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Luzerne County Man Sentenced To 96 Months In Prison For Possession Of A Firearm

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

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Corey L. Thomas, Jr., age 39, of Plymouth, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on January 15, 2025, to 42 months’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani for being a felon in possession of a firearm. 

According to Acting United States Attorney John C. Gurganus, Thomas’s vehicle was stopped on July 13, 2021, by a Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Detective after Thomas briefly met with a drug trafficker being investigated in an unrelated investigation. Thomas was found to be in possession of drug proceeds and a .380 Ruger handgun with an obliterated serial number.

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Luzerne County District Attorney’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Todd K. Hinkley prosecuted the case.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.

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Updated January 22, 2025

Topics
Project Safe Neighborhoods
Firearms Offenses