The case started with boxes. It ended with a guilty plea of sending arms to Venezuela

One of three men accused of illegally sending firearms and ammunition to Venezuela, has pleaded guilty. José Alexander Gutiérrez Morales, 30, pleaded guilty Friday before U.S. District Judge Robert Scola, who set the date for his sentencing in April. The maximum sentence Scola mentioned is 10 years in the federal penitentiary, but Gutiérrez Morales is expected to get a lighter sentence with the guilty plea. Scola also warned Gutiérrez Morales, a Venezuelan, that he may be placed in deportation proceedings. More…