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Date: 08-11-2019
Case Style:
United States of America v. Dakota J. Sarfaty
Case Number: 6:18-mj-00641-JWF-1
Judge: Elizabeth A. Wolford
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of New York (Monroe County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: Brett A. Harvey
Defendant's Attorney: Sonya A. Zoghlin
Description:
Rochester, NY - Rochester Man Pleads Guilty In Theft Of Over 90 Guns Taken During Gun Store Burglaries
Dakota J. Sarfaty, 22, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to theft of firearms from a Federal Firearms Licensee and possession of stolen firearms. The charges each carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Brett A. Harvey, who is handling the case, stated that Sarfaty, along with co-defendants Luis D. Marcano-Agosto and Marcos D. Guzman, broke into Chinappi’s Firearms & Supplies, a gun store located at 5016 West Ridge Road in Spencerport, NY, in the early morning hours of August 16, 2018. Sarfaty entered the basement through a hole in the wall and, together with Marcano-Agosto and Guzman, stole approximately 87 firearms, almost all of which were handguns. Guzman, Sarfaty and Marcano-Agosto then sold many of the firearms on the streets of Rochester. Investigators recovered 14 of the stolen firearms in the days after the theft.
Sarafty also admitted to breaking into Chinappi’s Firearms & Supplies and stealing approximately seven firearms on August 12, 2018.
The plea is the result of an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge John B. Devito, New York Field Division; the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, under the direction of Sheriff Todd Baxter; and the Rochester Police Department, under the direction of Chief La’Ron Singletary.
Outcome: Guilty
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