Monroe woman charged with straw purchase of firearms

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Kassandra Mattox, 25, of Tobyhanna, was indicted on Sept. 19, 2017, by a federal grand jury on multiple counts of making false statements to federally licensed firearms dealers. The indictment was unsealed Thursday following Mattox’s arrest.

According to U.S. Attorney David J. Freed, the indictment alleges that Mattox provided false information regarding the purchase of three firearms from Dunkelberger’s Sports Outfitter in Stroudsburg on Oct. 24 and 27, 2016, and the purchase of three firearms from Pocono Mountain Firearms in Scotrun on Oct. 27, 2016, and Nov. 9, 2016.

This matter was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the Pennsylvania State Police; and the Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert J. O’Hara is prosecuting the case.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a program that has been historically successful in bringing together all levels of law enforcement to reduce violent crime and make neighborhoods safer.