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Nevada Man Pleads Guilty to Straw Purchasing 140 Firearms for Mexican Drug Cartels
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Luis Alberto Osorio admitted to conspiring with co-defendants between April 2020 and September 2025 to purchase 140 high-powered firearms, magazines, and ammunition for Mexican drug cartels. The straw purchase scheme involved military-style weapons, including Barrett .50 BMG anti-material rifles and FN Herstal M249S rifles. Osorio pleaded guilty to straw purchasing of firearms, firearms trafficking, harboring unauthorized immigrants, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. He faces a maximum penalty of 70 years in federal prison, with sentencing scheduled for February 2027.
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Luis Alberto Osorio of Elko, Nevada, entered a guilty plea in federal court to four felony counts involving illegal weapons trafficking and money laundering.
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