Calvin Tabron, Firearms Trafficking, New York 2024
Brooklyn, New York - In a significant blow to the city's gun violence problem, Calvin Tabron was sentenced to 63 months in prison for conspiring to traffic firearms. Tabron acted as a straw purchaser for a gun trafficking ring that operated around the Breukelen Houses, a New York City Housing Authority development in Canarsie, Brooklyn.
The case against Tabron and his co-defendants is one of the first to publicly charge the gun trafficking provisions of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. David Mccann, Tajhai Jones, and Raymond Minaya were previously sentenced to 108 months, 97 months, and 135 months in prison, respectively, for conspiring to traffic firearms and narcotics.
According to court filings, the defendants' gun-trafficking operation involved the sale of at least 50 illegal firearms over multiple transactions in Brooklyn between January 2022 and August 2022. Tabron and Jones obtained firearms in Virginia and then transported them to New York to be sold on the streets of Brooklyn.
The defendants conducted these firearms sales in broad daylight in a public park, in shopping center parking lots, in vehicles in and around the Breukelen Houses, across from a church, and blocks away from a preschool and grade school. Some of the firearms sold by the defendants had defaced serial numbers or were made from ghost gun kits, making them harder for law enforcement to trace.
Firearms sold in the conspiracy have also been linked to shootings in Brooklyn. For example, on June 22, 2022, Minaya sold an undercover officer a Glock 30, .45 caliber handgun. The investigation revealed that this gun was used in an August 21, 2021 shooting in Bedford-Stuyvesant during which armed perpetrators shot into a large crowd gathered for a family day celebration.
The sentencing of Calvin Tabron is a significant victory for law enforcement and the community. 'The defendants' convictions and sentences demonstrate our resolve to hold accountable those who flood the streets of Brooklyn with deadly weapons and drugs, feeding the cycles of gun violence and substance abuse,' stated United States Attorney Joseph Nocella.
The case highlights the importance of collaboration between law enforcement agencies in targeting those individuals who compromise the safety and security of our communities. 'Today's sentencing of Calvin Tabron is a direct result of the collaboration we have with our law enforcement partners in targeting those individuals who compromise the safety and security of our communities,' stated DEA New York Special Agent in Charge Frank A. Tarentino.
Defendant: Calvin Tabron
Criminal Charges: Conspiring to traffic firearms
City and State: Brooklyn, New York
Exact Date: March 2024 (sentencing)
Sentence: 63 months in prison
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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