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    A Chicago man, James Thomas, was convicted by a jury of being a felon in possession of a firearm. On March 30, 2006, Thomas held a .357 magnum revolver to a victim's head when police responded to a call. As the officers approached, Thomas fled and discarded the gun, but was arrested. It was found that Thomas was a convicted felon and knowingly possessed the gun, which had traveled across state lines. Thomas faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine at his November 29th sentencing.

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    A Chicago man, James Thomas, was convicted by a jury of being a felon in possession of a firearm. On March 30, 2006, Thomas held a .357 magnum revolver to a victim's head when police responded to a call. As the officers approached, Thomas fled and discarded the gun, but was arrested. It was found that Thomas was a convicted felon and knowingly possessed the gun, which had traveled across state lines. Thomas faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine at his November 29th sentencing.

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    A Chicago man, James Thomas, was convicted by a jury of being a felon in possession of a firearm. On March 30, 2006, Thomas held a .357 magnum revolver to a victim's head when police responded to a call. As the officers approached, Thomas fled and discarded the gun, but was arrested. It was found that Thomas was a convicted felon and knowingly possessed the gun, which had traveled across state lines. Thomas faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine at his November 29th sentencing.

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    For Immediate Release September 21, 2007

    Contact: Special Agent Thomas Ahern


    312-846-7200
    www.atf.gov

    CHICAGO RESIDENT CONVICTED


    OF ILLEGALLY POSSESSING A FIREARM

    CHICAGO -- PATRICK J. FITZGERALD, United States Attorney for


    the Northern District of Illinois; ANDREW L. TRAVER, Special Agent-In-
    Charge of the Chicago Office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms,
    and Explosives (ATF); today made the following announcement:

    A jury convicted JAMES THOMAS, age 47, 5654 South


    Winchester, Chicago, Illinois, in federal court in Chicago yesterday of the
    federal charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

    The evidence at trial showed that on March 30, 2006, Thomas held a
    Dan Wesson .357 magnum revolver to the head of a victim when two
    Chicago Police Officers responded to the 5500 block of South Wolcott in
    Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood. As the officers approached Thomas,
    he ran away and threw the gun. The officers were able to arrest Thomas and
    recover the gun immediately. The jury found that Thomas was a convicted
    felon and knowingly possessed the gun, which had traveled across state lines
    prior to his possession of it.

    Project Safe Neighborhoods is an intensive, cooperative effort


    between local, state, and federal law enforcement to attack gun crimes. The
    cornerstone of the program is that every state defendant with a gun will be
    reviewed for possible federal prosecution in order to obtain the harshest
    penalties for the worst offenders. Additional information about Project Safe
    Neighborhoods may be found at www.psn.gov.
    Sentencing for Thomas will be conducted on November 29, 2007, at
    12:00 p.m. Thomas faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in
    prison and a fine of up to $250,000. The actual sentence will be determined
    by the United States District Court, guided by the United States Sentencing
    Guidelines. Thomas was charged in federal court on September 26, 2006,
    and has remained in federal custody since then.

    The Chicago Office of ATF and the Chicago Police Department


    investigated this case. Assistant United States Attorneys Brandon D. Fox
    and Lindsay Jenkins prosecuted the case for the government.

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