Wednesday, March 14, 2012

1st convictions from Fast and Furious gun probe

PHOENIX (AP) — Two men have pleaded guilty to buying guns that were destined to be smuggled into Mexico, the first convictions in the federal government's botched Operation Fast and Furious.

The men were so-called "straw buyers" who acknowledged purchasing guns that they knew were headed to Mexico.

The goal of the federal government's investigation was to catch weapons-trafficking kingpins, but firearms …

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