{"id":50568,"date":"2020-10-28T03:41:31","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T03:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/10\/28\/2-marine-veterans-involved-in-conspiracy-to-sell-hard-to-trace-guns-authorities-say\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:48:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:48:14","slug":"2-marine-veterans-involved-in-conspiracy-to-sell-hard-to-trace-guns-authorities-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/10\/28\/2-marine-veterans-involved-in-conspiracy-to-sell-hard-to-trace-guns-authorities-say\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Marine veterans involved in conspiracy to sell hard-to-trace guns, authorities say"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BOISE, Idaho \u2014 A former Marine and another Idaho man charged with participating in a money-making conspiracy to build hard-to-trace firearms and distribute them in North Carolina will be transferred to that state, a U.S. District Court judge said Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marine veteran Jordan Duncan, 25, and Paul James Kryscuk, 35, both of Boise, each waived hearings in the case, clearing the way for the transfers. The case also involves another former Marine, 21-year-old Liam Montgomery Collins. Authorities said Collins is from Johnston, Rhode Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Authorities say Duncan and Collins were previously assigned to Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2020\/01\/23\/marine-veteran-faces-prison-time-for-trying-to-bring-an-illegal-machine-gun-on-coast-guard-training-center\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dustin-aaron-peters-mugshot.PNG.png?w=252\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Marine veteran faces prison time for allegedly bringing an illegal machine gun on Coast Guard Training Center<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Dustin Aaron Peters had traveled from North Carolina to New Jersey to attend his wife\u2019s Coast Guard recruit training graduation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Court documents say the conspiracy involved Collins and Kryscuk manufacturing and selling hard-to-obtain firearms and firearm parts so purchasers of the weapons would be unknown to government authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. District Court Judge Ronald E. Bush in Boise said he did not have a timeline for the transfers by the U.S. Marshals Service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Justice Department as well as court documents say Kryscuk received money from Collins for a short-barreled rifle and a 9mm pistol with a suppressor, which is placed on the end of a gun barrel to reduce noise when the weapon is fired. The devices are highly regulated in the U.S. Authorities say Kryscuk bought supplies to make suppressors.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2019\/12\/03\/active-duty-us-marine-charged-with-illegally-flying-guns-into-haiti\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2613553.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Active-duty US Marine charged with illegally flying guns into Haiti<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">He told investigators he wanted to help Haiti&#039;s military learn marksmanship and defeat \u201cthugs\u201d causing instability in the country.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Authorities also say Kryscuk, using an alias, mailed weapons from Idaho to Jacksonville, North Carolina. Documents also say Kryscuk shipped the short-barreled rifle to Collins. Court documents say the rifle went to Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collins and Kryscuk are charged with conspiracy to manufacture unregistered weapons and ship them across state lines without a license. They each could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Authorities say Duncan was aware of the conspiracy and participated. He\u2019s charged with conspiracy to manufacture firearms and ship them across state lines. 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