NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that
JAIME JAUREGUI, age 36, of Orlando, Florida, was sentenced today after a
federal jury found him guilty of conspiracy to violate the Gun Control and
National Firearms Acts and possession of unregistered firearms.
U.S. District Judge
Jay C. Zainey sentenced JAUREGUI to 120 months incarceration, followed by 3
years of supervised release.
According to
previously filed court documents, in January 2012, agents of Homeland Security
Investigations in New Orleans received information indicating that JAUREGUI was
interested in acquiring items listed on the United States Munitions List and
smuggling the weapons to end users in Mexico.
On at least four occasions from January 2012 through March 21, 2013, JAUREGUI
met with an undercover agent in St. Tammany Parish to negotiate the purchase of
more than 100 fully automatic assault rifles, grenade launchers, grenades, and
night vision goggles, all of which were destined for a Mexican drug trafficking
cartel. JAUREGUI provided a cash deposit
of approximately $46,000 during those meetings.
JAIME JAUREGUI hired CARLOS CABRERA, FRANCISCO MALDONADO, and RUBEN
JAUREGUI to assist him with transporting the weapons to the final destinations.
None of the men have federal firearms or export licenses. Defendants CABRERA,
MALDONADO, and RUBEN JAUREGUI previously pled guilty and have been sentenced.
U.S. Attorney Polite
praised the work of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), with assistance from the
Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS), the Louisiana State Police, and
the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office for investigating this matter. Assistant U.S. Attorney Gregory M. Kennedy
and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian Ebarb are in charge of the
prosecution.
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