Tara Michelle Kern, 39, of Villa Ridge,
Illinois, was sentenced on August 8, 2012, to 6 months in federal prison, to be
followed by 6 months house arrest, for federal gun offenses and obstructing
justice, Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District
of Illinois, announced today. Kern was also placed on two years supervised
release and was fined $400.
Kern had previously pleaded guilty to a four
count Indictment which charged in Count 1 of the Indictment charges that from
on or about October 8, 2006, to on or about May 17, 2011, in Pulaski County,
Tara M. Kern did knowingly aid and abet a convicted felon (William A. Kern) in
the possession of a firearm, a Ruger Mini 14, .223 caliber rifle, in violation
of federal law; in Count 2 of the Indictment charges that from on or about
September 25, 2007, to on or about May 17, 2011, in Pulaski County, Tara M.
Kern did knowingly aid and abet a convicted felon (William A. Kern) in the
possession of a firearm, a Ruger Model 10/22. .22 caliber rifle, in violation
of federal law; in Count 3 of the Indictment charges that from on or about
November 20, 2007, to on or about May 17, 2011, in Pulaski County, Tara M. Kern
did knowingly aid and abet a convicted felon (William A. Kern) in the
possession of a firearm, a Benelli Super Black Eagle 12 gauge shotgun, in
violation of federal law; and in Count 4 of the Indictment charges that on May
17, 2011, in Pulaski County, Tara M. Kern did knowingly conceal six (6)
firearms with the intent to impede, obstruct, and influence the investigation
of a matter within the jurisdiction of the ATF, all in violation of federal
law.
William Kern was previously sentenced to
42 months imprisonment on federal gun charges.
The investigation in this case was
conducted by the ATF, Illinois State Police, Union County Sheriff's Office,
Union County State's Attorney's Office, the Southern Illinois Drug Task Force.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney George A.
Norwood.
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