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Clarksburg woman sentenced for firearm violation

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of West Virginia

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Hannah Marie Elwell, 26, of Clarksburg, West Virginia was sentenced today to 35 months incarceration for unlawfully purchasing a firearm, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced. 

Elwell pled guilty to one count of “False Statement During the Purchase of a Firearm” in December 2016. She admitted to falsely representing that she was the actual buyer of a .40 caliber pistol when she was actually attempting to purchase the firearm on behalf of another person. 

Assistant U.S. Attorney Shawn M. Adkins prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives investigated. 

Senior U.S. District Judge Irene M. Keeley presided. 

Updated November 28, 2017
Topic
Firearms Offenses
Component
USAO - West Virginia, Northern

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