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Nicholas Lahines Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Explosives and Firearms Trafficking
Nicholas Lahines, a 38-year-old resident of Bridgeport, Connecticut, was sentenced to five years in prison for manufacturing and dealing in explosives and firearms without licenses, conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, and immigration fraud. Lahines was sentenced on February 21, 2013, by U.S. District Judge Kimba M. Wood in Manhattan federal court.
Lahines was arrested on May 19, 2011, in the Bronx after selling four cylindrical explosive devices to a confidential source for $3,200. Bomb technicians immediately took custody of the devices, which were determined to be live explosives. The devices had the capacity to maim and kill many innocent people, and now Lahines will serve a significant sentence for his crimes.
According to the Complaint, the Indictment, the Information to which Lahines pled guilty, the plea agreement, and statements made in Court, Lahines had also engaged in immigration fraud. Specifically, he filed false documents and other materials with the United States Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service concerning his marriage.
In addition to his prison term, Lahines was sentenced to four years of supervised release and ordered to forfeit $3,200. He was also ordered to pay a $400 special assessment fee.
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara praised the investigative efforts of the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force (“JTTF”) in New York and Connecticut, especially those JTTF members from the FBI New York Field Office and the New York City Police Department, the Bronx District Attorney’s Office, the Connecticut State Police Department, the FBI New Haven Field Office, the trial attorneys with the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Security Division, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut.
This case is being handled by the Office’s Terrorism and International Narcotics Unit. Assistant United States Attorneys John P. Cronan and Sean S. Buckley are in charge of the prosecution.
Nicholas Lahines, Real Full Name: Nicoohlus Lahines, exact criminal charges: manufacturing and dealing in explosives and firearms without licenses, conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, and immigration fraud. City and state: Manhattan, New York. Exact date: February 21, 2013. Sentence or outcome: Five years in prison. Dollar amounts: $3,200 and $400 special assessment fee.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Violent Crime|Weapons
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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