Damian Williams, United States Legal professional for the Southern District of New York, John DeVito, Unique Agent-in-Cost of the Bureau of Liquor, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, New York Subject Division (ATF), and Keechant L. Sewell, Police Commissioner for the Town of New York (NYPD), announced right now that RONALD ROGERS and ANAUNCIA ROGERS were charged with conspiracy to dedicate gun trafficking and gun trafficking, in connection with their involvement in a scheme to illegally acquire and transport firearms from Ga for resale to residents of New York. RONALD ROGERS was arrested yesterday touring from Ga to New York and was presented today prior to Justice of the peace Judge Robert W. Lehrburger in the Southern District of New York. ANAUNCIA ROGERS was also arrested yesterday in Ga and was offered right now in the Northern District of Ga.
U.S. Legal professional Damian Williams said: “As alleged, Anauncia and Ronald Rogers ended up in the business enterprise of illegally buying firearms in Ga and transporting them to New York. The two are alleged to have bought 68 guns in their interstate weapons-shopping for plan. The importation of firearms into the tri-condition exposes hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers to possibly deadly harm, and I commend the vocation prosecutors of this Business office for partnering with the ATF and NYPD in the ongoing effort and hard work to rid our streets of unlawful guns.”
ATF Unique Agent-in-Demand John DeVito stated: “One of ATF’s leading priorities is to decrease the ever-growing risk to public security prompted by illegally trafficked firearms. The gentlemen and females of the Joint Firearms Endeavor Power worked diligently to discover, examine and to apprehend Ronald and Anauncia Rogers in this situation. This investigation is yet an additional instance of the collaborative perform of the NYC Criminal offense Gun Intelligence Center and all our investigative associates to reduce firearms trafficking and violent crime throughout our City and Country.”
NYPD Commissioner Keechant L. Sewell claimed: “The NYPD and our law enforcement companions at the ATF and the Place of work of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District stay precisely centered on making solid conditions in opposition to any person who peddles unlawful guns on the streets of New York. Bringing these gun traffickers to justice is unsafe operate, and I commend our devoted investigators for pinpointing and getting into custody this husband-and-wife group, who will now encounter the full repercussions of their alleged steps.”
In accordance to the allegations contained in the Criticism[1]:
From at minimum in or all over September 2018 up to and which includes March 2022, RONALD ROGERS and ANAUNCIA ROGERS, both people of the point out of Ga, engaged in a scheme to obtain at least 68 firearms from at minimum seven federal firearms licensees (“FFLs”) in Ga. About the program of the scheme, ANAUNCIA ROGERS personally procured at least 47 firearms. In connection with just about every obtain, ANAUNCIA ROGERS attested that she was the accurate purchaser of the firearms, when in fact she was acquiring guns on behalf of her partner and co-defendant, RONALD ROGERS. Following ANAUNCIA ROGERS purchased the guns, RONALD ROGERS transported the firearms to New York Metropolis, generally by vehicle, and illegally resold a lot of of the guns to other individuals.
To day, the NYPD has seized 6 firearms purchased in Georgia by ANAUNCIA ROGERS in the course of arrests in New York Town.
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RONALD ROGERS, 26, and ANAUNCIA ROGERS, 26, both equally of Riverdale, Georgia, are charged with one rely of conspiracy to commit gun trafficking, which carries a optimum penalty of five decades in prison, and one particular count of gun trafficking, which also carries a greatest penalty of five many years in prison.
The most likely sentences in this situation are approved by Congress and are offered in this article for informational purposes only, as any sentencing of the defendant will be established by the choose.
Mr. Williams praised the excellent get the job done of the ATF and the NYPD for their help in this investigation.
This scenario is remaining dealt with by the Office’s General Crimes Unit. Assistant United States Legal professional Matthew J. King is in cost of the prosecution.
The rates contained in the Complaint are just accusations, and the defendants are presumed harmless except if and until demonstrated responsible.
[1] As the introductory phrase signifies, the entirety of the text of the Grievance and the description of the Grievance set forth in this release constitute only allegations, and every simple fact described should really be taken care of as an allegation.
