South Paris Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing a Firearm

South Paris Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing a Firearm

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on May 9, 2016. It is reproduced in full below.

Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that David Foster, 39, of South Paris, Maine pled guilty today in U.S. District Court to being a felon in possession of a firearm.

According to court records, on Nov. 21, 2015, a Maine Game Warden discovered Foster in possession of a rifle in the Paris, Maine area. Foster was prohibited from possessing firearms based on three prior felony convictions for burglary.

Foster faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. He will be sentenced after the completion of a presentence investigation report by the U.S. Probation Office.

The case was investigated by the Maine Warden Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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