Description: Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to violate federal firearms laws.

In January 2020, Antoine Montrond, age 23, and a co-conspirator used a straw purchaser to buy two firearms from a store in Kittery. The purchaser falsely indicated they were the true purchaser of the firearms when in fact they were buying them for Montrond and his co-conspirator. In May 2020, police recovered one of the firearms, a Glock Model 23 .40 caliber pistol, from Montrond during a traffic stop. In total, Montrond’s co-conspirators succeeded in illegally straw purchasing seven firearms; they were previously sentenced by Judge Torresen for their respective roles in the scheme.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case.

STRAW PURCHASING: A straw purchase is an illegal firearm purchase where the actual buyer of the gun, being unable to pass the required federal background check or desiring to not have his or her name associated with the transaction, uses a proxy buyer who can pass the required background check to purchase the firearm for him/her.

CONSPIRACY TO VIOLATE FEDERAL FIREARMS LAWS; 18:922(a)(6) and 18:924(a)(1)(A)
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Outcome: 10/31/2023 156 Minute Entry for proceedings held before JUDGE NANCY TORRESEN: Sentencing held as to ANTOINE MONTROND. Defendant sentenced to 12 months and 1 day imprisonment; 3 years supervised release; $100 special assessment fee. Defendant ordered detained and remanded to the custody of the US Marshals Service. (Court Reporter: Tammy Martell) (slg) (Entered: 10/31/2023)
10/31/2023 157 COURT EXHIBIT LIST from Sentencing held on 10/31/23 as to defendant(s) ANTOINE MONTROND (Exhibits listed on the Court Exhibit List are not remotely electronically available) (slg) (Entered: 10/31/2023)

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