Ex-Central Texas Judge Gets 18 Months In Federal Guns Case

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AUSTIN (AP) — A former Central Texas judge has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for illegally selling guns to a felon and lying about it.

Ex-Williamson County Court-at-Law Judge Timothy Wright of Georgetown was sentenced Friday in Austin.

The 70-year-old Wright in May pleaded guilty to engaging in the business of dealing firearms without a license and to making false statements to a government agent. Wright, who resigned following his guilty pleas, was also fined $15,000.

Prosecutors say Wright since June 2014 sold more than 60 firearms without a federal license. Investigators say dozens of those guns were sold to two people who were illegally smuggling firearms into Mexico.

Authorities say Wright continued illegal transactions, falsified paperwork and lied to investigators after securing a gun sales permit.

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