Thompson v. Department of the Treasury

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

ALDON J. ANDERSON, Chief Judge.

In 1968, at the age of 21, petitioner Michael Carty Thompson pled guilty to charges of fraudulent use of credit cards and obtaining merchandise by false pretenses. Under 18 U.S.C. § 922 and 18 U.S. C.App. § 1202, Thompson’s conviction made it illegal for him to receive, transport, or possess firearms. 1 Since 1968, he has not been convicted nor arrested on any criminal charges.

Since 1974 Thompson has been the president and majority shareholder of a security guard contracting company which employs many security guards,…