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Syracuse man faces 25 years in prison for illicit firearms sales

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A Syracuse man faces up to 25 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to numerous firearms charges.

A Syracuse man faces up to 25 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to numerous firearms charges.

Federal prosecutors say 24-year-old Mergim Ademi admitted he sold firearms and firearm parts through Facebook and other means between January 2023 and last March. He did not hold a firearms dealer license.

Ademi also admitted he sold guns and ammunition to a suspected felon, and to a customer at a location near a Syracuse charter school, both of which violate federal law. He’ll be sentenced in November.