Ex-Boston Police Officer Convicted Of Buying Glocks For Civilians

WEST ROXBURY, MA — A former Boston Police Officer was convicted Monday by a federal jury in Boston with using his police credentials to illegally purchase two firearms for two civilians, according to the Department of Justice.

Adarbaad Karani, 38, of West Roxbury, was convicted following a five-day jury trial of two counts of making a false statement during the purchase of firearms and two counts of making a false statement in a record. Karani resigned in November 2016 from the Boston Police Department. In May 2017, Karani was indicted.

On two different occasions, in November 2014 and September 2015, Karani acted as the “straw purchaser” of two firearms, a Glock, model 27, .40 caliber pistol and a Glock, model 30S, .45 caliber pistol, which he purchased for two acquaintances.

Karani purchased the firearms, which cannot be acquired by civilians, using his police identification and falsely certified that the firearms were for his official police use. During one purchase, Karani also indicated that the firearm was not for resale.

Straw purchases make it difficult to regulate firearms and federal law prohibits making false statements to a firearms dealer in connection with the sale of a firearm.

One of the guns was discovered in possession of Desmond Crawford, an alleged member of the Columbia Point Dawgs, during an arrest in November 2015.

Karani faces up to 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000.

U.S. Senior District Court Judge Rya W. Zobel scheduled sentencing for Dec. 10, 2018.

Ex-Boston Police Officer 'Straw Purchaser' of Firearms

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