Lincoln Man Sentenced to 30 months in Prison for Possessing Unregistered Suppressors

United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Dillon M. Salvo, age 29, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced November 20, 2024, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, after having pled guilty to receiving and possessing unregistered firearm suppressors. United States District Court Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Salvo to 30 months' imprisonment that will run consecutive to his Nebraska state convictions in unrelated theft cases. There is no parole in the federal system. After Salvo's release he will begin a 2-year term of supervised release. As part of this prosecution, over 26 firearms were forfeited, along with firearm suppressors and ammunition.

On March 19, 2023, the Lincoln Police Department and Nebraska State Patrol obtained a state search warrant for the common residence of Dillon Salvo and codefendant William Rader. During the search, law enforcement located four suspected unregistered firearm suppressors inside the residence along with numerous firearms.

A database check was completed for registered items with the National Firearms Act Branch (NFA) of the ATF, which revealed that neither Rader nor defendant Salvo had registered firearm suppressors in the database, making their possession illegal.

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 our 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 our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Lincoln Police Department and Nebraska State Patrol.