A Kissimmee couple is being accused of purchasing over 100 firearms and selling them to individuals who used them in the commissions of crimes around the world.
On Wednesday, 35-year-old Kingsley Wilson and 41-year-old Viviana Rodriguez were indicted on charges of dealing in firearms without a license, making a materially false statement to a federally licensed firearms dealer, and causing an FLL to maintain false information in its official records.
According to authorities, between January 2022 and July 2023, Wilson purchased 89 firearms from multiple gun dealers across the Middle District of Florida. During that same period, Rodriguez purchased approximately 40 firearms.
While purchasing the firearms, both individuals “falsely certified” on ATF Form 4473s (Firearm Transaction Records) that they were the “actual transferee/buyer” of the firearms.
In fact, Wilson and Rodriguez purchased the firearms for other individuals.
Ten of the firearms that were purchased by Wilson have already been recovered by law enforcement officials at crime scenes in the Bahamas and Canada.
If convicted, Wilson and Rodriguez each face a maximum penalty of 5 years in federal prison for dealing in firearms without a license, 10 years for each count of making a materially false statement to an FFL, and 5 years for each count of causing an FFL to maintain false information in its official records.