Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Machinegun Trafficking

BOSTON – A Boston man pleaded guilty today to illegally selling a dozen machinegun conversion devices. Elijah Navarro, 24, pleaded guilty to one count of engaging in the business as a manufacturer or dealer in firearms and two counts of transferring or possessing a machinegun. U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper scheduled sentencing for March 13, 2024.

Navarro was initially arrested and charged along with co-defendant Michael Wilkerson in February 2023. The defendants were subsequently indicted by a federal grand jury in March 2023. In January 2023, Navarro agreed to sell 12 machinegun conversion devices to an individual in exchange for $1,700. Following a series of communications, Navarro met the individual twice at a pre-arranged location.

On Jan. 19, 2023, Navarro sold the first two machinegun conversion devices to the individual for $400 and later, on Jan. 25, 2023, sold the remaining 10 devices for an additional $1,300.

Navarro does not possess a license to import, manufacture, deal or possess firearms. The charge of engaging in the business as a manufacturer or dealer in firearms provides for a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $10,000. The charge of unlawful transferring or possession of a machinegun provides for a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000.

Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy, James M. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Boston Field Division, and Boston Police Commissioner Michael A. Cox made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney John T. Dawley of the Organized Crime & Gang Unit is prosecuting the case.

The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. The remaining defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

Elijah Navarro, a Boston man, pleaded guilty to machinegun trafficking, violating federal laws. He will face sentencing on March 13, 2024.

Navarro agreed to sell 12 machinegun conversion devices to an individual in exchange for $1,700. He sold the devices in two transactions, one for $400 and the other for $1,300.

Navarro does not possess a license to import, manufacture, deal or possess firearms. He faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 for the machinegun trafficking charges.

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