Keniesha Brack, Straw Purchasing Firearms, West Virginia 2021

A Beckley woman has pleaded guilty to straw purchasing firearms in West Virginia. Keniesha Brack, 27, admitted to making false statements on ATF Federal Firearms Transaction Records Form 4473 during multiple firearm purchases.

According to court documents, on June 19, 2021, Brack purchased a Glock model 27 GEN5 .40-caliber pistol and a Glock model 30 .45-caliber pistol from a Mount Hope business. She falsely certified that she was the buyer of the firearms when in fact she was purchasing them for someone else.

On June 13, 2021, Brack attended the R+R Gun Show at the Beckley Armory and purchased a Taurus model G3C 9mm pistol, a Taurus model G2C 9mm pistol, and a Glock model 33GEN4 .357-caliber pistol from a Federal Firearm Licensee. Brack again falsely certified on the ATF Form 4473 that she was the buyer of the firearms when she knew she was purchasing them for someone else.

On June 25, 2021, Brack purchased a Glock model 36 .45-caliber pistol and a Glock model 43X 9mm pistol from a Beckley business. Brack made the same false statements on the ATF Form 4473, stating she was the buyer of the firearms when in fact she was purchasing them for someone else.

Brack is scheduled to be sentenced on June 20, 2024, and faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine.

United States Attorney Will Thompson commended the investigative work of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in this case.

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. Related court documents and information can be found on PACER by searching for Case No. 5:24-cr-32.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdwv/pr/beckley-woman-pleads-guilty-straw-purchasing-firearms