By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
Independent voices from the TWT Communities
The man who bought two semi-automatic assault rifles found at the scene of the fatal 2010 shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Arizona was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Phoenix to 57 months in prison over his role in the botched Fast and Furious gun-running investigation.
Avila's attorney, Candice Shoemaker, said her client's "significant substance abuse problem" led to his involvement in the smuggling operation and added that Avila was "shocked and dismayed and hurt in a way that he had no idea his behavior … would lead to such great lengths."
