Date: 01-24-2024

Case Style:

United States of America v. Joseph Bulis

Case Number: 6:23-CR-10068

Judge: Eric F. Melgren

Court: The United States Court for the Southern District of Kansas (Sedgwick County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office in Wichita

Defendant's Attorney:

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Wichita, Kansas Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendant charged with manufacturing counterfeit currency and possession of a firearm by a felon

Joseph Bulis, 38, of Wichita pleaded guilty in October 2023, to one count of manufacturing counterfeit currency and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon.

In July 2022, law enforcement went to Bulis’ hotel room in Wichita where they discovered a printer and paraphernalia used to manufacture counterfeit currency. They also found $3,000 in counterfeit money in the forms of $100 and $20 bills. Bulis fled when law enforcement arrived. When he was later apprehended, he had a backpack containing drawing paper, uncut counterfeit bills, and cutting tools.

In a separate incident, Bulis was contacted by law enforcement during a traffic stop and found to have a gun in the vehicle. He is prohibited from having a firearm because of a prior felony conviction.

The U.S. Secret Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lanny Welch and Katie Andrusak prosecuted the case.

Outcome:

Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 57 months in prison

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