PHOENIX — The owner of a Gilbert gun store was indicted on eight federal counts, accused of helping customers lie on firearms paperwork and failing to report large cash transactions, prosecutors said.
Gilbert resident Esteban Yanez, 34, was indicted April 8 in U.S. District Court in Phoenix.
Yanez owns Virtus Armament, a federally licensed firearms dealer. Prosecutors say he aided and abetted false statements on Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, which buyers fill out before purchasing a firearm. Yanez allegedly did this as recently as February 2026…