A South Carolina man today admitted conspiring to illegally sell firearms, including five pistols and one rifle, in and around Essex County, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
According to Acting U.S. Attorney Honig, Carter Wilkerson, 21, of Orangeburg, Sc., pleaded guilty to an information charging him with conspiracy to engage in the business of unlicensed firearms dealing.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:
From April 2021 through May 18, 2021, Wilkerson was a member of a drug trafficking conspiracy.
In furtherance of the conspiracy, he trafficked six firearms, with the intent to sell these weapons to at least one New Jersey resident.
This case part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach.
Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.