(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — A Hanover Park man has received multiple felony charges after he was accused of selling ghost guns and a machine gun conversion device, according to the Illinois State’s Attorney’s Office.
In a press release, Attorney General Kwame Raoul said 43-year-old Jeffrey Levander agreed to sell two guns with serial numbers removed, one machine gun conversion device and a spring-loaded knife to an undercover investigator in three separate sales in both Cook and DuPage Counties.
The machine gun conversion device, also known as a switch, makes a semi-automatic gun capable of fully automatic fire.
“Ghost guns allow individuals who are not legally eligible to purchase a firearm to evade our laws and slip under the radar of law enforcement,” Raoul said in a statement.
Officials said Levander accepted a total of $4,200 over the three sales. In a search conducted at Levander’s home in November, officials said they found a similar gun from two previous sales, ammunition and more firearm parts.
Deputy Bureau Chief Andrew Whitfield will prosecute the case for Raoul’s Statewide Grand Jury Bureau. If convicted, Levander could face decades behind bars.
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