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A Sacramento man has been sentenced to 5 1/2 years in federal prison for illegally manufacturing and selling assault rifles and machine guns..
Luis Cortez-Garcia, 44, was charged with unlawful manufacturing and sales of firearms, possession of a machine gun and possession of an unregistered firearm, according to a U.S. Attorney’s Office news release. He was sentenced Friday by U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr.
In December, Luis Cortez-Garcia’s brother and co-defendant, Emiliano Cortez-Garcia, was sentenced by Judge Burrell to six years in prison for unlawful manufacturing and dealing in firearms, possession of a machine gun and possession of an unregistered firearm
Through the business, he sold AR-15-style firearms that were manufactured in a metal shop at the rear of the business.
Cortez-Garcia did not have a license to manufacture or sell firearms, and as an undocumented resident and felon, he was prohibited from possessing firearms.
Oct. 9, 2013, law enforcement officers seized 312 guns, including fully automatic assault rifles, illegal short-barreled rifles and silencers.
During the investigation, ATF made seven undercover purchases of AR-15 firearms.