Bangor, Maine – An Etna man has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison for conspiring to violate federal firearms laws.
Hayri Berberoglu, 30, of Etna, formerly of Bangor, was sentenced to a year and a day in prison and a year of supervised release for conspiring to violate federal firearms laws. Berberoglu pleaded guilty on December 28, 2016.
According to court records, while employed at a Brewer pawn shop between July 2011 and October 2012, Berberoglu facilitated the straw purchase of 16 firearms. He falsified records of firearm sales to make it appear that a network of local straw purchasers bought the firearms, when, in fact, the actual buyers were from New Haven, Connecticut.
The actual buyers were members of the Red Side Guerilla Brims, a violent street gang affiliated with the national Bloods street gang. Gang members gave straw purchasers money to purchase particular firearms. The straw purchasers falsely claimed to be the actual buyers on the required federal transaction record.
Berberoglu completed the sales knowing that the straw purchasers were not the actual buyers of the firearms.
The case was investigated by the Maine and the New Haven, Connecticut Offices of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency; the City of New Haven Department of Police Services; with assistance provided by the Brewer Police Department.
Defendant/Respondent: Hayri Berberoglu
Criminal Charges: Conspiring to violate federal firearms laws
City and State: Bangor, Maine
Exact Date: December 28, 2016 (sentencing)
Sentence or Outcome: 1 year and 1 day in prison and 1 year of supervised release
Key Facts
- State: Maine
- Category: Violent Crime|Weapons
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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