A federal judge sentenced a 28-year-old former bank teller to four years in prison Thursday for importing 278 cases of commercial aerial fireworks without a license, lying on shipping documents for a container load of more fireworks and depositing $1.1 million into his bank account in increments of less than $10,000 to evade reporting requirements.

The $1.1 million resulted from sales of the fireworks and from gambling proceeds, according to the prosecution.

Brandon Haleamau has been in custody since August 2011 and has served 11⁄2 years of his prison term.

He imported the 278 cases of fireworks in 2007. The bank deposits were made in 2008 and 2009.

The four-year sentence also covers the crime of possessing and improperly storing an aerial fireworks shell and for possessing a stolen firearm while not in custody and awaiting sentencing.

Federal prosecutor Darren Ching said Hale­amau was motivated by a desire for fast cars, money, gambling and trips to Las Vegas.

In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Judge Helen Gillmor ordered Hale­amau to forfeit to the government three automobiles — a 2009 Acura TSX sedan, a 2009 Nissan GT-R coupe and a 2008 Lexus ISF sedan — and $345,421 that authorities seized from his bank accounts.

After he completes his prison term, Hale­amau will be under court supervision for three years. During that time, Gillmor told him, he may not gamble, travel to Nevada or do work involving computers because he was caught hacking when he was in intermediate school.

Haleamau is also facing theft and identity theft charges in state court for allegedly pretending to be his wife in order to empty out a bank account while they were going through divorce.