New Orleans Man Sentenced for a Violation of the Gun Control Act

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, HERBERT WILLIAMS, age 50, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana was sentenced to serve 57 months in federal prison and 3 years of supervised release for violating federal law by possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a felony.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a 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.

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.  It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Kathryn McHugh.

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