From the article: "The case began after Bruce James Abramski, Jr. bought a Glock 19 handgun in Collinsville, Virginia, in 2009 and later transferred it to his uncle in Easton, Pennsylvania. Abramski, a former police officer, had assured the Virginia dealer he was the "actual buyer" of the weapon even though he had already offered to buy the gun for his uncle using a police discount. Abramski purchased the gun three days after his uncle had written him a check for $400 with "Glock 19 handgun" written in the memo line."
Police later arrested Abramski after they thought he was involved in a bank robbery in Rocky Mount, Virginia. No charges were ever filed on the bank robbery, but officials charged him with making false statements about the purchase of the gun.
The cynic in me says the "bank robbery" was an excuse to,
1) Make the arrest
2) Get their hands on the weapon
because someone, somewhere, had a hard-on for this guy in the first place and was just making the circumstances match their conclusion.
Bottom line is I did not see why this transaction ever came to light in the first place.
Why not say, I bought it didn’t like it and sold it to my uncle.