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German National Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Possession of Ammunition

U.S. Attorney’s Office April 07, 2010
  • Western District of Oklahoma (405) 553-8700

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—MAZIAR GOLCHEHR, 27, of Cologne, Germany, pled guilty today to being an alien in unlawful possession of ammunition, announced Sanford C. Coats, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.

On February 17, 2010, a federal grand jury returned an Indictment against Golchehr. The Indictment alleged that Golchehr was in Oklahoma City after being admitted to the United States under a non-immigrant visa waiver. According to the Indictment, on December 29, 2009, Golchehr unlawfully possessed a Glock 17, 9 mm semi-automatic pistol, and on January 27, 2010, he unlawfully possessed fifty (50) rounds of Brass Blazer 9 mm Luger ammunition. The Indictment further alleges that Golchehr falsely stated to an FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force Officer that he was a German police officer assigned to Grenzschutzgruppe 9 (GSG-9), an elite police force of the German government, when in fact he was not employed as a German police officer and was not a member of GSG-9. Under a plea agreement between the government and Mr. Golchehr, he pled guilty to the ammunition charge in exchange for the government’s dismissal of the firearm and false statement charges at the time of his sentencing.

At sentencing, Golchehr faces up to 10 years in federal prison, a fine up to $250,000, and forfeiture of the firearm and ammunition. A sentencing hearing will be set in approximately 90 days.

These charges are the result of an investigation conducted by agents of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Oklahoma City Police Department. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Andre’ Caldwell and Chris M. Stephens.

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