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Louisville Man Sentenced to Over 5 Years in Federal Prison for Gun Possession and Money Laundering
A Louisville man has been sentenced to 5 years and 3 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm after having previously been convicted of a felony offense and money laundering.
According to court documents, Steven Meredith, 46, was sentenced this week for possessing a firearm after having previously been convicted of a felony offense and for laundering monetary instruments by transferring $40,000 in checks and cash to purchase real property located on Woodruff Avenue in Louisville, knowing the funds involved the proceeds of dealing in controlled substances.
Meredith was prohibited from possessing a firearm because he had previously been convicted of the following felony offenses:
On December 19, 1996, in Jefferson Circuit Court, Meredith was convicted of burglary in the second degree and receiving stolen property over $300.
On August 25, 2010, in Jefferson Circuit Court, Meredith was convicted of complicity to receiving stolen property over $1000, trafficking in a controlled substance in the first degree and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon.
Meredith was also ordered to pay a fine of $20,000. There is no parole in the federal system.
The case was investigated by the DEA and the IRS-CI, with assistance from the FBI Laboratory and IRS-CI Center for Science and Design. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Robert Bonar and Amy Sullivan prosecuted the case.
This effort is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach.
Key Facts
- State: Kentucky
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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