ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO – Daniel Roy Nard, a 37-year-old Albuquerque man, pleaded guilty today in federal court to violating the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), also known as the Adam Walsh Protection and Safety Act.
According to court records, SORNA requires that a convicted sex offender register in each jurisdiction where the offender resides, where the offender is employed, or where the offender is a student, and that the sex offender maintain current registrations. Nard was charged by indictment on December 17, 2015, with violating SORNA by failing to update his sex offender registration on October 30, 2015, or thereafter.
Nard was required to register as a sex offender and maintain an updated registration based on a federal child pornography conviction in Montana in 2007. According to the indictment, Nard was required to maintain an updated sex offender registration in Bernalillo County, New Mexico.
During today’s proceedings, Nard pleaded guilty to the indictment without the benefit of a plea agreement. At sentencing, Nard faces a maximum penalty of ten years in federal prison. He will be required to register as a sex offender after completing his prison sentence. A sentencing hearing has yet to be scheduled.
This case was investigated by the U.S. Marshals Service and the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jon K. Stanford.
The defendant, Daniel Roy Nard, failed to update his sex offender registration, which is a serious offense that puts the community at risk. His plea highlights the importance of maintaining accurate and current sex offender registrations.
Mandatory Facts:
1. Defendant/Respondent Real Full Name: Daniel Roy Nard
2. Exact Criminal Charges: Violating the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA)
3. City and State: Albuquerque, New Mexico
4. Exact Date with Month/Day/Year (sentencing, arrest, or crime date): December 17, 2015 (indictment)
5. Sentence or Outcome: A maximum penalty of ten years in federal prison, required to register as a sex offender after completing his prison sentence
6. Dollar Amounts where Applicable: N/A
Related Federal Cases
- Daniel Roy Nard, Sex Offender Registration Violation, New Mexico 2023 · Montana
- Daniel Roy Nard, Failure to Update Sex Offender Registration, New Mexico 2015 · New Mexico
- Albert Frank Garza, Failure to Register as Sex Offender, Texas 2023 · Colorado
- Alexander Joseph Johnson, Sex Trafficking of a Minor, Texas 2013 · Colorado
- Joshua Dean Fish, Child Sex Exploitation, Montana 2023 · Montana
Key Facts
- State: New Mexico
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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