Fairmont, WV man sentenced for illegal possession of a firearm

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Fairmont, WV man sentenced for illegal possession of a firearm

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on Oct. 28, 2016. It is reproduced in full below.

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Kyle Kuroski, 24, of Fairmont, West Virginia, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for illegally possessing a firearm, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.

Kuroski, who was previously convicted of “Possession with Intent to Deliver Cocaine" in state court in West Virginia, was discovered to be in possession of a.45 caliber pistol last year in Marion County. Kuroski pled guilty in June 2016 to one count of “Felon in Possession of a Firearm."

Assistant U.S. Attorney David J. Perri prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and the Fairmont Police Department investigated.

U.S. District Judge Irene M. Keeley presided.

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

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