COLUMBUS, Ohio — Today, Special Agent in Charge Trevor
Velinor, Columbus Field Division, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives (ATF), and Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney for the
Southern District of Ohio announced sentences handed down by U.S. District
Judge James L. Graham for Jack Fox, 39, and Hollie Fox 32, for selling firearms
without proper record keeping and failure to conduct background checks.
According to the statement of facts, the Fox’s possessed a
federal firearms license (FFL) to operate a business under the name of Outback
Jack’s Trading Post in Coolville, Ohio. Over a period of years, they sold more
than 200 firearms without conducting background checks or completing ATF Forms
4473, the firearms transaction form required by law. They also falsified ATF
Form 4473 by adding firearms to legitimate purchases.
“ATF is committed to rooting out those individuals who
violate the federal firearms laws and put illegally obtained firearms in the
hands of individuals who would use those firearms to commit violent crimes in
our communities,” stated Velinor. “Federal firearms licensees are required to
conduct background checks and keep transaction records for the safety of the
public; and dealers who violate these laws must be held accountable.
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