ATF Houston: More Arrests in Local Gun Store Indictment; 21-Year-Old Houston Woman Sentenced for Straw Purchasing
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1. More Arrests in Local Gun Store Indictment
LAREDO, Texas – The last four persons named in last week's indictment of a local gun store owner and his wife have been taken into custody by federal authorities, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today along with Jerry Robinette, special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in San Antonio and Melvin King Jr., special agent in charge of the ATF.More »
2. 21-Year-Old Houston Woman Sentenced for Straw Purchasing Firearms
McALLEN, Texas – Nayely Ruby Herrera, 21, of Houston, has been handed a 36-month-term of federal imprisonment for making a false statement concerning the purchase of firearms on ATF Form 4473, commonly referred to as straw purchasing, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today.More »
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