ORLANDO, FL — A 47-year-old Orlando man faces deportation from the United States after a compliance interview by state agents revealed he was secretly maintaining unmapped email and social media accounts in direct violation of his sex offender registry requirements.
Thang Suan Dal was arrested on Thursday, June 4, 2026, by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) with assistance from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. He faces two felony counts of failing to register internet identifiers.
2016 Conviction Triggers Lifetime Tracking
Dal was originally added to the Florida Sexual Offenders and Predators Registry in July 2016. His placement stemmed from a high-level felony conviction in Manatee County for Use of a Computer to Solicit or Lure a Child to Engage in Sexual Conduct, a case involving a young female minor.
State tracking logs indicate Dal’s physical compliance was last formally verified in May 2024, when he was registered as living in the 5400 block of Old Cheney Highway in Orlando.
On June 4, FDLE agents with the Missing Persons and Offender Enforcement Division located Dal to conduct a routine, in-person verification interview. During the field questioning, agents discovered Dal was in physical possession of a smart device. A preliminary check revealed the phone was hard-coded to an active email address that Dal had deliberately omitted from his mandatory state registry profile.
Digital Extracted Accounts Lead to Federal Intervention
FDLE investigators immediately secured a fast-tracked search warrant to execute a forensic sweep of the hardware. Tech analysts not only verified the hidden email address but also extracted an active, un-reported social media profile used to navigate online networks undetected.
Agents secured a felony arrest warrant that same afternoon, taking Dal into custody and booking him into the Orange County Jail.
Because Dal is a non-citizen with a prior child-exploitation conviction, the new felony arrest triggered an immediate alert within federal law enforcement networks. U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) swiftly reviewed the file and confirmed that Dal is now subject to formal removal from the country. Federal authorities have slapped an immigration detainer on Dal, ensuring that if he posts bond or completes any state prison sentence, he will be instantly transferred into federal custody for deportation proceedings.
The Office of the State Attorney for the Ninth Judicial Circuit has taken over the active criminal prosecution.