ORLANDO, Fla. — According to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida, two men pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transfer firearms out of state.
25-year-old Joseph Alfredo Bonano out of Puerto Rico and 34-year-old Jose Javier Corchado Montanez out of Kissimmee each are facing a maximum of five years in federal prison.
According to a release from the Department of Justice, between September and November 2021, Montanez conspired and shipped multiple firearms to Aviles in Puerto Rico.
Neither Montanez nor Aviles was a licensed importer, manufacturer, collector, or dealer of firearms.
The investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is ongoing.
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