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Utah Businessman Indicted for Firearms Crimes
A Salt Lake County businessman has been indicted for his alleged role in dealing in firearms without a license, smuggling U.S. goods, and filing false tax returns, the Justice Department announced.
According to the indictment, Adam Michael Webber, of Salt Lake County, Utah, established a business that sold firearms and firearms parts and accessories, primarily through the Internet, under the name HK Parts, using the website www.hkparts.net. In 2009, Webber incorporated the business as HK Parts Inc., which used the same website.
Webber was charged with one count of dealing in firearms without a license, one count of smuggling goods from the United States, and six counts of filing false tax returns. The indictment alleges that during the years 2007 through 2012, Webber individually and through HK Parts and HK Parts Inc., sold firearms and firearms parts and accessories, despite signing a stipulated settlement agreement in 2007 that prohibited him from engaging in the business of manufacturing, importing or dealing in firearms.
Webber is accused of filing false individual income tax returns for 2007 through 2010, which underreported the gross receipts of the business, and with filing false income tax returns for an S Corporation for 2009 and 2010, which also underreported the gross receipts of the business.
Webber faces a statutory maximum sentence of 33 years in prison and may be subject to fines if convicted. A trial date has not been scheduled.
The case was investigated by the IRS-Criminal Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and is being jointly prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Utah and the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
Webber is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. The indictment merely alleges that a crime has been committed.
Key Facts
- State: Utah
- Category: Violent Crime|White Collar Crime|Weapons
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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