Marine veteran sentenced to prison for selling ‘ghost guns’
Christian Ferrari enlisted in the Marines in January 2020 and served on active duty until April 2024. During his service, Ferrari served in support of Operation Inherent Resolve from August 2021 through March 2022. However, he recently was sentenced to three years in prison for selling 22 “ghost guns” illegally. He conducted this sale to undercover agents while stationed at Camp Pendleton, California.
From Military Times:
Between March 13 and May 9, 2023, prosecutors say Ferrari sold 22 guns to Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives undercover agents for more than $23,000 in four separate transactions, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California.
He faced a maximum penalty of five years and a $250,000 fine if convicted at trial, according to the release.
Ferrari enlisted in the Marine Corps in January 2020 as a rifleman, according to information provided by Marine Corps Manpower and Reserve Affairs. He reached the rank of lance corporal in July 2021.
Ferrari was last assigned to Headquarters Company, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division out of Camp Pendleton. He deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve from August 2021 to March 2022, according to Marine officials.
His awards include the National Defense Service Medal and Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, among others, according to Marine officials. He was discharged in April 2024. The type of discharge was not disclosed by Marine officials.
Additional Reading:
South, T. (2024, September 19). Pendleton Marine gets prison time for illegal ‘ghost gun’ sales. Military Times. Link.
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When you don’t have enough cash to buy into an Herbalife franchise, you gotta do what you gotta do to raise the funds.
If had only sold 5 more guns he could have bought the 1996 4 cylinder mustang at 38% interest from the Semper Fi car lot in down town Oceanslime.
Those firearms identify as a Shaklee product, your Honor!
Lucky he didn’t pass along any political parody with those weapons out there in Camp Pendleton, CA, or he would’ve been hit with a misinformation charge and his sentence tripled. Thanks, Gavin!
“Christian Ferrari”
Probly drove a Yugo.
New safety brief talking point.
The Staff NCOIC of the Recruiting Office that Hack Stone was sentenced to drove a Yugo. Until he left his wife and kids in order to be a “playa” and found out that young girls in the Midwest did not consider Yugos an asset in the man trying to hook up with them. So he traded it in and “purchased” a Toyota 4 Runner with all the bells and whistles. It was a bit out of his paygrade, as he frequently asked Hack and the other Recruiter to lend him money to make his payments. We declined. The Corps finally caught up with his shady shit, and he was kicked to the curb before he could make it to retirement. Earlier this year Hack was able to find out what became of him. That was a really nice booking photo of him posted online.
so what kind of guns? Where did they come from?
no serial numbers. Did he steal them from military or convert guns from a gun show. I don’t know the details on this one to say much.
So privately built weapons using military parts to convert to full auto silenced weapons. Guess I should read the link first.
He should have worked with the Biden admin to make guns look bad and see how bad 2nd amendment is. Then he would be the lefts hero.
SBRs too. Gave himself the full Uncle Sam discount on his tax stamps.
Eric H and The JEF were unavailable for comment. Dood was prolly furious that he got busted so fast.
It sounds like unserialized “ghost guns” were the least of his transgressions. But, it aligns with the approved narrative. It would seem to me that selling full-auto short barreled rifles is a far greater fuckup.
With the barrel shoud, shoulder thing that goes up and pitbull bayonet, of course.
He got off easy, he’s lucky that he had somebody to go to bat for him. Hopefully he won’t be blowing up a Federal building 15 years from now.
Yeah, but full auto SBRs are in an upcoming narrative. Ghost guns are the current narrative, stay on schedule.
Oh, I wouldn’t worry too much. They’ll have to release him on appeal when they find out that all of those Ghost Guns have disappeared from evidence.