Despite not having a federal firearm license, Lopez sold or helped sell 15 firearms to law enforcement agents and individuals working for law enforcement, according to a  DOJ news release.

A 24-year-old man from Los Angeles County was sentenced to a little more than 10 years in federal prison for his role in the armed robbery of a confidential informant and the operation of an unlicensed firearm dealing business,

A 24-year-old Whittier man was sentenced to 121 months – over 10 years – in federal prison on Monday, Jan. 6 for “operating an unlicensed firearm dealing business” that sold ghost guns and planning the robbery of a confidential informant after agreeing to sell firearms to the informant, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.