A federal grand jury in Sacramento has returned a two-count indictment against an Auburn man. Federal prosecutor Justin Lee says the first count accuses 44-year-old Craig Mason of the unlawful dealing and manufacturing of firearms…
According to the news release from the U-S Attorney’s Office, Mason manufactured two such rifles for an ATF confidential informant, despite being told that the informant had been in prison, prohibiting him from possessing a firearm. The second count refers to manufacturing marijuana. During execution of the search warrant on Mason’s property, Lee says officers found 24 mature marijuana plants…
Eight and a half pounds of processed marijuana was also seized. If convicted, Mason faces a maximum prison sentence of five years and a maximum fine of 250-thousand dollars.
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