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Safe Neighborhoods
David B. Fein, United States Attorney
for the District of Connecticut, announced that John Iannucci, 41, of Branford,
was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Ellen Bree Burns in
New Haven to 30 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised
release, for illegally possessing a firearm.
According to court documents and
statements made in court, on May 4, 2011, Iannucci arranged to sell a sawed-off
Mossberg 12-gauge semi-automatic shotgun to an individual working with law
enforcement in exchange for $200. Prior to May 2011, Iannucci had sustained
multiple felony convictions.
It is a violation of federal law for a
person previously convicted of a felony offense to possess a firearm or
ammunition that has moved in interstate or foreign commerce.
On January 19, 2012, Iannucci pleaded
guilty to one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Iannucci has been detained since his
arrest on May 4, 2011.
This case was investigated by the
Branford Police Department and the FBI’s JTTF, with substantial assistance
provided by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. The case
was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Marc H. Silverman.
The Project Safe Neighborhoods
Initiative is aimed at reducing gun and gang violence, deterring illegal
possession of guns, and improving the safety of residents of Connecticut’s
cities. Participants in the initiative include community members and
organizations as well as federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.
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