SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned an indictment today against Taisia Soloai Fauolo, 29, of Henderson, Nevada, charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced.
According to court documents, on Oct. 21, 2025, Fauolo was arrested in Sacramento after acting suspiciously during a law enforcement action. The officers observed Fauolo crouch behind a parked car, then running through a nearby apartment complex. Fauolo was detained and a 9 mm Glock 19 handgun was recovered beneath the rear axle of the car where Fauolo had been observed crouching. A 30-round magazine was inserted into the firearm, and one round was chambered. Fauolo is prohibited from possessing firearms because of prior felony convictions for unlawful transport of firearms, participation in a criminal street gang, robbery, and for carrying a loaded firearm.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted the investigation with assistance from the San Francisco Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Zulkar Khan is prosecuting the case.
If convicted, Fauolo faces a maximum statutory penalty of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Any sentence, however, would be determined at the discretion of the court after consideration of any applicable statutory factors and the federal Sentencing Guidelines, which take into account a number of variables. The charges are only allegations; the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations, and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.