The United States Department of Justice sends this information as posted below:
OKLAHOMA CITY – Yesterday, AIMAN SOBHY ELKHATIB, 31, of Oklahoma City, pleaded guilty to engaging in interstate transportation of a firearm while under indictment, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.
On June 17, 2024, a federal Grand Jury returned a two-count Superseding Indictment against Elkhatib, charging him with transportation of a firearm while under indictment and bringing in certain aliens. According to public record, on April 25, 2024, agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) received information that an aircraft had unlawfully entered the United States from Mexico and failed to stop for a customs inspection. Agents encountered the aircraft at Sundance Airport in Yukon, Oklahoma, where it was occupied by Elkhatib and another individual. Upon searching the aircraft, agents found and seized a firearm. At the time of the incident, Elkhatib was under criminal indictment in Oklahoma County District Court, where he previously pleaded guilty to larceny of an automobile, second degree burglary, and possession of a firearm while in the commission of a felony in case number CF-2023-940.
Yesterday, Elkhatib pleaded guilty to Count 1 of the Superseding Indictment, and admitted he flew from Mexico through Texas to Yukon, Oklahoma, in an aircraft he knew contained a firearm.
At sentencing, Elkhatib faces up to five years in federal prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
This case is the result of an investigation by HSI, Customs and Border Protection, Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Air and Marine Operations Center. Assistant U.S. Attorney Bow Bottomly is prosecuting the case.
Reference is made to public filings for additional information.
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