You may remember George Gillett. He was second in charge of the BATFE Phoenix field division during the Fast & Furious operation. A congressional committee found that he “failed to provide responsible supervision” during that little fiasco, which is putting it mildly.
This last Thanksgiving, Mexican beauty queen Maria Flores Gamez and five others were killed in a shooting in Sinaola. Guns from Fast & Furious were found at the scene. Interestingly enough, one of those was an FN 5.7 pistol, which was traced directly back to Mr. Gillett. Now, by “directly,” I mean directly.
Gillett purchased the weapon at Legendary Arms, a Phoenix gun store. On the federal form 4473 used to buy the gun, Gillett used the ATF office address, 201 East Washington, and said “Apt 940.” On subsequent purchase, Gillett used a commercial address, that of a strip mall.
Yep, he lied on the form. Twice. That’s two felonies, and this guy still has a job. In law enforcement.
And how did the gun get to Mexico? Heck if Gillett knows; he sold the gun privately to someone over the internet.
Naturally, neither Gillett or the BATFE has any comment on the matter.