Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Guns to Buyers in Beirut
U.S. authorities have said that an Ohio man has pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge related to the sale of 300 guns, including 11 destined for Beirut.
Forty-eight-year-old Richfield Township resident Timothy Cassinger pleaded guilty Tuesday in Akron to a single count of unlicensed gun dealing.
He remains free on bond. His attorney declined to comment.
An affidavit from an agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says Cassinger sold guns online and at gun shows.
The affidavit says an undercover ATF agent bought guns from Cassinger, some of which were taken from suspected criminals by police.
Authorities said the Beirut guns were confiscated in Spain and were sold by Cassinger to a man under investigation by the ATF and the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force.
Source: Associated Press
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