A 36 year old man from Sioux Falls convicted of Making a False Statement in the Acquisition of a Firearm has received his punishment from U.S. District Court Judge Karen E. Schreier.
Zachary Taylor Bobbs must spend 30 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and pay a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.
The conviction stemmed from an incident on November 8, 2019, when Bobbs knowingly made a false and fictitious written statement to a federally licensed firearms dealer when he tried to purchase a firearm. Said written statement was likely to deceive the firearms dealer. Bobbs falsely indicated on ATF Form 4473 that he had never been convicted of a felony and that he had never been convicted of a domestic violence when, in fact, he had been convicted of both.
This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. Deputy Chief John E. Haak prosecuted the case.
Bobbs was immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
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