Waukegan man sentenced in plot to buy guns under sister’s name

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – A Waukegan man is sentenced in Rockford for falsifying documents as a way to illegally buy guns.

Derwin Vazquez Jr., 26, was ordered to spend two and a half years in federal prison.

Federal prosecutors say from 2020 to 2023, Vazquez Jr. conspired with his sister, Jalissa R. Vazquez, to make false written statements to licensed firearms dealers to get the guns…

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS