ATF crackdown: Denver gun shop owners sentenced in federal firearms fraud case
By Heather Willard | Fox31
DENVER (KDVR) — The co-owners of a Denver-based firearms business have been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to one count each of conspiracy to defraud the U.S., and after one of the co-owners also pleaded guilty to possession of an unregistered firearm.
Campbell Slayden, 26, a co-owner of Modern Arms and Optics LLC, was sentenced to 50 months in prison and pleaded guilty to two counts: conspiracy to defraud and possession of an unregistered firearm. Anthony Gallegos, 26, also a co-owner of the company, was sentenced to 36 months for conspiracy to defraud.
The sentences were announced on Wednesday by the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado.
The pairs’ plea agreements detail how Modern Arms and Optics...