Houston man gets 101 months for trafficking firearms to Colombia
Source: KHOU radio, Houston
Houston man gets 101 months for trafficking firearms to Colombia
by KHOU.com staff
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Posted on June 13, 2013 at 7:02 PM
HOUSTON -- Patrick Regan, 41, of Houston, has been ordered to federal prison for smuggling more than 300 firearms to Colombia, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today.
Regan pleaded guilty on January 24, 2012, to conspiracy to make and making a false statement to a federal firearms licensee, dealing in firearms without a license, possession of firearms with obliterated serial numbers and possession of an unregistered firearm.
At the hearing today, additional evidence was presented including the fact that the guns were being supplied to organizations in Colombia that take over and control areas of the country by killing law abiding citizens and legitimate police officers.
After hearing arguments from both the government and the defense, U.S. District Judge Keith P. Ellison sentenced Regan to a total of 60 months on each of the first four charges to run concurrently. He was further sentenced to 41 months for the possession of an unregistered firearm which will be served consecutively for a total sentence of 101 months in federal prison.
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