BUFFALO, N.Y.—U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced
today that Bernard T. Grucza, 38, of Elma, N.Y., who was convicted of
possession of a firearm by a person subject to as domestic violence order of
protection, was sentenced to 18 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Court
Judge William M. Skretny. The defendant was also ordered to pay $223,000 in
restitution to his former employer Toys R Us.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy C. Lynch, who handled the
case, stated that the defendant made false written statements to Big Daddy Guns
in order to obtain a Ruger .380 caliber pistol. Between July 13, 2013 and
October 16, 2013, the defendant possessed the pistol despite being the subject
of a restraining order issued by Elma Town Court. In addition, Grucza made
false statements to Special Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives that he had destroyed the pistol and thrown out the
parts when in fact he had not.
The defendant stole over $200,000 worth of merchandise and
cash from Toys R Us and sold the merchandise on eBay.
The sentencing is the result of an investigation by the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, under the direction of
Acting Special Agent in Charge James S. Higgins, the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, the Erie County Sheriff’s Department, under the direction of
Sheriff Timothy Howard, and the Hamburg Police Department, under the direction
of Michael Williams.
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