MIAMI — The owner of a Port St. Lucie gun shop pleaded guilty this week to selling firearms "off the books," according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Federal prosecutors said Michael John Pellicione, 76, failed to record sales in his acquisition and disposition (A&D) record, a violation of federal law, according to a DOJ release.
The law states the A&D record must include the type of firearm, make, model, caliber, serial number, date and from whom the firearm was received, and the person to whom it was sold or transferred.
Pellicione, who the DOJ said was operating the business out of his home, faces up to five years in prison.
A sentencing date has not yet been scheduled.
