Eduardo Leon, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, California 2023

FRESNO, Calif. - Eduardo Leon, 30, of McFarland, was sentenced to three years and four months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.

On June 26, 2019, Leon, a convicted felon prohibited by law from possessing a firearm, possessed four machine gun conversion devices, which he had previously ordered online. Machine gun conversion devices are designed to convert semi-automatic pistols to fire in fully automatic mode and are illegal in the United States.

This case was the product of an investigation by the Customs and Border Patrol and Homeland Security Investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessica A. Massey 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 make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. The program was reinvigorated in 2017 as part of the renewed focus on targeting violent criminals.

This case is also part of Project Guardian, the Department of Justice's signature initiative to reduce gun violence and enforce federal firearms laws.

Eduardo Leon, a convicted felon, was sentenced to 3 years, 4 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm in Fresno, California. The case was the result of an investigation by the Customs and Border Patrol and Homeland Security Investigations.

The charges against Eduardo Leon were felon in possession of a firearm. He was sentenced on -no date provided- in Fresno, California.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/mcfarland-man-sentenced-over-3-years-prison-being-felon-possession-firearm