Gulfport, Miss. - Gladys Marie Fairley, 62, of Gulfport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr., to 15 months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for making a false statement when purchasing a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF"). Fairley was also ordered to pay a $2,000 fine.
While purchasing a firearm at a Gulfport pawn shop on Sept. 22, 2018, Gladys Marie Fairley made a false statement to a federal firearms licensee. When Fairley filled out an ATF Form 4473, she falsely stated to the licensee on the form that she had no prior felonies. However, Fairley had been convicted of a felony in 2011 for abuse of a vulnerable adult in the Circuit Court of Harrison County.
Fairley was indicted on Sept. 25, 2019, and pled guilty before Judge Guirola on Nov. 13, 2019.
This case was investigated by The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrea Jones.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
