(WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A Sycamore firearms instructor has been charged with falsifying training certificates required to obtain a concealed carry license.
Brian K. Fleming, a 44-year-old instructor who trains others seeking to obtain concealed carry licenses, allegedly falsified certificates by claiming applicants had completed the legally required 16 hours of training when they had not.
Fleming is accused of giving an undercover officer a fake state police certificate affirming the applicant had completed concealed-carry training.
The Illinois Attorney General’s office says Fleming has been charged with forgery and unlawful violation of the Concealed Carry Act. Fleming is due back in court in January.
“Preventing gun violence across Illinois includes prosecuting individuals who lie to subvert safety requirements and break state law,” Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said in a news release. “I will continue to partner with the Illinois State Police and law enforcement agencies across Illinois to keep communities safe by holding such offenders accountable.”
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