SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Nixa, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court Wednesday for receiving and distributing child pornography over the Internet according to Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri.

Michael Wunderlee, 41, of Nixa, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 11 years and nine months in federal prison without parole. The court also sentenced Wunderlee to 10 years of supervised release following incarceration.

Wunderlee, who pleaded guilty on Sept. 8, 2014, admitted that he received and distributed child pornography over the Internet between May 13, 2010, and Feb. 25, 2012.

Federal agents from the National Park Service and the FBI executed a search warrant at Wunderlee’s residence as part of an investigation into another person’s use of a stolen government credit card number of a National Park Service employee. Wunderlee’s computer was seized and transported for forensic examination, which found approximately 139 videos and approximately 23 images of child pornography, including pre-pubescent victims.

Wunderlee admitted that he used file-sharing software to download the images and videos. The software automatically saved the downloaded images and videos to a share folder on his computer and made them available to be downloaded by others using the program.

Wunderlee was arrested on Sept. 30, 2013, and released on bond on Nov. 22, 2013, which included home detention and location monitoring. However, on or about Feb. 28, 2014, in order to avoid prosecution, Wunderlee absconded after cashing out his retirement account at Cox Hospital and leaving a note indicating he intended to commit suicide. On Aug. 6, 2014, FBI agents arrested Wunderlee at a home in Spotsylvania, Va.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven M. Mohlhenrich. It was investigated by the FBI and the National Park Service.