United States v. Dewitt Ferguson

Dewitt Ferguson appeals his sentence of 180 months’ imprisonment, imposed following his guilty pleas for conspiracy to make a false statement to a federally licensed firearms dealer, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 and § 924(a), making a false statement to a licensed firearms dealer, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(a), and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

I. Background

Ferguson with two co-defendants was indicted for conspiracy to make a false statement to a federally licensed firearms dealer, in violation…