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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0LOS ANGELES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"A federal jury Tuesday convicted a Los Angeles man of participating in a scheme that illegally sold 27 guns, including a \u201cGlock switch\u201d that converts a semiautomatic firearm to a machinegun, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n

Following a five-day trial, William Nirion Pe\u00f1a, 40, who resides in the Koreatown neighborhood, was found guilty of conspiracy to engage in the business of dealing in firearms without a license. <\/span><\/p>\n

The evidence presented at trial showed that Pe\u00f1a provided approximately 10 of the firearms and a substantial amount of ammunition that were sold by a co-conspirator to an undercover agent. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"The firearms included two silencers without serial numbers and the Glock switch.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A second defendant in this case \u2013 Ellourth Eladio Simon, 32, of the Mid-City neighborhood of Los Angeles \u2013 pleaded guilty on May 25 to one count of engaging in the business of dealing firearms without a license and one count of possessing a machine gun. <\/span><\/p>\n

Simon specifically admitted engaging in eight illegal gun transactions involving multiple firearms, including a November 10, 2021, sale for $8,400 in which Simon sold an ATF undercover agent four handguns and a \u201cghost gun\u201d AR-type rifle.<\/span><\/p>\n

From at least September 2021 until late February 2022, Pe\u00f1a provided Simon with information about the prices and nature of numerous firearms \u2013 frequently sending photographs of firearms that Simon could sell to Simon\u2019s gun customers.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cPe\u00f1a and Simon frequently coordinated efforts to sell [guns to the undercover agent] by communication over the phone about the price and availability of firearms and firearms components, and arranging the logistics of specific sales to customers during evening transactions in supermarket parking lots and similar locations,\u201d according to court documents. <\/span><\/p>\n

Evidence indicated that Pe\u00f1a obtained firearms from sources in other states, primarily Arizona.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pe\u00f1a is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 18 He faces up to five years in federal prison.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Simon is scheduled to be sentenced on August 10. As a result of his guilty pleas, Simon faces a statutory maximum sentence of 15 years in federal prison.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated this matter. <\/span><\/p>\n

This case results from an investigation by the Los Angeles Firearms Trafficking Strike Force spearheaded by the ATF and the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office.<\/span><\/p>\n

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Chou of the Violent and Organized Crime Section and other members of that section are prosecuting this case.<\/span><\/p>\n

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