News Release United States Attorney-Omaha
Acting United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Obsa Ahmed, 29, of Grand Island, Nebraska, was sentenced today to 24 months in prison by United States District Judge John M. Gerrard, for failing to register under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). After serving his prison term, Ahmed will also be required to serve 5 years of supervised release and register as a sex offender.
SORNA, also known as the Adam Walsh Protection and Safety Act, 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 maintains current registrations. Ahmed was required to register as a sex offender because he had been convicted of false imprisonment of a minor in 2017 in Wisconsin. This conviction required that Ahmed register as a sex offender for 15 years pursuant to federal law. This requirement included that he register in any other state to which he moved or was employed. In April of 2021, Ahmed moved to Grand Island, Nebraska, from Wisconsin. Although he gained employment and remained in Nebraska, he did not register as a sex offender in the state of Nebraska.
This case was investigated by the United States Marshals Service.