Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced the sentencing of Ricardo Georges, a 35-year-old resident of Stamford. Georges received a sentence of 57 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for unlawfully possessing a firearm. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford.
The case stems from an investigation into a shooting incident in Stamford in March 2022. During this investigation, Stamford Police discovered that Georges had possession of a handgun. On May 7, 2022, investigators arrested Georges as he left a gym in Stamford after finding a loaded Para USA .45 ACP caliber semi-automatic pistol and fentanyl in his backpack.
Georges' criminal record includes felony convictions in both Connecticut and New York for assault on public safety personnel, robbery in the first degree, criminal possession of a firearm, and multiple drug offenses. Federal law prohibits individuals with felony convictions from possessing firearms or ammunition that have traveled through interstate or foreign commerce.
Georges has been detained since his arrest and pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon on April 24, 2024.
The investigation was conducted by the FBI’s Safe Streets Task Force, the Stamford Police Department, and the Office of the State’s Attorney for the Judicial District of Stamford-Norwalk. Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel E. Cummings prosecuted the case.
This prosecution is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which is central to the Department of Justice's efforts to reduce violent crime. PSN employs evidence-based strategies to address violent crime issues within communities by focusing enforcement on violent offenders and collaborating with local prevention and reentry programs to achieve lasting reductions in crime.
For more information about Project Safe Neighborhoods, visit www.justice.gov/psn.
