A Harrisburg man was sentenced to five years probation for making false statements when purchasing multiple firearms in three Pennsylvania counties.

According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, 37-year-old Eseyuiel Caraballo previously admitted to making false statements when he purchased or attempted to purchase 18 firearms at various stores in Dauphin, Cumberland, and Schuylkill Counties between March 2017 and August 2018.

Officials say that with each purchase or attempted purchase, Caraballo claimed that he was the actual buyer of the firearms, when in fact he purchased or attempted to purchase the firearms for other people.