ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Carmen Liseno, of Cabins, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 92 months incarceration for a firearms charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
Liseno, age 36, pled guilty to one count of “Unlawful Possession of a Firearm" in May 2019. Liseno, having been previously convicted of two felonies, admitted to having a.40 caliber pistol in December 2017 in Grant County.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN). Project Safe Neighborhoods is the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Danae DeMasi-Lemon prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Grant County Sheriff’s Department investigated.
U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
