JERSEY CITY — Bernardo Guzman, 26, of Jersey City, was sentenced this week to 120 months in prison for selling 33 firearms to a confidential informant, said U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman.
Guzman, according to Fishman, had previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo to one count of possessing firearms while being a previously convicted felon.
Guzman, according to a release issued by Fishman, admitted that on Nov. 14, 2013, he met with an individual in the parking lot of a grocery store in Fort Lee, New Jersey, to illegally sell three handguns. Guzman also admitted that from June 2013 through February 2014, he sold approximately 33 firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammunition to a confidential informant. The firearms sold by Guzman consisted of semiautomatic weapons, sawed-off shotguns, assault-style rifles and firearms with high-capacity magazines. Some of the firearms had obliterated serial numbers. All of the weapons and ammunition are now in the custody of law enforcement.
In addition to the prison term, Judge Arleo sentenced Guzman to serve three years of supervised release.
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