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Felon Sentenced for Possessing Gun

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts

BOSTON – A Boston man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for a federal firearm offense.

Mark Eisan, 35, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Patti B. Saris to one year in prison and one year of supervised release. In March 2017, Eisan pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

On March 12, 2014, Eisan was found in possession of a .45 caliber pistol. Due to a prior gun conviction, Eisan was prohibited from owning a firearm.

Acting U.S. Attorney William D. Weinreb and Mickey D. Leadingham, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Boston Field Division, made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kenneth G. Shine of Weinreb’s Major Crimes Unit prosecuted the case.

 

Updated August 2, 2017
Topic
Firearms Offenses
Component
USAO - Massachusetts

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