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Offices of the United States Attorneys   You are subscribed to Indian Country Law and Justice news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Tahlequah Resident Sentenced To 30 Years For Child Sex Abuse And Exploitation 08/02/2024 08:00 AM EDT MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Gregory Neil Bias, age 41, of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for nine separate counts of child sex abuse crimes, eight separate counts of child sexual exploitation crimes, and one federal firearm crime. Bias was sentenced to 360 months on nine counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse in Indian County, 360 months on two counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Child, and 360 months on two counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Child by a Parent.   Bias was also sentenced to 240 months for one count of Possession of Certain Material Involving the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, 240 months in prison for one count of Receipt of Certain Material Involving the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, 240 months in prison for one count of Distribution of Certain Material Involving the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, 240 months in prison for one count of Possession of Certain Material Involving the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, and 120 months in prison for illegal possession of a firearm.  The sentences are to be served concurrently. On January 18, 2023, Gregory Neil Bias pleaded guilty to 18 counts of the Indictment. On March 21, 2024, Bias's co-defendant, Leiloni Blake Smith, age 30, of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, was found guilty by a federal jury of eight counts of aggravated child sexual abuse, two counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Child, two counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Child by a Parent, and one count of Possession of Certain Material Involving the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor.  Smith awaits sentencing in the custody of the U.S. Marshal Service. According to investigators, in 2020 the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) alerted law enforcement to a Tahlequah-area internet user exchanging electronic files containing images of child sexual abuse.  Agents identified, located, and arrested Bias in January of 2022 for distributing child sexual abuse materials.  At the time of arrest, Bias resided with Leiloni Blake Smith.   During the investigation, searches of electronic devices belonging to Bias and Smith uncovered multiple depictions of sexual abuse perpetrated by Bias and Smith on two children.  Agents also located a firearm in the home which Bias could not legally possess because he had previously been convicted of a crime punishable by more than one year imprisonment.  Bias was subsequently indicted by a federal grand jury in February 2022 of aggravated sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of a child, distributing, receiving, and possessing sexual abuse materials, and felon in possession of a firearm. Lodge Grass man sentenced to four years in prison for trafficking meth in large-scale investigation centered on Crow Indian Reservation 08/02/2024 08:00 AM EDT Lander man arraigned on drug trafficking and firearm offenses 08/02/2024 08:00 AM EDT Jason Trimmer, 47, of Lander, Wyoming, was arraigned on August 1, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of a firearm. You have received this e-mail because you have asked to be notified of changes to the Offices of the United States Attorneys website. GovDelivery is providing this service on behalf of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys, Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW · Washington, DC 20530 · 202-514-2000 and may not use your subscription information for any other purposes. Manage your Subscriptions | Department of Justice Privacy Policy  | GovDelivery Privacy Policy Follow the Offices of the United States Attorneys on Twitter: @USAttorneys