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Date: 09-02-2021
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Case Number: 3:20-cr-00227-MPS
Judge: Michael P. Shea
Court: United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (New Haven County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: New Have, CT: Unlawful possession and transfer of machineguns criminal defense lawyer represented Angel Reyes-Rodriguez, age 29.
On May 3, 2019, Reyes-Rodriguez communicated with an individual over Instagram about a photo of a Glock pistol that Reyes-Rodriguez had posted. Reyes-Rodriguez asked the individual if he had a Glock, and said that he had a friend with a “chip” to make the gun shoot automatically. At the direction of law enforcement, the individual arranged to purchase two Glock conversion devices from Reyes-Rodriguez. On May 9, 2019, Reyes-Rodriguez met the individual at a store parking lot in New Haven and transferred two conversion devices in exchange for $500.
Under federal law, a conversion device that changes a gun into an automatic weapon is considered a machinegun.
This was Reyes-Rodriguez’s second federal conviction. In 2016, he was sentenced to probation for delivering a package containing two kilograms of cocaine to a co-conspirator.
This matter is being investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Hal Chen.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.
VIOLENT CRIME/DRUGS/MACHINE GUN - Unlawful Possession and Transfer of Machineguns
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Outcome: Defendant pleaded guilty.
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