Crescent City man gets prison term for machine gun sales

NIP said.. STFU

Not likely.

No, BAH, didn't figure you would. I kinda figured you were exactly the type of person I was talking about.
GAWD!!!! 8-)

Crescent City man gets prison term for machine gun sales
Thadeus Greenson/The Times-Standard
Posted: 10/30/2009 01:21:12 AM PDT

A federal judge sentenced a 69-year-old Crescent City man this week to serve 18 months in prison for illegally dealing machine guns.

According to a press release from the United States Attorney's San Francisco office, Donald E. Nuss pleaded guilty in June to illegally dealing in firearms, admitting selling five machine guns over a one-year period. According to the release, Nuss also admitted to converting two semi-automatic rifles into machine guns for a government informant during the same time period and to possessing 10 more machine guns in a safe at his workplace in Crescent City.

According to the plea agreement, the machine guns that Nuss manufactured, refurbished and sold included an AK-47, Sten machine guns, Suomi machine guns, Skorpion machine pistols and a Thompson machine gun, as well as high-capacity magazines.

Nuss was indicted by a federal grand jury in October 2008, and charged with illegally possessing and dealing in machine guns.

In a document filed with the court last week, Nuss' lawyer David Michael urged the court to issue a light sentence, saying a sentence of five months in prison and five months supervised release would be appropriate.

”When reading the indictment in this matter and reviewing the list of weapons seized, one could conclude that Mr. Nuss is a 'gun toting arms dealer,'” Michael wrote.“To the contrary, Mr. Nuss has been a collector of antique firearms for many years....”

Michael
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goes on to write that all of the weapons seized are either pre-World War II or World War II weapons, and that Mr. Nuss was simply a collector. Nuss also enjoyed the challenge of working on the weapons, according to the document.

”Mr. Nuss is a 'tinkerer' who never declined a challenge to modify an object to bring it to its full potential or make it work better,” Michael wrote.

The document goes on to state that the offense should be viewed in its proper context, and points out that Nuss did not seek out the illegal conduct or search out a market for the illegal firearms.

”Rather, he was approached by an individual who was a paid government informant to engage in the illegal conduct,” Michael wrote.“Mr. Nuss received a total of $5,950 from the sale of the firearms. Mr. Nuss was not motivated by money. He has always been interested in helping and pleasing others and understands that he crossed a line and there is no question that he should have declined to participate in this activity.”

Michael also urged the court to take into account Nuss' lack of a criminal record and his standing in the community when considering his sentence. According to the document filed with the court, Nuss has lived in Crescent City for nearly 48 years, operated a successful business for 40 years and has volunteered many hours of community service, including building a trailer for the Easter Seals Society, volunteering at the Del Norte County Veteran's Association and refurbishing the Del Norte County Historical Society's 1907 three-inch cannon.

In the end, U.S. District Court Judge Phyllis Hamilton handed down the 18-month sentence to Nuss on Wednesday, and also sentenced Nuss to a three-year period of supervised release after the conclusion of his prison sentence. In addition to the prison term, which he is slated to begin serving in January 2010, Nuss was ordered to pay a $6,000 fine and $5,950 in restitution.

The conviction was the result of a two-year investigation by the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

be careful it can happen to us.

63 months for felon in possession of a gun

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Kenneth Briggs wrote:

he is 69 and 18 months in prison plus the fine . does he have the money ?

Shoulda thought of that before he decided to convert and sell machine guns. Are you one of those 'soft on crime' liberals?

when it comes to letting 45,000 inmates out of prison early, i wonder if he will be one of them

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Hot sawed-off shotguns cheap go to Hoopa, Nick'll get you anythg you want.

Just wondering if this arrest is tied into the Gundersen case. I know for a fact that Gundersen did go up to Crescent City cause Darcie was seeing another man while he was up there. She claimed that there were going to be lots of arrests to follow. Plus we all know Gundersen was selling weapons under the name Gundy Bros. Sounds to me like someone "snitched" on this guy. More arrests to come from this?

Donald Nuss is the most highly intelligent man I have ever known. He is one tough cookie...if only everyone knew him for what he is. He deserves better than how he is treated. He deserves a huge metal. I have never met someone who has done so much for the Del Norte community. Everyone makes bad choices, its easy to do if you dont think you are doing wrong. He knows what was wrong and wont do it again.

mrs nobody wrote:

Donald Nuss is the most highly intelligent man I have ever known. He is one tough cookie...if only everyone knew him for what he is. He deserves better than how he is treated. He deserves a huge metal. I have never met someone who has done so much for the Del Norte community. Everyone makes bad choices, its easy to do if you dont think you are doing wrong. He knows what was wrong and wont do it again.

HA HA HA HA HA Oh you must be really intelligent. Stupid.

Search warrant nets drugs, guns and three arrests
The Times-Standard
01/14/2011
"Watson said the officer then developed informant information, finding enough evidence to obtain a search warrant.
Upon serving the search warrant at around 2 p.m. Thursday, Watson said officers discovered the processed marijuana along with between an ounce and an ounce-and-a-half of powdered methamphetamine. Watson said street doses of methamphetamine typically contain as little as 0.1 grams of the drug, meaning the find was enough for more than 280 street doses of the drug.

More troubling, however, was the small arsenal officers found at the scene, Watson said.
Watson said officers seized two handguns, an AR-15-style assault weapon with three 30-round magazines, a double-barrel 20-gauge shotgun and a .22 bolt action rifle. Watson said officers also found an AK-47 semi-automatic derivative with two loaded 30-round magazines. Officers also found a couple hundred rounds of
7.62 mm ammunition for the weapon, which was powerful enough to punch through police body armor, Watson said.
”Obviously, they had weapons to protect their operation,” he said.
Watson said three men were arrested at the scene -- Alfredo Gutierrez Munos, 30, of Michoacan, Mexico; Joaquin Gonzalez Vasquez, 47, and Mario Arias Ruiz, 36. All three were allegedly using false names, and EPD reported that both Vasquez and Ruiz had previously been deported from the U.S. The men were booked into the Humboldt County jail on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine for sale, possession of marijuana for sale, illegal possession of an assault rifle, possession of an assault rifle while engaging in narcotic trafficking activity and maintaining a residence for drug sales."

Too bad Mr Nuss isn't an Mexi Cartel member. He'd have be released from custody. Notice how there's no follow up articles to this bust. What a sick joke.

Guyletemgos in action. Your dirty cash won't do you any good in Hell.

Drug cartel ties disputed; attorney says claim is 'irresponsible'

Thadeus Greenson/The Times-Standard
01/20/2011

"An attorney representing one of three Mexican nationals arrested during a drug raid in Eureka last week disputed in court Wednesday a contention by officials that the men have ties to a drug cartel.
”I would just say that (claim) is eccentric given the state of the evidence,” said Russell Clanton, who is representing Carlos Eduardo Colon, after a court hearing.“I think that statement is a fast-and-loose approach to cases without any factual basis. I think it's irresponsible, frankly, to say that about people.”
Colon (first identified as Alfred Gutierrez Munos), Samuel Joaquin Gonzalez (first identified as Joaquin Gonzalez Vasquez) and Mario Ruiz Arias (first identified as Mario Arias Ruiz) were arrested Jan. 13 and face charges of possession of methamphetamine for sale, possession of marijuana for sale and the unlawful possession of assault weapons.
All have entered pleas of not guilty to the charges in what Clanton called a “formality,” but are expected to enter official pleas during a hearing Friday when an interpreter can be present in court. None of the men speak English. Gonzalez is being represented by the public defender's office and alternate conflict council is representing Arias in the case.
Eureka police officers served a search warrant on the 1000 block of Cousins Street on Jan. 13 in response to neighborhood complaints and arrested the three men after reportedly finding 54 grams of powdered
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methamphetamine, 35 pounds of processed marijuana and six firearms, including a pair of assault weapons, at the residence.
In the wake of the arrest, both EPD Sgt. Steve Watson and Humboldt County Sheriff's Office Immigration Liaison Stan Wickham said there was evidence indicating the men may be connected to a Mexican drug trafficking organization.
Wickham said the men all provided false names to officers at the scene and that Colon provided a California driver's license with an incorrect name. Subsequent records checks revealed two of the men have been deported from the United States six times each and that Gonzalez has a prior conviction for smuggling drugs into the San Mateo County jail, prompting his deportation, according to Wickham.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has placed detainers on all three -- ordering that they be held in custody, Wickham said, adding that the California Department of Motor Vehicles is also investigating Colon's allegedly false driver's license.
The three men's case has been repeatedly delayed due to a lack of a capable and licensed court interpreter, with Tuesday's arraignment being continued to Wednesday only to have the defendants not enter official pleas because no interpreter was present. The defendants are expected to reappear in court Friday for a bail hearing, at which time an interpreter is expected to be present to allow the men to enter formal pleas to the charges facing them."

Duhhh.........heh.....uhhh.... .weren't we reporting on a huge meth, pot dealing and illegal firearms bust guys?
HUMBOLDT JUSTICE at it's finest in black and white.
Reverse racism. Mexican Cartels get the cakewalk after a slight inconvenience to their operation. How do they get away with this with no prison terms?

Dim whit morons run the whole frickin showl. Isn't that comforting to you? Did you get your share?

the world and ccca need people like this.