{"id":39245,"date":"2015-07-02T08:53:59","date_gmt":"2015-07-02T12:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=39245"},"modified":"2015-07-02T08:53:59","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T20:21:31","slug":"ca-state-sen-leland-yee-pleads-guilty-to-racketeering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/ca-state-sen-leland-yee-pleads-guilty-to-racketeering\/","title":{"rendered":"Gun-running CA State Sen. Leland Yee Pleads Guilty to Racketeering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former California state senator Leland Yee, who was charged with conspiracy to deal firearms without a license and to illegally import firearms among many other charges, plead guilty to racketeering in federal court Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Yee admitted that he \u201cknowingly and intentionally agreed with another person\u201d to illegally affect state commerce. He also acknowledged he changed his plea to guilty under no duress, and that he is aware of his guilt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre you pleading guilty of your own free will because you are guilty,\u201d asked U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am,\u201d Yee responded.<\/p>\n<p>Yee was the focus of a nearly four-year FBI investigation, which, under false pretenses, enlisted his help to smuggle automatic weapons and shoulder-fired rockets into the country through such channels as Islamic terror groups.<\/p>\n<p>The racketeering charges came after Yee attempted to extort campaign contributions from an NFL team owner. He was charged with one count of \u201cconspiracy to conduct affairs of an enterprise through a pattern of racketeering activity,\u201d and two counts of conspiracy \u201cto obtain property under the color of official right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yee faces up to 20 years in prison along with substantial fines. 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