National Guardsman Pleads Guilty
An Army National Guard soldier from Erie has pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally bringing guns into the United States.
42-year-old James Bindeman is charged with of entry of goods into the United States by means of false statements.
Prosecutors say Bindeman built a crate with a false bottom and hid 11 guns in it when he returned from duty in Iraq. He said the crate had power tools and golf clubs in it. The guns were discovered when the crate was unpacked at a guard readiness center in Cambridge Springs.
Bindeman faces two years a prison, a fine of $250,000 or both when he’s sentenced on October 22.
http://www.justice.gov/usao/paw/pr/2010_june/2010_06_21_03.html
42-year-old James Bindeman is charged with of entry of goods into the United States by means of false statements.
Prosecutors say Bindeman built a crate with a false bottom and hid 11 guns in it when he returned from duty in Iraq. He said the crate had power tools and golf clubs in it. The guns were discovered when the crate was unpacked at a guard readiness center in Cambridge Springs.
Bindeman faces two years a prison, a fine of $250,000 or both when he’s sentenced on October 22.
http://www.justice.gov/usao/paw/pr/2010_june/2010_06_21_03.html
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