Leader of Cleveland gun trafficking ring tied to 16 shootings sentenced to 13 years

CLEVELAND — A Cleveland man who led a gun trafficking operation that sold dozens of guns linked to 16 shootings was sentenced to 13 years in federal prison.

Maurice Sterett, 42, sold 50 guns to undercover federal agents, who traced one gun to a deadly shooting.

U.S. District Judge David Ruiz last week handed down the prison sentence, along with three years of post-prison supervision…

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