Date: 02-26-2024

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United States of America v. Elieser Sori-Rodriguez

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Judge: Robin L. Rosenberg

Court: The United States Court for the Southern District of Florida

Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Court for Miami

Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher Hudock prosecuted the case.

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Miami, Florida Criminal Defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a Firearms Trafficking.

Firearms Trafficker Sentenced to 57 Months in Federal Prison

On Feb. 26, Elieser Sori-Rodriguez, 51, of Pompano Beach, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison, by U.S. District Judge Robin L. Rosenberg, for smuggling firearms from the United States to the Dominican Republic.

Sori-Rodriguez conspired to purchase firearms by means of a false statement and smuggle them out of the United States by directing co-conspirators to purchase firearms on his behalf, hiding the firearms inside boxes marked as household goods, and sending the firearms to the Dominican Republic using a freight shipping service. Co-defendants John Thomas Neal, Shane Sepersaude, and William Ilijic assisted Sori-Rodriguez in the conspiracy.

On Nov. 30, Sori-Rodriguez pled guilty to conspiracy to purchase firearms by means of false statement, three counts of purchase of firearms by means of false statement, smuggling firearms from the United States, and delivery of a firearm to a common carrier without written notification. Neal, Sepersaude, and Ilijic previously pled guilty to purchasing a firearm by means of a false statement and were sentenced.

U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe for the Southern District of Florida, Special Agent in Charge Anthony Salisbury of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Miami, and Special Agent in Charge Christopher A. Robinson of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), Miami Field Office, made the announcement.

HSI Fort Pierce and ATF investigated this matter. Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher Hudock prosecuted the case.

This prosecution is a part of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) program. PSN is the centerpiece of the Department’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through the PSN program a broad spectrum of law enforcement and community stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs to reduce violence crime and gun violence, and to make our local neighborhoods safer for everyone.

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Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 57 months in federal priso

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