports freelancer Ryan McLaughlin grew up in Brewer and is a lifelong fan of the New England Patriots, Boston Red Sox, Boston Celtics and Boston Bruins.

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      1.  The Boston FBI  office. LOL

        Home of Murderers R US . You remember, the FBI  collaboration with Whitey Bulger

        and the Mafia in the murders of over 20 women and men. The stench got so bad from the

        buried bodies Congress tried to disinfect it with their coverup report EVERYTHING SECRET

        DEGENERATES: The FBI’s use of murderers as informants.

        But most people in the Maine whisper stream already know how the FBI
        blackmails Congress so there is no oversight. The head ofm the FBI 
        Child Abuse program Edward Rodgers was sued by his three daughters for
        pedophilia. The FBI  agent in charge of investigating other FBI  agents
        for misconduct John Conditt ,was sentenced to 12 years in prison for
        pedophilia.

        Good to see Boston FBI SAC  Richard DeSauliers try and rebrand the Boston FBI.

        That is why he is called tricky dick, eh? Read the book THE FRANKLIN
        COVERUP by attormey John DeCamp ,which looks at the FBI coverup of a
        pedophile ring involved in murdering children.

    1. I think i remember where ive seen him, isnt he Mike Joy the announcer for nascar on fox ! He looks alot like him in the 2nd photo !

          1. It’s watching hamsters chasing themselves on their wheels, racing like hell to get nowhere. Same thing as NASCAR, mindless!

        1. I actually have more regards for the people who build the engines and chassis , that is pure art work and takes alot more skill than to drive, however having said that i had the opportunity to drive a car  on New Hampshire Speedway that belonged to the Richard Petty Driving Experience and after 140 mph, you have to be smooth on the wheel !

  1. The podcast says they believe he still has ties to the Boston area. I checked it because the first thing I was wondering is if the guy is still alive. I mean there’s always the possibility that bad things could happen to somebody like him.

  2. If they take “executive action” against you, we won’t get any more of your highly informative posts to read.

    1. I think I get your drift now.
      Quick questions:
      1.  If the FBI taking executive action means they assassinate someone
      exposing their criminal conduct why did the Bangor City Council hire Police Chief
      Gastia after they read his resume and saw he attended the FBI “executive action” Academy?

      2. Rumors in the Bangor Whisper stream says Psychologists are planning to
      use Bangor residents to see if there has been any changes in the results of
      the Obediance Experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1961 experiment.
      Is it true?  see http://cnr.berkeley.edu/ucce50/ag-labor/7article/article35.htm

      3.If an insurrection occurs in the United States this summer
      how will the uprising perceive the FBI?

      4. Did the FBI  conduct a ” executive action” against President Kennedy and Martin Luther King
      and why have you remained silent about it?

    2. Is this an example of FBI  executive action  operation?

      Dog shot to death, FBI agent chargedLorena, TX (US)
      Incident Date: Friday, Feb 29, 2008County: McLennanCharges: Felony CTADisposition: ConvictedDefendant/Suspect: Lovett Leslie LedgerCase Updates:

      A Waco FBI agent was being held at the McLennan County Jail today on a cruelty to animals charge.

      Lovett Les Ledger, 39, was booked at 7 a.m. March 7, and released in lieu of a $3,000 personal recognizance bond.

      FBI spokesman Erik Vasys said the bureau is directing all comment to the
      McLennan County Sheriff’s Office, and added that the FBI is cooperating
      fully with the investigation.

      According to the sworn arrest warrant affidavit by Lt. Clay Perry of the
      sheriff’s office, Ledger admitted to investigators that he shot and
      killed a neighbor’s Chihuahua with a BB/pellet gun. The affidavit also
      says that Ledger earlier told investigators that he knew nothing about
      the shooting of the dog.

      Accoding to news station KCEN, another couple that lives down the street
      is saying Ledger shot and killed their lab mix 5 years ago.

  3. This dirty pig needs his judgement day. You can bet he has committed this numerous times since his flight!

  4. The Boston FBI office. LOL
    Home of Murderers R US . You remember, the FBI collaboration with Whitey Bulger
    and the Mafia in the murders of over 20 women and men. The stench got so bad from the
    buried bodies Congress tried to disinfect it with their coverup report EVERYTHING SECRET
    DEGENERATES: The FBI’s use of murderers as informants. see
    http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/creports/everything-secret.html

    But most people in the Maine whisper stream already know how the FBI blackmails Congress so there is no oversight. The head ofm the FBI Child Abuse program Edward Rodgers was sued by his three daughters for pedophilia. The FBI agent in charge of investigating other FBI agents for misconduct John Conditt ,was sentenced to 12 years in prison for pedophilia.
    Good to see Boston FBI SAC Richard DeSauliers try and rebrand the Boston FBI.
    That is why he is called tricky dick, eh? Read the book THE FRANKLIN COVERUP by attormey John DeCamp ,which looks at the FBI coverup of a pedophile ring involved in murdering children.

  5.  
    The Boston FBI  office. LOL
    Home of Murderers R US . You remember, the FBI  collaboration with Whitey Bulger
    and the Mafia in the murders of over 20 women and men. The stench got so bad from the
    buried bodies Congress tried to disinfect it with their coverup report EVERYTHING SECRET
    DEGENERATES: The FBI’s use of murderers as informants. see
    http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/creports/everything-secret.html

    But most people in the Maine whisper stream already know how the FBI blackmails Congress so there is no oversight. The head ofm the FBI  Child Abuse program Edward Rodgers was sued by his three daughters for pedophilia. The FBI  agent in charge of investigating other FBI  agents for misconduct John Conditt ,was sentenced to 12 years in prison for pedophilia.
    Good to see Boston FBI SAC  Richard DeSauliers try and rebrand the Boston FBI.
    That is why he is called tricky dick, eh? Read the book THE FRANKLIN COVERUP by attormey John DeCamp ,which looks at the FBI coverup of a pedophile ring involved in murdering children.

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