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Press Release

Sioux Falls Man Sentenced in Firearms Crime

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

United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of possessing a silencer was sentenced on January 11, 2016, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.

Neiko Currie, age 41, was sentenced to 70 months in custody, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release.  He was also ordered to pay $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

Currie was indicted for Possession of an Unregistered Firearm by a federal grand jury on April 8, 2015.  He pled guilty to the offense on December 4, 2015.

On or about May 16, 2014, Currie was in the process of selling a rifle with an attached silencer, when the purchaser contacted the Brookings Police Department to ask whether the purchase was legal.  Law enforcement eventually conducted a controlled payoff of the remaining balance on the rifle and silencer between Currie and the buyer. 

This case was investigated by the Brookings Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer D. Mammenga prosecuted the case.

Currie was immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.

Updated January 14, 2016