Convicted Felon Sentenced for Selling Illegal Machine Gun Conversion Kits

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Newport News man was sentenced today to 6 years in prison for selling machine gun conversion devices.

According to court documents, Marcus Bushnell, 37, was illegally selling cocaine, firearms and machine gun conversion devices. These devises are classified as machine guns and allow for the conversion of Glock handguns into fully automatic firearms. In November 2021, law enforcement purchased these machine gun conversion devices from the defendant on more than one occasion. Bushnell is a convicted felon and was previously a member of the Bloods gang.

Jessica D. Aber, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Craig Kailimai, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Washington Field Division; and Derek W. Gordon, Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Washington, D.C., made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth Wilson Hanes.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric M. Hurt prosecuted the case.

This case is part of a larger Organized Crime and Drug Task Force (OCDETF) investigation occurring on the Virginia Peninsula. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Related court documents and information are located on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACER by searching for Case No. 4:23-cr-4.