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Convicted Murderer From Trenton Who Sold Gun, Extended Mag Gets 4 Years In Fed Pen Convicted Murderer From Trenton Who Sold Gun, Extended Mag Gets 4 Years In Fed Pen
Convicted Murderer From Trenton Who Sold Gun, Extended Mag Gets 4 Years In Fed Pen A convicted murderer from Trenton is headed to federal prison for four years for selling an illegal semi-automatic rifle and an extended magazine to a buyer who turned out to be a State Police cooperator. Edwin Gaines, 59, must serve all of the plea-bargained term approved Wednesday by a U.S. District Court judge in Trenton because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. U.S. District Judge Peter G. Sheridan also sentenced Gaines to three years of supervised release under the terms of the deal. The former Jersey City ex-con was among dozens of gun- and drug-running gang members nab…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Convicted Murderer From Trenton Admits Selling Gun, Extended Mag To Informant Convicted Murderer From Trenton Admits Selling Gun, Extended Mag To Informant
Convicted Murderer From Trenton Admits Selling Gun, Extended Mag To Informant A convicted murderer from Trenton admitted in federal court in Newark on Thursday that he sold an illegal semi-automatic rifle and an extended magazine to a buyer who turned out to be a law enforcement cooperator. Edwin Gaines, 59, was among dozens of suspects busted in a state takedown of gun- and drug-running gang members last year. The former Jersey City ex-con sold a .22-caliber Ruger rifle and the magazine to a buyer using money provided by law enforcement "in a video- and audio-recorded transaction in the basement of a Trenton residence," U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Gain…

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by Jerry DeMarco