SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that United States District Judge Richard P. Conaboy sentenced Ronald J. Scheu, age 48, of Kunkletown, Pennsylvania, to three years of probation, including an eight-month term of home confinement, for distributing explosives without a license. Judge Conaboy also fined Scheu $1,000.
According to United States Attorney Bruce D. Brandler, Scheu pleaded guilty to distributing 119 M-class devices, 26 class 1.3 mortars, and one aerial shell, without the appropriate license or permit. Scheu admitted to maintaining a storage locker filled with hundreds of pounds of explosives, and to selling professional grade explosives. He also admitted to manufacturing flash powder and explosives at his residence.
The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and by the Carbon County District Attorney’s Office. Assistant United States Attorney Phillip J. Caraballo prosecuted the case.
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