Why a Procurement Fraud conviction matters
Procurement fraud can arise from false bids, manipulated contracting, false certifications, inflated invoices, or collusive conduct. The gun-rights review should identify whether the case was purely financial or also included bribery, extortion, or obstruction.
How DOJ’s current restoration rule may treat the offense
A conventional nonviolent procurement-fraud felony may fit the general other-felony framework after sentence completion, subject to companion offenses and the underlying conduct.
Federal procurement cases often involve several statutes at once. Each count should be evaluated independently because the offense with the strongest presumption can drive the practical restoration strategy.
What records should be reviewed?
For a felony-based firearm disability, DOJ currently directs applicants to gather the charging document, judgment of conviction, and official proof of the date the final sentence requirement was completed. Depending on the case, the plea agreement, factual basis, presentence report, prior restoration applications, and state criminal-history records may also be required. See the complete Federal Restoration Required Documents Checklist →
State law can still change the answer
If the procurement fraud conviction was entered in state court, a pardon, set-aside, expungement, restoration of civil rights, or firearm-specific order may affect whether the conviction continues to count for federal firearm purposes. The legal effect of the actual order matters. Use the Gun Rights by State guides to identify the separate state layer.
What should you do next?
Start with the Eligibility Review if you are not sure which restoration path fits. If a federal § 925(c) application appears relevant, use the shorter federal restoration services. You can also read the September 2026 DOJ update and the main gun-rights restoration FAQ.
Frequently asked questions
Possibly. A procurement fraud conviction can be reviewed for firearm-rights restoration. The key questions include the exact statutes, whether bribery or corruption was involved, the sentence-completion date, restitution, and later history.
A conventional nonviolent procurement-fraud felony may fit the general other-felony framework after sentence completion, subject to companion offenses and the underlying conduct. The exact judgment and underlying conduct should be reviewed before relying on a general category.
Start with the charging document, judgment, plea or trial disposition, sentencing records, official proof of when the final sentence requirement was completed, and copies of any prior pardon or rights-restoration order. DOJ also currently requires state criminal-history records covering the applicable period.
Not necessarily. Probation, parole, supervised release, community service, restitution, fines, or other criminal sentence requirements can affect the final sentence-completion date.
Sometimes, particularly for state convictions, but federal law looks at the legal effect of the relief. A pardon, expungement, set-aside, or restoration of civil rights should be reviewed under 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(20) and current state law.
No. Filing an eligibility review, a FelonJustice intake, or an official DOJ application does not suspend a firearm prohibition. Relief must actually be effective under every applicable federal, state, and tribal rule.