Felon Sent to Prison for Illegally Possessing a Gun

A man who illegally possessed a firearm as a felon was sentenced today to more than one year in federal prison.

David Gregory Fauser, age 37, from Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison term after a December 29, 2025, guilty plea to possession of a firearm by a felon.

Evidence during the case showed Fauser was involved in an altercation with his neighbor. Fauser went inside his home, got a gun, went back outside, and displayed the gun towards his neighbor. Fauser was intoxicated at the time. He had previously been convicted of third-degree burglary, a felony offense.

Fauser was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams. Fauser was sentenced to twelve months and one day of imprisonment. He must also serve a three-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system. Fauser was released on the bond previously set and is to surrender to the Bureau of Prisons on a date yet to be set.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Lisa C. Williams and investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol Tabacco Firearms and Explosives and the Waterloo Police Department. Court file information at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.plLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the "external link" icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link.. The case file number is 25-CR-2052.

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