Omaha Man Sentenced for Straw Purchase of Firearm for Convicted Felon

United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that Nick Koborg, 26, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced on September 26, 2025, in federal court in Omaha for making a false statement during a firearm purchase. Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Koborg to 33 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After Koborg’s release from prison, he will begin a 3-year term of supervised release.

On November 10, 2022, Koborg purchased a Glock semi-automatic pistol from Scheels in Omaha. To make the purchase, Koborg filled out paperwork and intentionally made the false representation that he was the actual transferee/buyer of the firearm when in fact he knew that he was not the actual transferee/buyer of the firearm. After Koborg purchased the handgun, he provided it to a convicted felon who was legally prohibited from purchasing and possessing firearms. According to phone messages recovered pursuant to a search warrant, Koborg had agreed to purchase the firearm for the convicted felon in exchange for a “purchase fee.” The handgun, along with three others Koborg had purchased, was recovered in May 2023 when law enforcement agents executed search warrants tied to a drug trafficking investigation. At sentencing, Koborg was held responsible for buying the four handguns for other people, two for the convicted felon and two for another person involved in the drug distribution.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bellevue Police Department.