An Exira woman has been ordered to serve five years of probation by a federal court for purchasing a firearm for her felon boyfriend. Twenty-four-year-old Leslie Nicole Moton, also known as Leslie Caniglia, was sentenced on Oct. 10 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. According to prosecutors, Moton purchased a handgun in August 2023 for her boyfriend, Rey Moton, despite knowing he was a felon. She falsely claimed the gun was for her, but within a week, he took the firearm and used it during a burglary in Atlantic. Rey Moton was later charged and sentenced in March 2024 to 63 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. He will also serve three years of supervised release. Leslie Moton received a five-year probation sentence. This case was prosecuted under the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and was investigated by the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, Cass County Sheriff’s Office, and the Atlantic Police Department.
Exira Woman Sentenced To Probation On Federal Straw Purchase Charge
