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Nguyen Van Nguyen, a Randolph, Massachusetts man, and his brother-in law Chien Dinh Nguyen will serve time in federal prison for their conspiracy to transport guns conviction.

The two men illegally bought guns from a Georgia pawn shop in Georgia and then transported them to Boston. One firearm was discovered at the scene of a 2006 Dorchester gang shootout. Nguyen and Nguyen paid a third man $100 for each gun.

The two brothers bought 23 firearms. These guns can sell for $900 or more in Massachusetts.

A Bureau of Alcohol agent from the Boston field office said the two men made money by supplying weapons to gang members. Boston investigators, who have been trying to combat gun violence in Massachusetts, testified at the brothers’ trial in Atlanta.

The man who purchased the guns for the two brothers consented to becoming a “cooperating suspect.” He recorded phone calls with the two men. He also wore a body wire during one trip to the pawn shop with Van Nguyen. The cooperating suspect pled guilty to conspiracy to traffic firearms. He is serving five years probation.

A Georgia judge sentenced Nguyen Van Nguyen to 16 years in federal prison. This is not Nguyen Van Nguyen’s first brush with the law. He has been convicted for felonies three times in the past for assault with intent to rob, heroin possession, and assault with a dangerous weapon.

Because of his criminal record, Van Nguyen was facing a mandatory 15-year prison term. Under Federal law, his criminal record categorizes him as an armed career criminal.

Chien Dinh Nguyen’s prison sentence is for 2 ½ years.

According to the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Massachusetts has some of the toughest gun laws in the United States.

If you have been arrested or charged with a gun-related crime, one of our experienced Massachusetts weapons possession lawyer can represent your case and protect your legal rights.

Two men sentenced for trade in guns, Boston.com, February 22, 2008

Related Web Resources:

Brady Campaign praises Massachusetts gun laws, Metrowestdailynews.com, February 1, 2008

2004 Federal Sentencing Guidelines, USSC.gov

Massachusetts Law About Weapons

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In Suffolk Superior Court yesterday, Enrique Baez pled guilty to the shooting death of Cheyenne Baez. Judge Margaret Hinkle sentenced him to five years in Suffolk County House of Correction. 2.5 years of the sentence is for involuntary manslaughter, 6 months is for marijuana possession, and the remaining two years is for the illegal possession of two handguns. Enrique and Cheyenne were not related, but they were friends.

According to Boston police and investigators, Enrique, Cheyenne, and two other males were in Enrique’s apartment in Jamaica Planes on April 8, 2007. Enrique, 17-years-old at the time, had two guns. One of them was loaded, the other one wasn’t. While playing with the loaded gun, it went off. The bullet hit Cheyenne in the eye and killed him.

While on the stand, Enrique apologized for the murder and claimed that the shooting was an accident. Relatives of Cheyenne have expressed outrage at the five-year sentence, claiming that his death was murder and not an accident.

Judge Hinkle, Suffolk Assistant District Attorney John E. Powers III, and Boston police, however, are all in agreement that the evidence showed that the shooting was accidental.

Enrique had initially been charged with manslaughter. He had pleaded not guilty to the charges.

If you have been arrested for a crime that took place anywhere in Massachusetts, you are entitled to proper legal representation. There may be evidence that can be dropped or dismissed. If there is evidence proving that you are not guilty or that the charges against you must be reduced, our Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense attorneys can do the job for you.

Relatives of victim decry jail sentence, Boston.com, February 12, 2008

Teen charged with manslaughter after friend is shot, Boston.com, April 10, 2007

Related Web Resources:

Massachusetts Law about Guns and Other Weapons

Massachusetts Homicide Law

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