A Chicago man has been charged with federal firearm violations for allegedly trafficking dozens of firearms to Ghana.
CHICAGO — A Chicago man has been charged with federal firearm violations for allegedly trafficking dozens of firearms from the United States to the West African nation of Ghana.
Anthony Nee Amoo, 54, was arrested on Monday and remains in federal custody.
A criminal complaint filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Chicago charges Anthony Nee Amoo with willfully exporting firearms in violation of U.S. laws and regulations.
The complaint alleges that Nee Amoo purchased 71 firearms in northern Illinois from 2006 to 2024 and exported them to Ghana by either personally traveling with the guns or shipping them in vehicles or barrels.
The investigation is being conducted in coordination with ATF’s Crime Gun Intelligence Center of Chicago, a centralized law enforcement hub that focuses exclusively on investigating and preventing gun violence in Chicago and throughout northern Illinois.
According to the charges, Nee Amoo did not declare the firearms or inform the shippers about them, and he lacked a U.S. license to export the guns.
The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorneys LeighAnn M. Thomas and Michael Maione.
The charge in the complaint is punishable by up to ten years in federal prison.
The public is reminded that a complaint contains only charges and is not evidence of guilt.
The defendant is presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial at which the government has the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Key Facts
- State: Illinois
- Category: Weapons
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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