Minneapolis straw gun buyer sentenced
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A Minneapolis woman who pleaded guilty to buying guns for a convicted felon and alleged gang member has been sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison.
Federal prosecutors say 33-year-old Angela Carter, a former school lunch cook, admitted to buying two guns for her boyfriend, 20-year-old gang member Keniko Bland.
At the time, Bland was ineligible to buy guns because of his criminal record. Carter provided false information on a federal form when she purchased the guns.
Carter and Bland were indicted on federal charges last year, along with three other people, in an alleged conspiracy to provide guns to gang members. Bland has already been sentenced to nearly five years in prison.
Two other co-conspirators are still awaiting sentencing, according to prosecutors.
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