Jason R. Coody, U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida
Kimberly Robinson Gandy of Gulfport, Mississippi, has been found guilty by a federal jury on charges related to sex trafficking and money laundering. The verdict was delivered on June 18, 2025. Her co-defendant, Chad Cornelius Seymore of Dothan, Alabama, pled guilty to similar charges on June 9, 2025. Both individuals were involved in a human trafficking conspiracy that spanned the Florida Panhandle and Southern Alabama.
John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the verdict and 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.”
Court documents revealed that Seymore had conspired over four years to bond adult women out of jail and force them into commercial sex acts across Alabama and North Florida. He targeted women with drug addictions using hotels and online ads as recruitment venues. Gandy collaborated with Seymore in these activities in Panama City Beach and Destin.
Seymore is scheduled for sentencing on August 15, 2025. Gandy will be sentenced on September 15, 2025. Sentencing will occur at the United States Courthouse in Tallahassee before Chief United States District Judge Alan C. Winsor.
The convictions resulted from an investigation by multiple law enforcement agencies including the Leon County Sheriff’s Office, Homeland Security Investigations, FBI, police departments from Dothan to Panama City Beach among others. The prosecution was led by First Assistant United States Attorney Michelle Spaven.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America which aims to combat illegal immigration and transnational criminal organizations through coordinated efforts within the Department of Justice.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida remains active in such prosecutions under guidance from the Attorney General's office.
For more details or access to public court documents online visit U.S. District Court for Northern District of Florida's website or contact their office directly.
