Augusta Man Sentenced to Eight Months for Making False Statements to a Firearms Dealer

Augusta Man Sentenced to Eight Months for Making False Statements to a Firearms Dealer

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on March 25, 2019. It is reproduced in full below.

Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Richard Quattrone, 50, of Augusta, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr., to eight months in prison and three years of supervised release for making false statements to a federal firearms licensee.

According to court records, in March, 2017, Quattrone bought a firearm from a Kennebec County firearms dealer. During the transaction, Quattrone made false statements about his current residence and unlawful use of marijuana.

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

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

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