Reese family members acquitted on 24 of 28 counts; three found guilty of making false statements

NewsNM Swickard - They filled paperwork out wrong? A year in jail and all assets seized and the best the government can do is two forms out of thousands over the years were not filled out correctly? Sad. Where is the Fast and Furious justice in the USA? From the Las Cruces Sun News - By Brian Fraga - A federal jury Wednesday convicted three members of a Deming family for making false statements on ATF forms during an undercover federal sting last year at their firearms store. Ryin Reese, 24, was convicted of two counts of making false statements in connection with the acquisition of firearms while his father, Rick Reese, 56, and mother, Terri Reese, 49, were each convicted of one count. The counts stemmed from three sales in June 2011 and July 2011 at New Deal Shooting Sports in Deming, where a government informant and undercover federal agents posing as straw purchasers bought firearms and ammunition. Jurors acquitted the four defendants on all counts of conspiracy, gun smuggling, and five other counts of making false statements. Ryin's brother, Remington Reese, 20, was acquitted on all counts, and was immediately released from custody. Meanwhile, Terri Reese remains free, while Rick and Ryin Reese are in federal custody. Sentencing will be at a later date in U.S. District Court, where Judge Robert C. Brack ordered a pre-sentencing report. Each false statement count carries a two-to-five year sentence in federal prison. Read more

Reese family members acquitted on 24 of 28 counts; three found guilty of making false statements