A 10-count indictment has been filed against Barry P. DeRan, 54, of Maumee, Ohio, charging him with conspiracy, making false statements in the acquisition of firearms, and unlawfully dealing in firearms.
According to the indictment, DeRan conspired with others to obtain firearms from Internet firearms dealers, falsely identifying the actual buyer of the firearms when completing the required firearms transfer records.
Between August 2010 and May 2011, DeRan purchased 11 firearms from an Arizona-based dealer, having them shipped to a licensed Ohio firearms dealer to complete the transfer.
DeRan falsely identified a person known to the Grand Jury as the actual buyer when completing Form 4473, in an attempt to conceal the fact that he was the actual buyer of the firearms.
DeRan is prohibited from possessing, using, carrying or obtaining any deadly weapons due to a Lucas County Common Pleas Court civil protection order.
“The laws are very clear about who is forbidden from carrying firearms, and this defendant fell into that category,” said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
“We will aggressively pursue those who would violate our nation’s firearms laws,” Dettelbach added.
The investigating agency in this case is the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Toledo, Ohio.
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Key Facts
- State: Ohio
- Category: Weapons|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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