Case 2: 20- -cr- -00154- WSS Document 1 Filed 07/14/20 Page 1 of 6 5086 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUL 1 4 2020 FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF - CLERK U. S. DISTRICT COURT WEST. OF UNITED STATES OF. AMERICA - i - - i Criminal No. i? v. (26 U.S.C. 5861(f), and 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(3)) KURT COFANO INDICTMENT COUNT ONE The grand jury charges: On or about July .9, 2020, in the Western District of the defendant, KURT COFANO, did knowingly and unlawfully possess a ?rearm, as de?ned in 26 U.S.C. I 5 845(a)(3) and which was not registered to him in the National Firearms Registration. and Transfer Record, speci?cally, a) a ri?e having a barrel ?of less than 16 inches in length and b) a destructive device as de?ned in 26 U.S.C. 5 845 to wit, each of the following ?rearms seized from his vehicle: I .1. A combination of parts designed and intended for use in converting any device into a destructive device as de?ned In Title 26, United States COde, Section 5845(f)(1), and from which a destructive device may be readily assembled; 2. An Anderson Manufacturing ri?e, model 15, multi? caliber, bearing . serial number 16129976; and, 3. I An Anderson Manufacturing ri?e, model 15, multi? caliber, bearing serial number 16129980. In Violation of Title 26, United States Code, Section 5861(d). Case Document 1 Filed 07/14/20 Page 2 of 6. COUNT TWO The grand jury further charges: On or about July 9, 2020, in the Western District of the defendant, KURT CQFANO, knowing he was an unlawful user of a controlled substance, knowingly possessed, in and affecting interstate commerce, a ?rearm; to wit, each of the following ?rearms seized from his vehicle: 1. 10. 11. 12. An Anderson Manufacturing ri?e, model AM- 15, multi? caliber, bearing serial number 16129976; . An Anderson Manufacturing ri?e, model AM-15, multi?caliber, bearing serial number 16129980; A Kalashnikov USA Komrad shotgun, model 12 gauge caliber, bearing serial number A Ruger ri?e, model 10-22, .22 LR caliber, bearing Serial number 0002? 04715 with silencer and light; An FNH USA ri?e, model M2493 semi?automatic, 5.56 mm caliber, bearing serial number M249SA00592 A Romarm ri?e, model Draco, 7.62X39 mm caliber, bearing serial number An Anderson Manufacturing ri?e, model AM- 15, multi caliber, bearing serial number 16084682, with HVOC launcher, A CZ ri?e, model Scorpion EVO 3S1, 9 mm caliber, bearing serial number A Zastava Arms USA ri?e, model ZPAPM70, 7.62 39 mm caliber, bearing serial number A Glock pistol, model 23, .40 caliber, bearing serial number A Smith and Wesson pistol, model 9, 9 mm caliber, bearing serial number and, A Taurus pistol, model TX, .22 caliber, bearing serial number 1PT009666. In Violation of Title 18, United. States Code, Section 922(g)(3). Case Document 1 Filed 07/14/20 Page 3 of 6 COUNT THREE The grand jury further charges: On or about July 9 and July 10, 2020, in the Western District of the defendant, KURT COFANO, didknowingly and unlawfully possess a ?rearm, as de?ned in 26, U.S.C. 5845 which was not registered to him'in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, speci?cally, a destructive device as de?ned in 26 U.S.C. 5 845(t)(l) and .to wit, each of the following items seized from his residence: 1. Fourteen (l4) improvised grenades; I 2. Nine (9) destructive devices labeled with fragments; and, 3. A combination of parts designed and intended for use in converting any device into a destructive device as de?ned in Title 26, United States Code, Section and from which a destructive'device may be readily assembled. - In violation of Title 26, United States Code, Section 5861(d). Case Documentl Filed 07/14/20 Page4_of6 COUNT FOUR The grand jury further charges: From in and around May 2020'throughin an around July 2020, in the Western District of the defendant, KURT COFANO, knowingly and unlaw?illy and without registering and obtaining approval as required in Title 26, United States Code, Section 5822, made a ?rearm, as de?ned in Title 26, United States Code, Section 5845(a)(8), speci?cally, a destructive device as de?ned in 26 U.S.C. 5845(f)(l) and to wit, each of the following items seized. from his reSidence: 1. Fourteen (14) improvised grenades; 2. Nine (9) destructive devices labeled with fragments; and, 3. A combination of parts designed and intended for use in. converting any device into a destructive device as de?ned in Title 26, United States Code, Section 5845(f)(1), and from which a destructive device may be readily assembled. In violation of Title 26, United States Code, Section 5861(t). DoCumentl Filed 07/14/20 Page50f6 COUNT FIVE The grand jury further charges: On or about July 9 and July 10, 2020, in the Western District of the defendant, KURT COFANO, knowing he Was an unlawful user of a controlled substance, knowingly possessed, in and affecting interstate commerce, a ?rearm; to wit, each of the following ?rearms seized from his residence: 7. A Remington ri?e, ?model 700 Varmint?Target Ri?e (VTR), .308- Winchester caliber, bearing serial number A Remington shotgun, model 870, 12 gauge caliber, bearing serial number A Glock pistol, model 19, 9 millimeter caliber, bearing serial number Ruger pistol, model LCP, .380 caliber,.bearing serial number 371889365; Anderson, Lower Receiver, Model multi-caliber, bearing serial number 16129982; Anderson, Lower Receiver, Model multi-caliber, bearing serial number'16084681; and, sAnderson, Lower Receiver, Model AM-IS, multi?caliber, bearingrserial number 16084683. 1 In violation cf Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(g)(3). Case Document 1 Filed 07/14/20 Page 6 of 6 I FORFEITURE ALLEGATION The Grand Jury re?alleges and incorporates by reference the allegations contained in Counts One through Five of this Indictment for the purpose of alleging criminal forfeiture pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(d); Title 26, United States Code, Section 5872; Title 49, United States Code, Section 80303; and Title 28, United States Code, Section - 2461(c). As part of the commission of the violations of Title 26, United States Code, Sections 5861(d) and 5861(t) and Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(g)(3), charged in Counts One through Five of this Indictment, the items listed in those counts, which were involved and used in the knowing commission of thoSe offenses, are subject to forfeiture. SCOTT w. BRADYW United States Attorney PA ID No. 88352