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July 13, 2010
HAUPPAUGE, NY -- Yesterday, Congressman Tim Bishop joined Suffolk County District Attorney (SCDA) Thomas Spota to announce the indictment of two Suffolk County residents on gun trafficking charges, as a result of a long-term SCDA investigation supported by federal funding.
Since 2003, Congressman Bishop has secured a total of $1.195 million in federal funds to support SCDA's program to prosecute gangs transporting and selling illegal firearms. His request for an additional $200,000 in Fiscal Year 2011 has been approved by a House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee. Federal funding supplements the number of SCDA prosecutors assigned to criminal cases involving gangs and the use of illegal firearms in the commission of criminal activity, and also allows law enforcement agencies to upgrade and enhance surveillance equipment used in investigations targeting gun-running gangs. “I am honored to work with District Attorney Spota and the law enforcement community to keep illegal firearms out of the hands of gangs like MS-13. Results like this will help strengthen my case to secure even more funding for this program and make Suffolk County safer,” Congressman Bishop said. |