BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) - A former Southeast Texas police officer has received probation and will give up his law enforcement license as part of a plea agreement for teaming up with a man- who impersonated an officer - to defraud a firearms dealer.
The Beaumont Enterprise (https://bit.ly/1U6wd7E ) reports Keith Breiner pleaded guilty last month to a misdemeanor count of abuse of official capacity for signing a letter that requested a rifle from the dealer for the law enforcement agency.
Authorities say the letter was sent to the gun manufacturer in 2013 by Michael Gelagotis (gehl-uh-GOH’-tuhs), who last month was sentenced to 10 years in prison for pretending to be a police officer.
Investigators are not sure whether Gelagotis ever got the weapon.
Doug Barlow, Breiner’s attorney, says the plea agreement was a “fair resolution.”
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Information from: The Beaumont Enterprise, https://beaumontenterprise.com
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