Date: 12-29-2019

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Case Number: 1:19-cr-00101-LEK

Judge: Leslie Kobayashi

Court: United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (Honolulu County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: Sean Van Demark and Morgan Early

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Description: Honolulu, HI - The United States of America charged David Benjamin Cordeir with possessing ammunition after having been previously convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence.

David Benjamin Cordeiro, 37, of Mountain View, Hawaii, pleaded guilty today in federal court to one count of possessing ammunition after having been previously convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence under Hawaii State law, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9). Sentencing is scheduled for April 22, 2020 before U.S. District Judge Leslie E. Kobayashi. According to court documents and information presented in court, on September 1, 2018, Cordeiro possessed multiple rounds of ammunition, which he fired into a stopped car that an adult female was driving, while she was in the driver’s seat. Cordeiro had previously been convicted of domestic violence against an intimate partner, in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes § 709-906 (Abuse of Family or Household Members). In light of his prior domestic violence conviction, federal law prohibited Cordeiro from possessing firearms or ammunition.

-Austin Borja-Haumea, 24, of Kekaha, Hawaii, pleaded guilty today in federal court to one count of possessing a firearm while being subject to an active Order for Protection, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8). Sentencing is scheduled for April 15, 2020 before U.S. District Judge Leslie E. Kobayashi. According to court documents and information presented in court, on February 18, 2018, Borja-Haumea possessed an unloaded shotgun while seated in a car on Kaua’i. Borja-Haumea was prohibited from possessing a firearm because he was subject to an Order for Protection that had been filed by a family member due to domestic violence.

“These prosecutions are examples of the federal law enforcement community holding individuals accountable for possessing firearms and ammunition, when federal law expressly prohibits them from doing so. Law enforcement officials will continue to protect our communities by sending a strong enforcement message to prior offenders who have no business possessing a firearm or ammunition.”

The case against Cordeiro was investigated by the Hawaii County Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

The case against Borja-Haumea was investigated by the Kaua’i County Police Department and ATF.

These prosecutions are part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program that brings together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. The Department of Justice reinvigorated PSN in 2017 as part of its renewed focus on targeting violent criminals, directing all U.S. Attorney’s Offices to work in partnership with federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and the local community to develop effective, locally-based strategies to reduce violent crime.

Charges:

18:922G.F UNLAWFUL TRANSPORT OF FIREARMS, ETC., Felon in Possession of Ammunition, 18:922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2)
(1)
18:922G.F UNLAWFUL TRANSPORT OF FIREARMS, ETC., Prohibited Possession of Ammunition, 18:922(g)(9) and 924(a)(2)
(2)

Outcome: 12/19/2019 23 EP :Change of Plea Hearing as to David Benjamin Cordeiro held on 12/19/2019, Plea entered by David Benjamin Cordeiro (1) Guilty Count 2., as to David Benjamin Cordeiro( Sentencing is set for 4/22/2020 02:45 PM before JUDGE LESLIE E. KOBAYASHI.) Government will move to dismiss Count one (1) at the time of sentencing.All pending dates and hearings are VACATED. (Court Reporter Ann Matsumoto.) (JUDGE LESLIE E. KOBAYASHI)(apg, ) (Entered: 12/20/2019)
12/19/2019 24 Memorandum of Plea Agreement as to David Benjamin Cordeiro. (apg, ) (Entered: 12/20/2019)

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