Press Release
Grand Jury Charges Denver Men for Possessing Unregistered Firearms
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Colorado
Machine guns and silencers did not have serial numbers
DENVER — A Federal Grand Jury returned indictments last week against two Denver men, Jose Eduardo Trujillo and Andres Jaquin Luna III, charging them with firearms offenses, announced U.S. Attorney Jason R. Dunn, and ATF Denver Special Agent in Charge Debbie Livingston.
Both defendants Luna and Trujillo were originally charged by criminal complaints on November 27, 2018. According to the affidavits filed in support of the criminal complaints, Luna and Trujillo sold firearms without serial numbers to undercover agents in July, August, and October of this year. The firearms included machine guns and silencers without serial numbers. Both defendants were arrested in November. On December 4, 2018, a Federal Grand Jury in Denver charged the defendants with possession of unregistered firearms and possession of machine guns. In addition, defendant Luna was charged with distribution of methamphetamine, as well as being a felon in possession of a firearm.
This investigation was conducted by ATF Denver. The defendants are being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Celeste Rangel and Kelly Winslow.
The charges contained in the indictment are allegations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proved guilty in a court of law.
This enforcement action is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a nationwide initiative that brings together federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement officials, prosecutors, and community leaders to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in a community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. Learn more about Project Safe Neighborhoods.
Case Number: 18-cr-555-PAB
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Updated December 10, 2018
Topics
Firearms Offenses
Project Safe Neighborhoods
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