Levittown Man Indicted on Weapons Charge

United States Attorney Michael L. Levy and Philadelphia District Attorney Lynne Abraham today announced the filing of an indictment against William Foster charging him with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The indictment charges that Foster, a convicted felon, was in possession of a 26 inch, 12 gauge shotgun, serial no. X00658, manufactured by Fausti Stefano Arms, on November 3, 2008.

The case was investigated by the Philadelphia Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, an initiative by the United States Attorney’s Office, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Philadelphia Police Department to identify and prosecute firearms offenders in federal court, where the defendant is likely to receive a substantial sentence upon conviction.

If convicted the defendant faces a maximum possible sentence of ten years’ imprisonment, three years of supervised release, a $250,000 fine and a $100 special assessment.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Anthony J. Wzorek.