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☷Maryland Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison on Federal Firearms Charges
Federal Bureau of Investigation ( By Press Release office)
May 05,2022
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Maryland Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison on Federal Firearms Charges Defendant Apprehended in Undercover Investigation WASHINGTON – Wilber Vigil - Benitez , 26 , of Oxon Hill , Maryland , has been sentenced to seven years in prison for unlawfully possessing and trafficking firearms , including an assault rifle and a semi - automatic handgun with a large capacity magazine . The announcement was made by U . S . Attorney Matthew M . Graves , Wayne A . Jacobs , Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Washington Field Office Criminal Division , and Robert J . Contee III , Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department ( MPD ) . Vigil - Benitez , also known as “Solitario , ” pleaded guilty in November 2021 , in the U . S . District Court for the District of Columbia , to seven counts of illegal possession of firearms . He was sentenced on May 4 , 2022 , by the Honorable Colleen Kollar - Kotelly . The charges against Vigil - Benitez , who was affiliated with MS - 13 , arose from a law enforcement investigation that showed that he sold firearms illegally in Washington , D . C . In particular , from September 2017 to April 2018 , he sold a total of 13 firearms to undercover officers with the Metropolitan Police Department . The transactions occurred outside a convenience store in Southwest Washington . The weapons included stolen firearms , an assault rifle , and a semi - automatic handgun with a large capacity magazine . In announcing the sentence , U . S . Attorney Graves , Special Agent in Charge Jacobs , and Chief Contee commended the work of those who investigated the case . They also acknowledged the efforts of those who worked on the case from the U . S . Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia , including Assistant U . S . Attorneys Nihar Mohanty and Kevin Rosenberg of the Violence Reduction and Trafficking Section , and Paralegal Specialist Candace Battle .
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