向卧底探员卖枪卖毒、住所搜出19支枪，Salem帮派成员被判10年监禁
美国司法部俄勒冈区联邦检察官办公室宣布，位于俄勒冈州 Marion 县的 Salem 市一名与 Varrio Catorce Norteño 街头帮派有关联的男子被判处10年联邦监禁。29岁的 Christopher Hermens 在认罪后被判处120个月监禁，外加3年监督释放；他承认将枪支转交给一名他有理由相信会把枪支用于重罪的人。
据法庭文件，烟酒枪炮与爆炸物管理局（ATF）自2023年7月起调查 Salem 地区该帮派成员，其间一名卧底探员向 Hermens 及其同伙进行了一系列受控购买，交易的物品包括枪支与受管制药物。
文件显示，2025年1月23日，Hermens 与一名同伙向卧底探员出售了五支枪和约一盎司可卡因，交易中他还谈及今后的枪支交易以及自己获取更多武器的能力。2月6日，他促成出售两支枪、约两磅大麻和约32克芬太尼，并在同一场交易中安排通过一名毒品供应者再卖一批芬太尼。2月27日，他又协调了一笔交易，由其同伙向卧底探员出售约122克芬太尼。
2025年7月22日，执法人员持搜查令搜查 Hermens 的住所，查获19支枪，其中包括藏在床下的一支步枪和隔壁卧室里的一支手枪，住所保险箱内另查获更多枪支与枪支配件。按照认罪协议，Hermens 同意没收与犯罪行为相关的枪支及其他财产。
联邦检察官 Scott E. Bradford 表示，被告一再贩运枪支和包括芬太尼在内的危险受管制药物，并利用帮派关系与犯罪同伙扩大其非法活动，对公共安全构成严重威胁。此案由 ATF 调查，助理联邦检察官 Nicole M. Bockelman 负责起诉。（来源：美国司法部俄勒冈区联邦检察官办公室）
Salem Gang Member Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Firearms and Fentanyl
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon announced that a Salem man associated with the Varrio Catorce Norteño street gang has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. Christopher Hermens, 29, of Salem, in Marion County, Oregon, was sentenced to 120 months in prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to transferring firearms to another person while having reasonable cause to believe the recipient intended to use, carry, or possess the firearms in connection with felony offenses.
According to court documents, in July 2023, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) began investigating members of the gang in the Salem area. During the investigation, an undercover ATF agent conducted a series of controlled purchases of firearms and controlled substances from Hermens and his associates.
On January 23, 2025, Hermens and a co-conspirator sold five firearms and approximately one ounce of cocaine to an undercover agent, and Hermens discussed future firearm sales and his ability to obtain additional weapons. On February 6, 2025, he facilitated the sale of two firearms, approximately two pounds of marijuana, and approximately 32 grams of fentanyl, and arranged an additional fentanyl sale through a drug supplier. On February 27, 2025, he coordinated a transaction in which an undercover agent purchased approximately 122 grams of fentanyl from one of his associates.
On July 22, 2025, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Hermens's residence and recovered 19 firearms, including a rifle found beneath his bed and a pistol located in a neighboring bedroom, along with additional firearms and firearm components from a safe in the residence. As part of his plea agreement, Hermens agreed to forfeit firearms and other property connected to his criminal conduct.
'The defendant repeatedly trafficked firearms and dangerous controlled substances, including fentanyl, while leveraging gang ties and criminal associates to expand his illegal activities,' said U.S. Attorney Scott E. Bradford. The case was investigated by the ATF and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicole M. Bockelman. (Source: U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon)
来源：美国司法部俄勒冈区联邦检察官办公室
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