Two Gardena police officers have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of using their position to acquire firearms and illegally selling more than 100 of the weapons to others, including a convicted felon.
Det. Carlos Miguel Fernandez, 42, Officer Edward Yasushiro Arao, 47, face a combined five felony counts, including conspiring to deal in firearms without a license, according to the indictment unsealed Friday in U.S. District Court.
In one 2017 sale, Fernandez knew he was selling to a straw buyer who wasn't the actual person getting the gun, according to the indictment. The person who eventually received the weapon was a convicted felon banned from possessing firearms.
Fernandez, of Norwalk, advertised guns for sale on his Instagram account "the38superman," according to the indictment. Arao, chief executive of Ronin Tactical Group, a federal firearms licensee, also used that company's Instagram account to sell firearms, the indictment alleges.
The 25-page indictment alleges that from 2015 to September 2017, the two officers exploited their positions to deal 101 firearms to people barred from owning or selling such weapons unless they are in law enforcement or the military. It marks the latest move by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to curtail the abuse of special privileges afforded police officers in purchasing firearms.
The indictment comes three weeks after a Pasadena police lieutenant who formerly served as the department's spokesman was indicted on federal charges of selling dozens of guns without a license.
Previously, the ATF issued a memorandum to Southern California police chiefs warning that sales of illegal firearms is an "emerging problem" for officers.
The two Gardena officers, both 17-year department veterans, were placed on administrative leave.
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Bumper sticker worthy insight there, Deano. Wish I had you around down here for conversation with some of my lefty acquaintances.deanimator wrote:A police state invariably corrupts the police.
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The bumper sticker sounds like a great idea but I wonder how many speeding tickets the driver will get before he decides to remove it.Brian D. wrote:Bumper sticker worthy insight there, Deano. Wish I had you around down here for conversation with some of my lefty acquaintances.deanimator wrote:A police state invariably corrupts the police.
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When they outlaw guns cops will sell guns to outlaws...
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When they outlaw guns, cops will JOIN the outlaws.catfish86 wrote:When they outlaw guns cops will sell guns to outlaws...
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Works in the major cities.deanimator wrote:When they outlaw guns, cops will JOIN the outlaws.catfish86 wrote:When they outlaw guns cops will sell guns to outlaws...
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Sounds like Mexico, where a large majority of the cops seem to work for the cartels.deanimator wrote:When they outlaw guns, cops will JOIN the outlaws.catfish86 wrote:When they outlaw guns cops will sell guns to outlaws...
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Sounds exactly like Chicago where cops have been caught supplying ammunition to drug gangs.Bruenor wrote:Sounds like Mexico, where a large majority of the cops seem to work for the cartels.deanimator wrote:When they outlaw guns, cops will JOIN the outlaws.catfish86 wrote:When they outlaw guns cops will sell guns to outlaws...
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