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Date: 02-01-2021

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United States of America v. Joseph Miner

Case Number: 21-cr-554

Judge: William F. Kuntz, II

Court: United States District Court for the District of ( County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office

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Description: Brooklyn, NY - Felony possession of a firearm criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Joseph Miner, who was charged with possessing a firearm with obliterated serial numbers.

As set forth in public filings, law enforcement began investigating Miner’s interest in illegally purchasing firearms in late 2019 when he posted on social media accounts his desire to obtain assault weapons and other firearms for a racial civil war or racial holy war. Miner expressed support on social media for racially and ethnically motivated violence, including celebrating the August 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, and the December 2019 machete attack at a synagogue in Monsey, New York. Although the defendant at times disavowed interest in conducting an attack himself, on multiple occasions he posted social media messages in which he displayed suicidal ideations and fantasized about “martyring” himself and “go[ing] out in a blaze of glory” in a mass-shooting attack.

In April 2020, Miner initiated contact with an undercover law enforcement agent who was posing as a firearms dealer. Miner requested firearms from the undercover agent knowing that the serial numbers were removed from the guns that the undercover agent was offering for sale. On May 12, 2020, Miner met the undercover agent at a Queens hotel and purchased a Glock 19 9mm semi-automatic handgun with an obliterated serial number.

The government’s case is being handled by the Office’s National Security and Cybercrime Section. Assistant United States Attorneys Artie McConnell and Josh Hafetz are in charge of the prosecution.

18:922(k), 18:924(a)(1)(B) and 3551 et seq. - POSSESSION OF A DEFACED FIREARM

Outcome: Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge William F. Kuntz, II: Plea Agreement Hearing held by Cisco Webex video conference on 1/22/21 as to Joseph Miner. Appearances: AUSA Joshua Hafetz and AUSA Artie McConnell appeared on behalf of the Government. Benjamin Silverman, Esq., appeared on behalf of the defendant Joseph Miner (present and in custody). Defendant Joseph Miner knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily waived the right to an in-person hearing and consent to a video conference hearing. Defendant was sworn and informed of his rights. Defendant waived trial before the District Court. Defendant entered a guilty plea as to the Sole Count of the Information. The Court found that: (a) Defendant was fully competent and capable of entering an informed plea; (b) Defendant was aware of the nature of the charges and the consequences of the plea; and (c) the plea of guilty was a knowing and voluntary plea and was supported by an independent basis in fact containing the essential elements of the offense. The Court accepted Defendant's guilty plea.

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