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Man Caught With Ghost Gun Kits, Magazines In Westchester Gets Prison Time Man Caught With Ghost Gun Kits, Magazines In Westchester Gets Prison Time
Man Caught With Ghost Gun Kits, Magazines In Westchester Gets Prison Time A 36-year-old Connecticut man who was caught with illegal weapon kits in Westchester County will spend several years in prison for trafficking a large number of ghost guns from his New Haven County home.  Ansonia resident Melvin Burroughs, age 36, was sentenced to 58 months in prison on Thursday, July 27 for trafficking firearms, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced. According to federal officials, between 2019 through approximately January 2022, Burroughs bought parts for "ghost guns," assembled them into finished working firearms, and sold them.  He f…

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Four Charged With Gun Trafficking, Drug Distribution In Westchester Four Charged With Gun Trafficking, Drug Distribution In Westchester
Four Charged With Gun Trafficking, Drug Distribution In Westchester Four men are facing federal charges for allegedly trafficking firearms and distributing crack cocaine in and around the southern border of Westchester and Fairfield counties. U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman and the FBI announced that Walter Jones, Frank Maxwell, Markel Calhoun and Jamar Calhoun have been charged with weapon and drug charges for alleged offenses that centered in Port Chester. In March and February last year, Jones and Markel Calhoun allegedly conspired to traffic weapons and sold four firearms in Port Chester and Riverside in Greenwich. During that same period, the two were un…

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by Zak Failla