The startling discovery was made this week, according to the Richmond County District Attorney's Office.
As reported by The New York Post, Detective Third Grade Anthony Sciortino, a 13-year veteran of the NYPD currently serving in the department's 120th Precinct, was taken into custody on Tuesday. The 35-year-old detective now faces a 16-count indictment, with charges dating back to 2020.
A search operation at Sciortino's Prince's Bay residence led to the discovery of 19 illicit firearms, which included a machine gun and an assault weapon. Four of these were identified as ghost guns, firearms that lack serial numbers on their lower receivers, making them virtually untraceable.
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The law mandates that the make, model, caliber, and serial number of any firearm must be reported to the NYPD within ten days of acquisition. However, Sciortino allegedly failed to comply with this requirement for 15 of the guns found in his possession.
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District Attorney Michael E. McMahon expressed his concern over the potential harm these unreported, illegal weapons could have caused. "Purposefully failing to report these firearms to the NYPD, these illegal and dangerous weapons could have exacted untold amounts of harm to our fellow Staten Islanders," he stated. McMahon further emphasized the illegality and danger of ghost guns, noting their difficulty to track and their potential misuse in criminal activities.
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In addition to the weapons charges, Sciortino is accused of misusing his position within the NYPD to access personnel records for unauthorized and potentially malicious purposes. The charges against him include the manufacture of weapons and dangerous instruments, failure to report the sale or registration of a firearm, falsifying business records, and computer trespass.
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Despite prosecutors' request for a $50,000 cash or $150,000 bond at his arraignment, Judge John McPadden granted Sciortino supervised release. The detective, who joined the NYPD in July 2011 and was promoted to detective in December 2017, has been suspended without pay following his arrest. He is scheduled to appear in court again on January 16.
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District Attorney McMahon underscored the gravity of Sciortino's alleged actions, stating, "While all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty, Mr. Sciortino is alleged to have deceitfully amassed a small army’s worth of unregistered weapons in addition to personally manufacturing multiple unlicensed, unregistered, and untraceable ghost guns and assault weapons." He added that such blatant misconduct undermines the mission of law enforcement, erodes public trust in the criminal justice system, and jeopardizes public safety.
