U.S. | Fri Mar 10, 2017 | 10:31pm EST

Star of 'American Guns' convicted of fraud, tax evasion

By Keith Coffman | DENVER

A former Colorado gun shop owner and reality television star could face up to 15 years in jail after being was found guilty on Friday of conspiracy to sell firearms without a license and failing to report $1.1 million of income, prosecutors said.

Richard Wyatt, 53, who appeared in the Discovery Channel's "American Guns" show in 2011 and 2012, was convicted by a jury in U.S. District Court in Denver following a six-day trial, acting U.S. Attorney Robert Troyer said in a statement.

Prosecutors said they produced evidence at trial that showed Wyatt, who operated a store under the name "Gunsmoke Inc.," surrendered his federal firearms license in 2012 after violating federal laws and regulations surrounding legal weapons sales.

He then engaged in a scheme to use another gun shop as a "shadow" dealer to circumvent the law and continued to sell firearms, gun accessories and offer gunsmithing services.

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