What's odd is that prosecutors decided to circle the wagons around Abramski and bring out the pitchforks, while those conducting intentional straw buys routinely get off the hook.
I'm familiar with more than a few cases locally. Nobody gets the full sentence, even when the guns are later used in crimes. Most folks plead down to a lesser charge, and I've known defendants to get off with probation.
One of the major purchasers in the Fast & Furious operation got
41 months, but a guy with no intention of wrongdoing and no harm done gets the book thrown at him.