2 Men Accused Of Selling Illegal Guns In Nassau County Indicted: DA

MINEOLA, NY — Two men were indicted for allegedly possessing and selling firearms, including ghost guns in Nassau County, prosecutors said.

Rubenny Torres Duran, 29, of Pennsylvania, and Jose Torres Moncion, 29, of Brooklyn, were arraigned on July 29, 2025, and August 4, 2025, respectively, Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly said, on charges of:

• First-degree criminal sale of a firearm
• Second-degree criminal sale of a firearm
• Second-degree criminal possession of a weapon
• 12 counts of third-degree criminal sale of a firearm
• Four counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon
• Five counts of second-degree criminal sale of a ghost gun
• Five counts of fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon
• Five counts of criminal possession of a firearm (an E felony)

Torres Duran was also charged with the eight counts of third-degree criminal sale of a firearm, four counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, second-degree criminal sale of a ghost gun and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, Donnelly said.

Both men pleaded not guilty. Torres Duran’s bail was set at $300,000 cash, $750,000 bond, and $1.25 million partially secured bond. Torres Moncion’s bail was set at $100,000 cash, $200,000 bond, and $500,000 partially secured bond, prosecutors said.

Torres Duran is due back in court on September 9. Torres Moncion is due back in court on September 10.

According to the indictment, between April and May 2025, Torres Duran allegedly sold four firearms on three separate dates in Freeport and Baldwin, prosecutors said.

The firearms — three semiautomatic pistols and one ghost gun — were allegedly trafficked into Nassau County from Pennsylvania, the D.A.'s office said.

Torres Duran sold the loaded semiautomatic pistols for between $900 and $1,540 each.

Torres Duran and Torres Moncion, his cousin, were arrested in Baldwin on June 11, by Nassau County Police Department. The vehicle, driven by Torres Moncion, was parked in a parking lot on Grand Avenue.

Five ghost guns, including four 9 mm semiautomatic pistols and an assault rifle, were recovered from the vehicle’s trunk, prosecutors said.

Large-capacity ammunition feeding devices for the assault rifle and one of the semiautomatic pistols were also found in the vehicle’s trunk, Donnelly said.

“My office has zero tolerance for illegal gun sales in Nassau County and the trafficking of dangerous untraceable ghost guns specifically designed to dodge law enforcement detection,” Donnelly said. “These two defendants, cousins working together to allegedly deal firearms in our communities, put lives at risk. Trafficking in our communities must stop, and I am committed to continuing the important work of ending the flow of these illegal weapons into the county with our local and federal law enforcement partners and holding offenders accountable who make our neighborhoods less safe.”

Torres Duran is represented by attorney Kevin Maccarone. Torres Moncion is represented by attorney Vincent Bianco.