Craig Lindsey Cornelison, Unlawful Firearms Dealing, Texas 2020

Local Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Firearms Dealing in Houston

Houston, Texas - A Huffman resident has admitted to engaging in the sale of firearms without a license, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.

Craig Lindsey Cornelison, 54, pleaded guilty to unlawfully selling at least 200 guns from September 2019 to December 2020.

The investigation into Cornelison began after he purchased over 90 lower receivers within a four-month period in approximately March 2020. He sold firearms primarily as private sales at gun shows throughout the Houston area.

Law enforcement discovered that numerous firearms were being trafficked overseas to foreign countries, including Iraq.

The United States seeks to forfeit over 100 firearms that were involved in the unlawful business and approximately $147,747 in proceeds gained from the sales.

Craig Lindsey Cornelison faces up to five years in prison and a possible $250,000 maximum fine when he is sentenced on August 8.

The FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives conducted the investigation, with Assistant U.S. Attorneys Steven Schammel and Heather Winter prosecuting the case.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/huffman-resident-pleads-guilty-unlawfully-dealing-firearms