Man Who Was Illegally in US Tried to Buy AK-47, 9mm Pistol in Maine, Officials Say

Illegal Iraqi National Accused of Lying on Gun Background Check Arrested in Ellsworth

An Iraqi national living unlawfully in the United States was arrested in Ellsworth after federal agents say he attempted to buy firearms, including a 9-mm pistol and an AK-47, using falsified information on required background-check paperwork. U.S. Border Patrol’s Houlton Sector said the man was taken into custody on October 20 in the parking lot [...] The post Illegal Iraqi National Accused of Lying on Gun Background Check Arrested in Ellsworth…

Man who was illegally in US tried to buy AK-47, 9mm pistol in Maine, officials say

U.S. Border Patrol says the man, who is from Iraq and had overstayed his visa, provided false statements on background check paperwork as he tried to purchase guns from an Ellsworth business.

Feds arrest Iraqi man in Ellsworth after he tried to buy guns

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents from Calais arrested an Iraqi man in Ellsworth who they say overstayed his visa and provided false statements on background check paperwork while attempting to purchase guns, CBP Houlton Sector said in a Facebook post. The man, who was not publicly identified, allegedly attempted to purchase an AK-47 assault rifle and a 9 mm pistol from an unidentified business, the agency said. He was arrested on Oct. 20 in…