ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OBTAINS CONVICTION OF DUPAGE COUNTY MAN FOR SELLING GHOST GUNS, MACHINE GUN CONVERSION DEVICE

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OBTAINS CONVICTION OF DUPAGE COUNTY MAN FOR SELLING GHOST GUNS, MACHINE GUN CONVERSION DEVICE

August 02, 2024

Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a DuPage County man was found guilty of multiple felonies stemming from the sale of unserialized firearms and a machine gun conversion device to an undercover investigator.

The Attorney General's office prosecuted Jeffrey Levander, 43, of Hanover Park, Illinois, who on Wednesday DuPage County Judge Ann Celine O'Hallaren Walsh found guilty of four counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, one count of unlawful use of a weapon, two counts of unlawful sale or delivery of a firearm, one count of unlawful possession of a firearm without a FOID card, and one count of unlawful sale or delivery of an unserialized firearm. Levander's sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 24.

"Illicit firearm sales lead to increased criminal activity and make our communities less safe for children to grow and thrive," Raoul said. "I will continue to partner with federal agencies and local law enforcement to reduce gun violence in Illinois and hold individuals accountable for contributing to the cycle of violence."

Raoul charged Levander in December 2023 after an investigation revealed he agreed to sell two unserialized firearms, a machine gun conversion device and a spring-loaded knife to an undercover investigator in three separate sales in suburban Cook and DuPage counties. A machine gun conversion device makes a semi-automatic firearm capable of fully-automatic fire. Levander sold the undercover investigator a Glock 43 model clone for $1,400, a Glock 17 model clone for $2,200, and a machine gun conversion device for Glock platform pistols and spring-loaded knife for $550.

Deputy Bureau Chief Andrew Whitfield and Assistant Attorney General Thomas Darman prosecuted the case for Raoul's Statewide Grand Jury Bureau.