John Arthur Nolan III, 48, of Norfolk, pled guilty today (Friday, Jan. 13) in federal court in Syracuse to one felony count of failing to update his sex offender registration.

United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and David L. McNulty, United States Marshal for the Northern District of New York, made the announcement.

Nolan pled guilty to violating the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (“SORNA”), which requires a convicted sex offender to register, and keep that registration current, wherever he or she resides.

Nolan admitted that he was previously convicted of Unlawful Sexual Activity with Certain Minors in Florida, which required him to register as a sex offender for 25 years.

Nolan further admitted that he moved from Pennsylvania to New York in July of 2022 and failed to register as a sex offender in New York from that time until his arrest in October of 2022.

Sentencing is scheduled for May 12, 2023, before Chief United States District Judge Brenda K. Sannes.

Nolan faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, and a term of supervised release of at least 5 years and up to life.

A defendant’s sentence is imposed by a judge based on the particular statute the defendant is charged with violating, the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other factors.

The United States Marshals Service is investigating this case. Assistant United States Attorney Geoffrey J. L. Brown is prosecuting this case as part of Project Safe Childhood.

Launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice, Project Safe Childhood is led by United States Attorney’s Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS).

Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims.

For more information about Project Safe Childhood, visit https://www.justice.gov/psc .