Stamford Felon Sentenced to 57 Months in Federal Prison for Possessing Firearm

Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RICARDO GEORGES, 35, of Stamford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 57 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for unlawfully possessing a firearm.

According to court documents and statements made court, while investigating a shooting incident in Stamford in March 2022, Stamford Police learned that Georges was in possession of a handgun.  On May 7, 2022, investigators encountered Georges as he was leaving a gym in Stamford.  He was arrested after a search of his backpack revealed a loaded Para USA .45 ACP caliber, semi-automatic pistol, as well as a quantity of fentanyl.

Georges’ criminal history includes felony convictions in Connecticut and New York for assault on public safety personnel, robbery in the first degree, criminal possession of a firearm, and multiple drug offenses.  It is a violation of federal law for a person previously convicted of a felony offense to possess a firearm or ammunition that has moved in interstate or foreign commerce.

Georges has been detained since his arrest.  On April 24, 2024, he pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.

This matter was investigated 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.  The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel E. Cummings.

This prosecution is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), 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.  For more information about Project Safe Neighborhoods, please visit www.justice.gov/psn.