KANSAS CITY, KANSAS – A federal grand jury in Kansas City, Kansas, returned an indictment charging two brothers with illegal firearms trafficking. According to court documents, Markeese Fluker, 27, of Independence, Missouri, and Markel Fluker, 29, of Kansas City, Missouri, were indicted on one count of conspiracy to commit unlawful trafficking in firearms and four counts of possession and transfer of machine guns.Markeese Flucker is also charged with one of count of possession and sale of a stolen firearm. From September 2025 to December 2025, the Fluker brothers are accused of conspiring to provide firearms to people who they allegedly knew were legally prohibited from possessing firearms and that their acquiring firearms would result in a felony offense.The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) is investigating the case.Assistant U.S. Attorney David Zabel is prosecuting the case.An indictment is merely an allegation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.###
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Brothers indicted for trafficking firearmsArticle
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- USAO - Kansas
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- Firearms Offenses
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- https://www.justice.gov/usao-ks/pr/brothers-indicted-trafficking-firearms
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