Kimberly Robinson Gandy, 47, from Gulfport, Mississippi, was found guilty by a federal jury on June 18, 2025. She faced charges of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion; sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion; and money laundering. Her codefendant Chad Cornelius Seymore, 49, from Dothan, Alabama, pleaded guilty on June 9, 2025. His charges included conspiracy to commit sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion; sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion; receiving benefits from sex trafficking; interstate travel in aid of racketeering; and money laundering. The announcement was made by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
U.S. Attorney Heekin stated: “Thanks to the tireless efforts of our local, state, and federal law enforcement partners who investigated this case and the tenacious work of the federal prosecutors and support staff in my office, we have dismantled this sex trafficking conspiracy and obtained justice on behalf of its victims. My office is committed to fulfilling the promise of President Donald J. Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi to aggressively prosecute those who prey upon and profit from human trafficking victims. This outcome is a testament to the outstanding collaborative work of the Capital City Human Trafficking Task Force.”
Court documents revealed that over four years Seymore conspired with others to bond adult women out of county jail and then forced them into commercial sex acts in Alabama and North Florida. He recruited women suffering from drug addictions at hotels and through online advertisements while threatening and physically abusing his victims. Gandy collaborated with Seymore in Panama City Beach and Destin using online money exchange platforms for transactions related to commercial sex acts.
Chad Seymore’s sentencing is set for August 15, 2025, at 2:00 p.m., while Kim Gandy will be sentenced on September 15, 2025, at 1:30 p.m., both at the United States Courthouse in Tallahassee before Chief United States District Judge Alan C. Winsor.
The convictions resulted from a joint investigation involving multiple agencies including the Leon County Sheriff’s Office; Homeland Security Investigations; Federal Bureau of Investigation; Dothan Police Department; Panama City Beach Police Department; Panama City Police Department; United States Marshal’s Service; Bay County Sheriff’s Office; Manatee County Sheriff’s Office; Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office; Walton County Sheriff’s Office; and United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Alabama. First Assistant United States Attorney Michelle Spaven is prosecuting the case.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America (https://www.justice.gov/dag/media/1393746/dl?inline), an initiative aimed at combating illegal immigration and eliminating cartels and transnational criminal organizations while protecting communities from violent crime perpetrators.
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida operates as one among 94 offices serving under the direction of the Attorney General. Public court documents can be accessed online via the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida website.
