U.S. Department
of Justice
Press Release
Cambodian National Sentenced for Violations of the Federal Gun Control Act
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that CHHAY LIM, age 47, a citizen of Cambodia, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to possession of firearms by an alien present illegally and unlawfully in the United States.
U.S. District Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt sentenced LIM to serve ten months imprisonment, to be followed by one year of supervised release. LIM is subject to deportation following his release from prison.
According to court documents, on or about March 2, 2015, LIM, an alien present illegally in the United States, was found in possession of a TriStar 9mm semi-automatic pistol and a Marlin Model 6082, .22 caliber rifle.
Acting U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the Homeland Security Investigations of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorneys Spiro G. Latsis and Sean Toomey were in charge of the prosecution.
Updated May 17, 2017
Topics
Firearms Offenses
Immigration
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