Saturday, October 10, 2026
Two men have been indicted for allegedly possessing and selling firearms—including untraceable ghost guns—in Nassau County between April and May 2025, Nassau County.
Rubenny Duran, 29, of Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, and Jose Moncion, 29, of Kings County, New York, were arraigned before Judge Helene Gugerty on July 29 and August 4, respectively. The charges against them include multiple counts of both Criminal Sale of a Firearm and Criminal Possession of a Weapon.
Torres Duran faces additional charges, including eight more counts of Criminal Sale of a Firearm, four counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon, one count of Criminal Sale of a Ghost Gun, and one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon.
Both men pleaded not guilty.
Bail for Torres Duran 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.
Torres Duran is due back in court on Sep. 9. Torres Moncion is scheduled to appear the following day, on September 10.
If convicted, both men face up to 25 years in prison.
“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,” said Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly. “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.”
According to the indictment, Torres Duran allegedly sold four firearms in Freeport and Baldwin on three separate occasions during the two-month span.
The weapons included three semiautomatic pistols and one ghost gun, which were allegedly trafficked into Nassau County from Pennsylvania.
The loaded pistols were sold for between $900 and $1,540 each.
On June 11, Nassau County Police arrested both men in Baldwin. The two were in a vehicle driven by Torres Moncion, parked in a lot on Grand Avenue.
Officers recovered five ghost guns from the vehicle’s trunk—four 9mm semiautomatic pistols and an assault rifle—as well as large-capacity ammunition feeding devices for the assault rifle and one pistol.
Through June 2025, law enforcement in Nassau County had seized approximately 149 crime guns.
The Nassau County District Attorney’s Office credited the Nassau County Police Department Gang Investigations Squad, the FBI’s Long Island Gang Task Force, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for their assistance.
Chief Paula Cajdler of the Firearms Suppression and Intelligence Unit, within the Narcotics, Firearms, and Gangs Bureau, is prosecuting the case under the supervision of Bureau Chief Nicholas Mauro and Executive Assistant District Attorney Rick Whelan.
Torres Duran is represented by Kevin Maccarone. Torres Moncion is represented by Vincent Bianco.
The charges are merely accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent until and unless found guilty.
