Las Vegas Man Sentenced To Prison For Engaging In The Business Of Selling Firearms Without A Federal Firearms License

LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas resident was sentenced Wednesday by United States District Judge Richard F. Boulware II to five years in prison to be followed by four years of supervised release for manufacturing and selling firearms without a serial number and machine gun conversion devices, using a 3-D printer.

According to court documents, beginning in September 2023 and continuing through November 2023, James Mosqueda engaged in the business of dealing firearms without a Federal Firearms License. In September 2023, he sold a 9mm privately made firearm (PMF) and a .45 caliber pistol. In October 2023, he sold a total of three 9mm PMFs, a silencer, 68 machine gun conversion devices, 10 Glock switch machine gun conversion devices, and 32 AR drop-in style machine gun conversion devices. A machine gun conversion device converts a semi-automatic firearm into a fully automatic firearm. In addition to the firearms, he distributed 1,061 grams of methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance.

Mosqueda pleaded guilty to one count of engaging in the business of dealing or manufacturing firearms without a license, one count of trafficking in firearms, one count of distribution of methamphetamine, and five counts of unlawful transfer or possession of a machinegun.

United States Attorney Sigal Chattah for the District of Nevada made the announcement.

The ATF investigated the case; and the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada prosecuted the case.

If you have information about illegal firearms activity, you are urged to submit a tip to ATF by calling the hotline at 1-800-ATF-GUNS (1-800-283-4867) or through the ReportIt mobile app.

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