St. Croix, USVI - Gregory Williams, Jr., 24, of St. Croix, pleaded guilty today in District Court on St. Croix to one count of Illegal Receipt of a Firearm, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced.
As part of his plea, Williams admitted that on Jan. 30, 2015, he received a package containing one.40 caliber Smith and Wesson pistol with an obliterated serial number. Williams admitted that the package was his and that he knew it contained a firearm. The package was mailed to St. Croix from Florida. United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) intercepted the package.
Williams is facing a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 19, 2015.
The case was investigated by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Rami S. Badawy.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
