Somali. Mohammed Sheriff Olaleran. Minnesota Man Convicted Of 18 Counts Related To International Arms Smuggling

Minnesota Man Convicted Of 18 Counts Related To International Arms Smuggling

Minnesota Man Convicted Of 18 Counts Related To International Arms Smuggling

MINNEAPOLIS-Recently in federal court, a jury found a Minneapolis man guilty of smuggling guns to Nigeria and lying on required federal firearms purchase records. Sheriff Olaleran Mohammed, 51, a naturalized U.S. citizen currently living in Brooklyn Park, was convicted on Monday of one count of Smuggling Goods from the United States and 17 counts of providing False Statements During the Purchase of a Firearm.

MINNEAPOLIS—Recently in federal court, a jury found a Minneapolis man guilty of smuggling guns to Nigeria and lying on required federal firearms purchase records. Sheriff Olaleran Mohammed, 51, a naturalized U.S. citizen currently living in Brooklyn Park, was convicted on Monday of one count of Smuggling Goods from the United States and 17 counts of providing False Statements During the Purchase of a Firearm. Mohammed was indicted in October 15, 2013 and was arrested November 22, 2013 in Atlanta, when returning from Nigeria. His trial before United States District Court Judge Susan Richard Nelson began June 11, 2014 and concluded Monday.