Kingston Man Sentenced For Firearms Felony

SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on September 20, 2017, United States District Court Judge Richard P. Conaboy sentenced LeShawn Burgman, age 35, of Kingston, Pennsylvania, to five years’ imprisonment for possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking.

According to United States Attorney Bruce D. Brandler, Burgman was arrested in October 2016 after he sold MDMA, or “Molly,” and marijuana to confidential informants.  Burgman pleaded guilty to a criminal information on June 20, 2017, charging him with possessing three firearms, a Hi-Point semi-automatic, .380 caliber pistol, a Sig Sauer semi-automatic .45 caliber pistol, and a Colt .38 caliber revolver, in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes.  All three firearms were recovered during the execution of a search warrant in Burgman’s residence and vehicle. 

The case was investigated by the Kingston Police Department and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Sean A. Camoni.

This case was brought as part of the Violent Crime Reduction Partnership (“VCRP”), a district wide initiative to combat the spread of violent crime in the Middle District of Pennsylvania.  Led by the United States Attorney’s Office, the VCRP consists of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies whose mission is to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who commit violent crimes with firearms.

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