Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, United States District Judge Frederic Block sentenced Darrell Robinson to 50 months in prison for illegal gun possession, including an AR-15 style rifle, in connection with firearms trafficking scheme. Robinson pleaded guilty in April 2023 to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and James Smith, Assistant Director-in-Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York Field Office (FBI), announced the sentence.
“I have no doubt that lives may have been saved and tragedies averted by the seizure of these lethal weapons that were transported to our district from out-of-state by a convicted felon,” stated United States Attorney Peace. “Today’s sentence is validation of the tireless work of this Office and our law enforcement partners who are working to protect the community from gun violence.”
On August 8, 2022, law enforcement learned that Robinson would be traveling in a vehicle to the Willets Point section of Queens transporting firearms to sell. Acting pursuant to a judicially-issued search warrant, law enforcement agents stopped Robinson’s vehicle and found a bag containing multiple firearms. Recovered were a Smith & Wesson .380 caliber pistol, a Taurus 9 mm pistol, a Bersa .380 caliber pistol, a Springfield Armory 9 mm pistol, a Smith & Wesson 9 mm pistol and a Smith & Wesson .22 caliber rifle, an AR-15 style rifle.
Robinson has at least seven previous state felony convictions, including for armed robbery and aggravated assault.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. As part of the program, U.S. Attorney’s Offices work in partnership with federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and their local communities to develop effective, locally based strategies to reduce violent crime. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York is currently partnering with the SCPD, the New York City Police Department (NYPD), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), ATF, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations (DHS/HSI), and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in its PSN mission.
The government’s case is being handled by the office’s General Crimes Section. Assistant United States Attorney Kaitlin McTague and Special Assistant United States Attorney Sean Fern are in charge of the prosecution.
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E.D.N.Y. Docket No. 22-CR-403 (FB)