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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT I L E D
. FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE Hill} IU 55 'US
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, : GWR?
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Plaintiff ; °'S““°l Griiiigiriir
v, Criminal Action No. 05- 2 Or . ‘l-‘· __
JOSEPH B. DESTEFANO,
Defendant. jj
INDICTMENT ·‘’‘ '
The Federal Grand ._Ju1y f`or the District of Delaware charges that:
COUNTS I - VI `
On or about the dates set forth below, in the District of Delaware, the defendant, JOSEPH
B. DESTEFANO, did knowingly make false and fictitious oral and written statements to the
federally licensed firearms dealers set forth below, in comiection with his attempted acquisition
of the firearms set forth below — to wit, that the defendant was the actual buyer of the firearms,
and that the defendant was not an unlawful user of marijuana or any other controlled substance —
which statements were likely to deceive said federally licensed firearms dealers as to a fact
material to the lawfulness of such attempted acquisition of the said firearms to the defendant
under Chapter 44 of Title 18.
Count Firearm Dealer
I 10/30/O4 Kel—Tec, model P-32, 380 APC Pistol Shooter’s Choice
Serial No. C3628
Il I l/O3/O4 Smith & Wesson, model SW 9VE, Shooter’s Choice
9mm pistol
Serial No. PBT029l

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ll/05/04 Bersa, model Thunder 380, 380 APC Shooter’s Choice
pistol
Serial No. 638585
IV 11/08/04 Ruger, model P-89, 9mm pistol Miller’s Gun Center
Serial No. 315-53677
V 11/12/04 Ruger, model P-95, 9mm pistol Miller’s Gun Center
Serial No. 315-56822
VI ll/15/04 Glock, model 19, 9mm pistol Shooter’s Choice
Serial No, DSR713US
All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(a)(6) and 924(a)(2).
COUNTS VII - XI
On or about the dates set forth below, in the District of Delaware, the defendant, JOSEPH
B. DESTEFANO, did knowingly steal by deception and unlawfully take and cany away the
firearms set forth below from the premises of the federally licensed firearms dealers set forth
below; which tireamis were in the licensee’s business inventory and had been shipped and
transported in interstate commerce.
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VH 10/30/04 Kel—Tec, model P-32, 380 APC Pistol Shooter’s Choice
Serial No. C3628
VIII 11/03/04 Smith & Wesson, model SW9VE, Shooter’s Choice
9mm pistol
Serial No. PBT029l
IX 11/05/04 Bersa, model Thunder 380, 380 APC Shooter’s Choice
pistol
Serial No. 638585
X ll/08/04 Ruger, model P-89, 9mm pistol Miller’s Gun Center
Serial No. 315-53677
X1 11/12/04 Ruger, model P-95, 9mm pistol Miller’s Gun Center
Serial No. 315-56822
All in violation ot`Tit1e 18, United States Code, Sections 922(u) and 924(l).

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COUNTS XII - XVI I
On or about the dates set forth below, in the District of Delaware, the defendant, JOSEPH
B. DESTEFANO, did transport in interstate commerce, to wit, from Delaware to New York, the
following stolen firearms, knowing and having reasonable cause to believe that the firearms were
stolen.
Count Date Firearm
l0/30/04 Kel-Tec, model P-32, 380 APC Pistol
Serial No. C3628
XIII ll/03/04 Smith & Wesson, model SW9VE, 9mm pistol
Serial No. PBT029l
XIV l l/05/04 Bersa, model Thunder 380, 380 APC pistol
Serial No. 638585
XV ll/08/O4 Ruger, model P-89, 9mm pistol
Serial No. 315-53677
XVI 1 1/ l2/04 Ruger, model P-95, 9mm pistol
Serial No. 3 l5—56822
All in violation of Title l8, United States Code, Section 922(i).
COUNT XVII
From on or about October 30, 2004, through on or about January 9, 2005, in the District
of Delaware and elsewhere, the defendant, JOSEPH B. DESTEFANO, knowingly engaged in the
business of dealing in firearms without a license, in violation of Title 18, United States Code,
Sections 922(a)(l)(A) and 924(a)(l)(D).

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COUNTS XVIII - XXII
On or about the dates set forth below, in the District of Delaware, the defendant, JOSEPH
B. DESTEFANO, being then an unlawful user of a controlled substance, to wit., marijuana, did
knowingly possess in and affecting commerce the Hrearms set forth below.
Count Q Firearm
XVIII 10/30/04 Kel-Tec, model P-32, 380 APC Pistol
Serial No. C3628
XIX 11/03/04 Smith & Wesson, model SW9VE, 9mm pistol
Serial No. PBT029l
XX ll/05/04 Bersa, model Thunder 380, 380 APC pistol
Serial No. 638585
XXI 1 l/08/04 Ruger, model P-89, 9mm pistol
Serial No. 315-53677
XXII l 1/ 12/04 Ruger, model P-95, 9mm pistol
Seiial No. 315-56822
All in violation ofTitle l8, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(3) and 924(a)(2).
A TRUE BILL:

Foreperson
COLM F. CONNOLLY
United States Attorney
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