SCRANTON — A Plymouth man was sentenced to federal prison for illegal possession of a firearm by a convict.
U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani sentenced Corey L. Thomas Jr., 39, to three years, six months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Thomas pled guilty to the charge in May 2024.
Upon release, Thomas was ordered to spend three years on probation.
Thomas was indicted by a federal grand jury in March 2023.
According to a news release from Acting U.S. Attorney John C. Gurganus, Thomas’ vehicle was stopped on July 13, 2021, by a Luzerne County detective after Thomas briefly met with a drug trafficker. Thomas was found to be in possession of drug proceeds and a .380-caliber handgun with an altered serial number, the news release says.
The case as investigated by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Luzerne County district attorney’s office.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Todd K. Hinkley prosecuted.