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Description: Norfolk, Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with felony possession of a machine gun.
Between approximately October 2021 and April 2022, Patrick Tate Adamiak, 28, was obtaining illegal machine guns that were not registered and he was selling these machine guns online. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) purchased eight machine guns from him through a confidential source. They then executed a search warrant at Adamiak’s residence and recovered 25 additional unregistered machineguns. A search warrant at his residence found that Adamiak was in possession of two grenade launchers and two antitank missile launchers. Adamiak is a Master at Arms in the U.S. Navy.
Adamiak was convicted of receiving, possessing, and transferring unregistered machineguns, and possession of four destructive devices, to include two grenade launchers and two antitank missile launchers. The sentencing hearing is scheduled for March 31, 2023. He faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison for each of the five counts of conviction. Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after taking into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
Jessica D. Aber, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Charlie J. Patterson, Special Agent in Charge of the ATF’s Washington Field Division, made the announcement after U.S. District Judge Arenda Wright Allen accepted the verdict.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Muhr and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Victoria Liu is prosecuting the case.
T.18:922(a)(1)(A), 923(a) and 924(a)(1)(D) - Dealing Firearms Without a License / T.18:924(d); T.26:5872; T.28:2461(c) - Criminal Forfeiture
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T.26:5841, 5845, 5861(d) and 5871 - Receive and Possess an Unregistered Firearm / T.18:924(d); T.26:5872; and T.28:2461(c) - Criminal Forfeiture
(1s)
T.26:5841, 5861(d) and 5871 - Receive and Possess an Unregistered Firearm
(2)
T.18:922(o) - Unlawful Possession and Transfer of a Machinegun
(2s)
T.18:922(o) - Unlawful Possession and Transfer of a Machinegun
(3)
T.26:5841, 5845, 5861(d) and 5871 - Receive and Possess an Unregistered Destructive Device
(3s-5s)
T.26:5841, 5861(d) and 5871 - Receive and Possess an Unregistered Firearm
(4)
T.18:922(o) - Unlawful Possession and Transfer of a Machinegun
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T.26:5841, 5861(d) and 5871 - Receive and Possess an Unregistered Firearm
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T.18:922(o) - Unlawful Possession and Transfer of a Machinegun
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T.26:5841, 5861(d) and 5871 - Receive and Possess an Unregistered Firearm
(8)
T.18:922(o) - Unlawful Possession and Transfer of a Machinegun
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T.26:5841, 5861(d) and 5871 - Receive and Possess an Unregistered Machinegun
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T.18:922(o) - Unlawful Possession of a Machinegun
(11)
Outcome: 10/21/2022 63 Jury Trial proceeding (Day #4) held before District Judge Arenda L. Wright Allen on 10/21/2022: William Muhr and Victoria Lui present on behalf of the government; David Good and Lawrence Woodward present on behalf of the defendant; Defendant present and on bond; Matter came on for continuation of jury trial. Out of the presence of the jury, further discussions of jury instructions. Jury received Court's charge. Closing arguments of counsel heard. Jury retired with instructions to begin their deliberations and later returned with a verdict. Verdict read into the record and filed. Jurors polled. Jurors excused. Matter continued for pre-sentence report. Sentencing set for 3/31/2023 at 09:00 AM in Norfolk Courtroom 3 before District Judge Arenda L. Wright Allen. Copy of order provided to the Defendant. After argument heard by counsel, Court ordered defendant to be remanded. Government to retrieve all physical evidence.Counsel for defendant renewed Rule 29 Motion. Court DENIED. LUNCH BREAK: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM(Court Reporter Paul McManus.)(lhow) # 1 Witness List, # 2 Exhibit List) (lhow, ). (Entered: 10/21/2022)
10/21/2022 64 REDACTED JURY VERDICT as to Patrick Tate Adamiak (1) Guilty on Counts 1s,2s,3s, 4s and 5s. (lhow) (Entered: 10/21/2022)
10/21/2022 66 Sentencing Procedures Order as to Patrick Tate Adamiak. Signed by District Judge Arenda L. Wright Allen and filed on 10/21/2022. (lhow) (Entered: 10/21/2022)
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