Man convicted of buying guns in Georgia, reselling up north
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Posted 7:30PM on Monday, October 28, 2002
STATESBORO - A drifter who split his time between Atlanta and New York was convicted Monday of buying guns in Georgia then taking them north to be sold in New York. <br>
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James Earl Wiggins was convicted for buying 11 guns from south Georgia pawn shops and then taking them to New York state without a license. Two of the firearms have been recovered in crimes in Rochester, New York. <br>
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The 37-year-old Wiggins faces up to ten years in prison and a $250,000 fine. A sentencing date has not been set.