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t.i. starts prison sentence
Clifford J. Harris Jr., a.k.a. “T.I.,” 27, of College Park, Ga., was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Charles A. Pannell, Jr. on charges of unlawfully possessing machine guns and silencers and possession of firearms by a convicted felon, announced David Nahmias, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia.
Harris was sentenced to serve one year and one day in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. He was also sentenced to 365 days of home confinement, 1500 hours of community service and a $100,000 fine.
“We are very pleased with the result in this case,” said David E. Nahmias, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. “Mr. Harris has received a significant penalty for the serious firearms offenses he committed…His prison sentence was reduced from what it might have been, but the public got something very significant in exchange: the extensive and unique community service program that Mr. Harris committed to doing when he pleaded guilty. By all accounts, his community service has been a remarkable success – it certainly exceeded our expectations – and there is still more to come when he gets out of prison.”
“I hope that young people are paying close attention to this case and realize that no one who commits gun offenses is immune from investigation, prosecution and possible prison time,” said Special Agent-in-Charge Gregory Gant of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
At the sentencing hearing, the court found that Harris had fully complied with the conditions of his plea agreement and bond.
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