US EditionProsecutors say Wisconsin police chief helped California gun dealers’ illegal ammo import scheme
Prosecutors say the brothers used a false police purchase order to try to bring in about 490,000 armor-piercing rounds.
- Federal prosecutors charged California brothers Jacob Dowd and Darin Dowd with conspiracy for allegedly recruiting a Wisconsin police chief to help them illegally import about 490,000 armor-piercing rounds into the U.S.
- In June 2021, Jacob submitted an application to import the ammunition from Bosnia-Herzegovina using a fraudulent purchase order signed by then-Town of Linn police chief James Bushey, who claimed the rounds were for "law enforcement sales."
- Prosecutors state the Town of Linn Police Department had no funds or legitimate need for the ammunition, which Bushey allegedly told the town board would be donated to advance his career.
- Darin pleaded guilty to conspiracy last October, while Jacob agreed to plead guilty last week during a scheduled May 19 hearing; both brothers face up to five years in federal prison.
- Bushey left the department of his own accord in 2022, and investigators have not disclosed whether he faces charges, though authorities continue examining the broader importation scheme.
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Prosecutors say Wisconsin police chief helped California gun dealers’ illegal ammo import scheme
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two California brothers could each face up to five years in prison for allegedly recruiting a small-town Wisconsin police chief to help them illegally import nearly half-a-million armor-piercing rounds into the U.S. Jacob and Darin Dowd ran a gun dealership in Vacaville, California, federal prosecutors say in online court records. In June 2021, Jacob Dowd submitted an application to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fires and …
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Prosecutors say Wisconsin police chief helped California gun dealers' illegal ammo import scheme
Federal prosecutors say a small-town Wisconsin police chief tried to help California gun dealers import illegal armor-piercing rounds from Europe.
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Journal SentinelGun dealers used Wisconsin police chief in bid to import armor-piercing bullets
A California-based gun dealer has agreed to plead guilty to illegally importing armor-piercing bullets into the U.S., working with a former Walworth County police chief in the scam.
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