A Birmingham man has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for his role in unlawful firearm dealing, including straw purchases and falsified records.
Jecorey Tyshawn Edwards Allen, 26, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge R. David Proctor, following his guilty plea in April. Allen was found guilty of dealing in firearms without a license, traveling interstate to acquire firearms for the purpose of dealing without a license, and seven counts of falsifying information on firearm acquisition records.
According to court documents, from November 2018 through July of 2019, Allen traveled from the Washington, D.C. area to Birmingham, where he purchased at least 19 pistols from several licensed Birmingham firearm dealers. Allen falsified the ATF form 4473, Firearms Transaction Record, specifically stating that he was the actual buyer when in fact he was buying the firearms for other people.
Allen then sold the illegally purchased guns, with one of them being used in a shooting in Washington, D.C. four months later. The ATF investigated the case, which was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Cross.
“One of the most common ways criminals get guns is through straw purchase sales, where someone who may not legally acquire a firearm has another person buy it on their behalf,” said U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona. “It is a priority of my office to stop the illegal flow of firearms used to commit violent crime in our cities.”
Special Agent in Charge Mickey French of the ATF added, “ATF’s Crime Gun Intelligence partnerships is effective in reducing the potential for violent firearms related crimes. The illegal purchase and transfer of firearms negatively impacts our communities across the country.”
The case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), an evidence-based program aimed 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.
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Key Facts
- State: Alabama
- Category: Weapons|Violent Crime|Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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