Former officer with U.S. Customs and Border Protection sentenced to over 2½ years in federal prison for illegal gun sales and tax evasion

On: January 29, 2020

A former U.S. Customs and Border Protection watch commander was ordered to serve 31 months in federal prison for committing a series of crimes, including operating an illegal gun-selling business, possessing machine guns and other prohibited firearms, failing to disclose his foreign financial interests and contacts in China in order …continue reading

Customs and Border Protection Officer arrested on federal charges alleging he operated unlicensed business that sold guns

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On: February 13, 2019

In: Crime

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection supervisory officer has been arrested on federal charges alleging that he engaged in the business of unlawfully selling firearms without a license and sold an illegal short-barreled rifle to an undercover investigator. Wei Xu, 56, of Santa Fe Springs, an officer at the Los …continue reading