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New Haven Man Admits To Charge Related To Gun Trafficking Scheme New Haven Man Admits To Charge Related To Gun Trafficking Scheme
New Haven Man Admits To Charge Related To Gun Trafficking Scheme A 40-year-old man has pleaded guilty to a charge related to a scheme to unlawfully sell firearms in Connecticut.  Quinn Mooring, of New Haven, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Jan. 13, to unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, according to Leonard Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. In March, ATF Task Force officers found out that Mooring was receiving firearms from a source in South Carolina and selling the firearms in Connecticut, the US Attorney's Office reported. In April, investigators made a controlled purchase of a 9mm Glock handgun and a drum m…

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by Nicole Valinote
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CT Man Sentenced For Selling Ghost Guns To Undercover Police Officer CT Man Sentenced For Selling Ghost Guns To Undercover Police Officer
CT Man Sentenced For Selling Ghost Guns To Undercover Police Officer A Connecticut man was sentenced in federal court in Boston in connection with selling two “ghost guns.” Fairfield County resident, Brian McCarthy, age 33, of Bridgeport, was sentenced to 30 months in prison and two years of supervised release, according to the US Attorney's Office. McCarthy pleaded guilty to one count of dealing firearms without a federal license in May, officials said.  Between June and the end of July, McCarthy traveled to Massachusetts and sold an undercover officer two Glock-style privately made firearms -- or "ghost guns," -- he had personally fabricated.  …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hartford Man Known As 'Rick the Ruler' Sentenced For Drug, Firearm Offenses Hartford Man Known As 'Rick the Ruler' Sentenced For Drug, Firearm Offenses
Hartford Man Known As 'Rick the Ruler' Sentenced For Drug, Firearm Offenses A Connecticut man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for trafficking narcotics and firearms. Ricardo Reyes, also known as “Rick the Ruler,” age 41, of Hartford, was sentenced to prison on Thursday, Feb. 11, to be followed by five years of supervised release, said John Durham, U.S. States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. According to court documents and statements made in court, in 2018, the FBI’s Northern Connecticut Gang Task Force began investigating Reyes, a member of the Los Solidos street gang, who was distributing fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and crack in the area of Park…

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by Kathy Reakes