A Syracuse, New York man has been sentenced to 45 months in prison for conspiring to traffic firearms from Maine to New York.
Tyquinn Montell Cannon, 32, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor on Monday by U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr.
According to court records, Cannon knowingly conspired with others in Maine and New York to illegally obtain firearms at federally licensed firearms dealers (FFLs) in central and southern Maine using straw purchasers.
Two of the coconspirators in Maine would arrange for the straw purchase of firearms, and Cannon would deliver, or arrange the delivery of, the illegally obtained firearms to coconspirators in New York.
In September 2022, Cannon was found in possession of a Glock .40 caliber pistol, which had earlier been straw purchased at an FFL in Maine. Cannon is prohibited from possessing firearms due to felony drug convictions in Illinois.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Massachusetts State Police investigated the case.
Cannon pleaded guilty on June 17, 2024. He will serve three years of supervised release after his prison sentence.
The crime of straw purchasing is a serious offense where an individual uses a proxy buyer to obtain a firearm, often to avoid a federal background check or to conceal their identity.
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Key Facts
- State: Maine
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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