CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Aug. 20, 2009)– Nine people were indicted by a federal grand jury last week for violations of federal firearms and conspiracy laws.
The federal indictment alleges that the defendants engaged in a personal property and firearms theft ring throughout the North Carolina counties of Stanly, Cabarrus, Randolph, Rowan and Moore, according to Special Agent in Charge of the BATFE Charlotte Field Division, Zebedee T. Graham, and U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, Anna Mills Wagoner.
The indictment also states that many of the co-conspirators have prior felony convictions, which under federal law prohibits those individuals from possessing a firearm.
