A San Diego gun store owner convicted of assisting a former SDSO captain in his side business of unlawful firearms sales was sentenced to six months in prison, plus six months of home confinement.
Fred Magana, a nearly 20-year veteran of the sheriff's department, was indicted for assisting an ex-captain in selling guns only available to members of law enforcement to members of the public.
San Diego jeweler Leo Hamel was sentenced Friday to one year of probation, plus 100 days of home confinement, for buying firearms illegally from former San.
Prosecutors said Giovanni Tilotta worked with Sheriff's Department Capt. Marco Garmo and others to make "straw purchases": falsely claiming to be the buyers of firearms while actually purchasing the guns on behalf of others, including the prominent San Diego jeweler Leo Hamel.