Burlington Standard

Burlington, Vermont – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont announced that on July 24, 2024, Candace Walsh, 38, of Arlington, Vermont was sentenced by United States District Judge Geoffrey Crawford to time served followed by three years of supervised release with a special condition requiring seven months of home confinement. Walsh previously pleaded guilty to lying about pending state charges when completing a form for the purchase of a firearm.

According to court records, in May 2023, Walsh purchased a SCCY CPX-2 9 mm firearm from a federally licensed firearms dealer in Vermont. When completing required paperwork for the gun purchase, Walsh denied both being under indictment in a felony criminal case and drug use, although she was pending state felony charges and using drugs at the time of the purchase. The firearm Walsh purchased has not been recovered.

United States Attorney Nikolas P. Kerest commended the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for their work in investigating Walsh.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Eugenia Cowles. Walsh was represented by Michael Shklar, Esq.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence and to make neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in communities; supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring; setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities; and measuring results. For more information about Project Safe Neighborhoods, please visit Justice.gov/PSN.