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Boston man sentenced for firearm offenses and straw purchasing conspiracy

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Boston man sentenced for firearm offenses and straw purchasing conspiracy

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Joshua S. Levy, U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts

A Boston man has been sentenced for his involvement in a conspiracy to illegally traffic firearms. Gustavo Rodriguez, 22, received a sentence of one year and one day in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. The sentencing was delivered by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin.

Rodriguez had pleaded guilty in November 2023 to charges including conspiracy to make false statements in records required by a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) and aiding and abetting such actions. He was initially charged on January 17, 2023, alongside Cory Daigle and Shakim Grant, with an indictment following from a federal grand jury on March 16, 2023.

The illegal activities took place between August and November 2022. During this period, Rodriguez conspired with Daigle to falsify entries in FFL records to mask the unlawful sale of firearms through Grant to Rodriguez. This was done as Rodriguez was prohibited from purchasing or possessing firearms legally. To conceal their actions further, false information was provided to law enforcement.

Both Daigle and Grant have also faced legal consequences for their roles in the scheme. On January 10, 2025, Daigle received a two-year prison sentence with three years of supervised release thereafter. Previously, on October 18, 2024, Grant was sentenced to three years of probation.

The announcement regarding these sentences came from United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy; James M. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives' Boston Field Division; and Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox. The Revere Police Department contributed significantly to the investigation led by Assistant U.S. Attorney Luke A. Goldworm from the Major Crimes Unit.

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