On Nov. 1, a female undercover agent for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and a male undercover Drug Enforcement Administration agent went to the shop. The DEA agent picked out a 9-millimeter pistol, but the ATF agent signed a form saying she was the buyer.

The agents came back Nov. 9 to pick up the gun, with the male agent paying Mancini $316 and the female agent again certifying she was the buyer.

The male agent also paid Mancini $202 for another gun, saying he’d been “reduced to bow hunting” because of “bad legal advice.” Mancini added that sale to the documents the female agent signed.

The undercover DEA agent went alone to the store Nov. 26 and told Mancini that he had a prior felony conviction but wanted to buy a gun that day. Federal law bans felons from buying or having guns and requires licensed dealers to document who is actually buying a gun.

The agent came back later with the female undercover agent, who signed a federal form saying she was the buyer, and the DEA agent asked Mancini to place a “sold” sticker on a .357 Magnum revolver.

In December, the agents returned again. The male agent paid Mancini $347 for the .357 Magnum he had previously picked out. Mancini gave him the gun and a receipt in the female agent’s undercover name.

Mancini was arrested in December.

Today, Mancini pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge William E. Smith to two counts of selling firearms without documenting who the purchaser was. Maximum penalty for each count is five years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine. Mancini is free on unsecured bond pending scheduled Aug. 1 sentencing.