Arami Rodriguez, Firearms Conspiracy, Florida 2014

Tampa, FL – In a shocking case of firearms trafficking, an Orlando man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for conspiring to possess unregistered firearms.

Arami Rodriguez, 37, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich on June 17, 2014, after pleading guilty to the charges on March 26, 2014.

According to court documents, Rodriguez conspired with another individual to possess and sell unregistered firearms to an undercover detective. As part of the conspiracy, Rodriguez provided his co-conspirator with a machine gun, silencer, and a short-barreled rifle, each of which was sold to the detective.

None of those firearms were registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record. Rodriguez eventually sold three other silencers directly to the undercover detective.

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.

It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Joseph W. Swanson.

This case is another example of the ‘Project Safe Neighborhoods’ program, a nationwide gun-violence reduction strategy. United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III, along with Trevor Velinor, Acting Special Agent in Charge, ATF, is coordinating the Project Safe Neighborhoods effort here in the Middle District of Florida in cooperation with federal, state, and local law enforcement officials.

The ATF’s Frontline Strategy aims to impact violent crime within our communities, and this case is a prime example of their efforts.

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