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Essex Man Sentenced to 70 Months for Carrying Weapon

Newark


NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, N.J., man with a felony criminal record was sentenced today to 70 months in prison for carrying a loaded semi-automatic pistol, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
 
Victor Lopez, 25, of Newark, was previously convicted of one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm following a three-day trial, in which the jury deliberated for four hours before returning the guilty verdict. U.S. District Judge Anne E. Thompson imposed the sentence today in Newark federal court.