Madison, Wisconsin -- J.B. Van Hollen, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that a federal grand jury sitting in Madison returned an indictment today charging Joseph Porter, Janesville, DOB: 11/30/81, with unlawfully possessing ammunition as a convicted felon. The one-count indictment alleges that Porter possessed .40 caliber ammunition on June 26, 2004, in Janesville. If convicted, Porter faces a maximum penalty of ten years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and a three-year period of supervised release.

The charge against Porter is the result of an investigation conducted by the Janesville Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Prosecution of this case has been assigned to Assistant United States Attorney Rita M. Rumbelow.

You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

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