Lloyd Clark, Smuggling Silencers, Iowa 2021

A Sioux City man has pleaded guilty to smuggling goods into the United States. Lloyd Clark, age 72, from Sioux City, Iowa, was convicted of smuggling goods into the United States.

In a plea agreement, Clark admitted in October 2020, Customs and Border Protection seized parcels coming into the United States from China, one of which was falsely labeled as “spiral tube” and addressed to Clark at his residence in Sioux City.

On November 12, 2020, law enforcement seized 7 silencers, 1 modified rifle with an installed silencer, and 1 WWII-era machine gun from Clark’s home. Clark did not have legal authority to possess the silencers and firearms.

Clark faces a possible maximum sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and five years of supervised release following any imprisonment.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Ron Timmons and was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations, the United States Postal Inspection Service, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Sentencing before United States District Court Chief Judge Leonard T. Strand will be set after a presentence report is prepared. Clark remains free on bond pending sentencing.

The case file number is 21-4030. Court file information can be found at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndia/pr/sioux-city-man-pleads-guilty-smuggling-silencers-united-states