Portland man sentenced for firearms offenses (DOJ)

Jeissey Khamis made false statements to federal firearms licensee and possessed a stolen firearm

BANGOR, Maine: A Portland man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Bangor for making false statements to a federal firearms licensee and possessing a stolen firearm.

U.S. District Judge Stacey D. Neumann sentenced Jeissey Khamis, 20, to two weeks imprisonment to be followed by three years of supervised release. Khamis pleaded guilty on March 12, 2026.

According to court records, in April 2025, Khamis made false statements to a federal firearms licensee in Charleston, Maine, in connection with his attempted purchase of a Glock pistol. Khamis's false statements concerned his identity, age, and place of birth. Later the same month, Khamis was found in possession of a different pistol that he knew had been stolen from the same licensee. Investigators seized the gun while executing a state search warrant at Khamis's college dormitory room in Windham.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case with assistance from the South Portland and Portland police departments. The Cumberland County District Attorney's Office, which is prosecuting Khamis for related state offenses, closely coordinated its efforts with the U.S. Attorney's Office.