The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday released a wide-ranging indictment charging 12 people with conspiring to violate federal firearms statues and traffic illegally-obtained guns across state lines and into the city of Chicago. At a news briefing, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced nine new defendants linked to the case of three U.S. Army soldiers from Fort Campbell who…
The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday released a wide-ranging indictment charging 12 people with conspiring to violate federal firearms statues and traffic illegally-obtained guns across state lines and into the city of Chicago.
At a news briefing, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced nine new defendants linked to the case of three U.S. Army soldiers from Fort Campbell who last year were indicted in connection with the straw purchases of dozens of weapons. Nine of those named in the indictment are all members of a faction of Chicago's Gangster Disciples street gang.
The case is part of the Justice Department’s push to investigate and prosecute gun trafficking amid rising crime across the Garland has vowed to prioritize prosecutions of firearms traffickers and so-called “straw purchasers,” who legally purchase firearms to sell them to people who can’t legally possess guns, often in states with more restrictive gun laws.
“The Justice Department will spare no resources to hold accountable criminal gun traffickers,” Garland said at a news conference Friday. “There is no hiding place for those who flood our communities with illegal guns. It does not matter where you are, or how far away you are. If you illegally traffic guns, we and our law enforcement partners nationwide will find you.”
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