• harpuajim@lemmy.mlEnglish
    50·
    1 year ago

    Mainly tax fraud and lying on a firearm application saying he wasn’t on drugs when he was.

    • Psythik@lemm.ee
      27·
      1 year ago

      You can go to prison for buying a gun while being a drug user? Seriously?

      • V4sh3r@lemmy.worldEnglish
        361·
        1 year ago

        The crime is lying on the form. If he’d checked yes on being a drug user, they would have just denied the application.

        • iforgotmyinstance@lemmy.worldEnglish
          10·
          1 year ago

          It was dismissed as frivolous. Plus it’s an amendment violation.

          Same reasons we keep letting reds get away with gun crimes tbh.

      • SulaymanF@lemmy.world
        22·
        1 year ago

        In reality, no they don’t normally proscute lying on the form, but Republicans demanded a prosecution. Normally his punishment would be probation, but the judge is considering something harsher.