Mexican National Pleads Guilty To Federal Firearm Crime

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Luciano Rodriguez, age 45, a Mexican national, entered a guilty plea to one count of Possession of Firearm with Obliterated Serial Number, punishable by up to 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

The Indictment charged Rodriguez with knowingly and unlawfully possessing a semi-automatic pistol from which the serial number had been removed, obliterated, or altered.

The charge arose from an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Adair County Sheriff’s Office.

The Honorable Jason A. Robertson, U.S. Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, accepted the plea and ordered the completion of a presentence investigation report.

A U.S. District Court Judge will determine the sentence to be imposed after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Rodriguez will remain in the custody of the United States Marshals Service pending sentencing.

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Olivia Staubus represented the United States.