Opinion ID: 2674
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Heading: Cavera's Crime

Text: On April 8, 2004, two of Cavera's co-defendants, Peter Abbadessa and Anthony Lucania, along with a government confidential witness, traveled to Florida where Cavera lives when away from New York. The confidential witness gave Lucania $11,500 for the purchase of firearms. The FBI then surveilled Abbadessa and Lucania as they met with Cavera at his home. While there Cavera gave Abbadessa and Lucania two boxes containing 16 firearms. After the sale, Abbadessa and Lucania returned to New York with the confidential witness. On June 23, 2004, a grand jury returned an 11 count indictment charging Cavera with various violations of federal gun trafficking laws. On November 24, 2004, defendant plead guilty to one count of conspiring to deal in and transport firearms in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371.