Federal grand jury indicts prior felon on gun charge

ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Paul Kozlyuk, 39, of Brockport, NY, with being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition, which carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Kyle P. Rossi, who is handling the case, stated that according to the indictment and a previously complaint, Kozlyuk is president and owner of Ameritrans Group Inc. in Brockport, NY, a for-hire interstate motor carrier. In February 2024, the U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Inspector General, Homeland Security Investigations, Monroe County Sherrif’s Office, and Internal Revenue Service, began investigating Kozlyuk and Ameritrans for violations of federal tax laws, the transportation of stolen goods across state lines, and fraud involving the DOT. On September 10, 2025, a search warrant was executed at Kozlyuk’s home and Ameritrans’ offices in Brockport. Investigators recovered eight firearms, to include seven rifles and a pistol, and ammunition.

In November 2018, Kozlyuk was sentenced to serve 27 months in prison after being convicted of defrauding several small businesses in connection with his former business, the Marketview Heights Garage. As a result, Kozlyuk is prohibited from possessing firearms.

Kozlyuk was arraigned before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark W. Pedersen and is being held without bail.

The indictment is the result of an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Erin Keegan, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, under the direction of Sheriff Todd Baxter, the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigations Division, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Harry Chavis, and the United States Department of Transportation, Office of Inspector General, under the direction Special Agent in Charge, Brian Gallagher, Northeast Region.        

The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

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