Raleigh Man Sentenced As Felon In Possession Of A Firearm

RALEIGH - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court today GREGORY KEITH CREARY, 38, of Raleigh, North Carolina was sentenced by United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle to 46 months imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release.

On January 3, 2013, CREARY pled guilty to possession of a stolen firearm and ammunition and aiding and abetting in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(j), 924(a)(2) and 2.
According to the investigation, on November 30, 2010, CREARY and a co-defendant broke into a home in Wake County and stole personal items including a .22 caliber revolver.

This case was part of the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) initiative which encourages federal, state, and local agencies to cooperate in a unified “team effort” against gun crime, targeting repeat offenders who continually plague their communities.

Investigation of this case was conducted by the Wake County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. Assistant United States Attorney S. Katherine Burnette prosecuted the case.