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Nashua Man Sentenced to 3 Years for Selling Firearms, Ammunition
BOSTON – A 22-year-old man, allegedly a member of the Latin Gangsta’ Disciples gang, was sentenced to three years in prison for federal firearms trafficking. Eric Valentin, a/k/a “Jefe,” of Nashua, N.H., was found guilty of dealing firearms without a license and conspiracy to deal firearms without a license.
According to court documents, Valentin sold 11 firearms, 18 magazines and 359 rounds of ammunition, including 59 rounds of hollow point ammunition, to a cooperating witness working for federal investigators. The witness purchased the firearms on six occasions between September 12, 2017, and October 19, 2017. The total amount paid for the firearms was $12,300.
During the course of the investigation, it was discovered that Valentin and his co-defendant, Bryan Torres-Almanzar, a/k/a “Flex,” 19, of Nashua, N.H., were in the business of “growing our organization” and repeatedly urged the cooperating witness to buy more firearms. The cooperating witness arranged to purchase a 9mm semiautomatic pistol with a laser sight, three magazines and 50 rounds of 9mm ammunition for $1,000 from Torres-Almanzar and Valentin on September 14, 2017.
Valentin was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Rya W. Zobel to three years in prison and three years of supervised release. His co-defendant, Torres-Almanzar, previously pleaded guilty and is scheduled to be sentenced on September 26, 2018.
The investigation was a collaborative effort between federal and local law enforcement agencies, including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Lawrence Police Department, the Essex County Sheriff’s Office, and the Nashua Police Department.
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.
The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office. U.S. Attorney Andrew E. Lelling and Mickey D. Leadingham, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Boston Field Division, made the announcement today.
Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Violent Crime|Weapons
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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