Whitman is accused of improperly marketing his business as an entity that could obtain and manufacture weapons that included suppressors, an attachment many police departments use for hearing protection and night sights, according to authorities. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. The principal object of the conspiracy was to engage in bank fraud, the indictment said. Charles Melanson, Officer Matthew Koziol and Officer Bethany Bonczar Read More It is alleged that neither Whiteman nor Lu registered the firearm as a short-barreled rifle in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record. Daniel Whitman, 37, of Salisbury, pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud conspiracy; two counts of bank fraud; two counts of making false statements to a bank; one count of possession of an unregistered firearm; one count of conspiracy to violate provisions of the NFA; one count of making a firearm in violation of the NFA; and one count of transferring a firearm in violation of the NFA. The NFA requires registration of all NFA firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record (NFRTR). Boston 25 News facebook feed(Opens a new window), Boston 25 News twitter feed(Opens a new window), Boston 25 News youtube feed(Opens a new window), School administrators: Create a closings account, Cars trapped, hundreds without power after tractor-trailer crash topples 7 utility poles in Stoneham, 25 Investigates: International fugitives wanted for murder found hiding in Massachusetts, 4 people arrested after Boston police seize stash of guns, fentanyl, nearly 40 off-highway vehicles, DA: Missing 19-year-old from Hopkinton found dead in wooded area in Milford, Video shows moment snowboarder, skier got caught in avalanche on Mount Washington. Portsmouth, NH Yes, it protects everyone, police officers too. Boston Office: The Tyngsborough Police Department currently has 3 school resource officers who cover the 5 separate school districts within the Town of Tyngsborough. Assistant U.S. Attorney Eugenia M. Carris, Deputy Chief of Mendells Public Corruption & Special Prosecutions Unit, is prosecuting the case. A locked padlock The shops A&D book indicated that the firearm was acquired from another store as a pistol.