A Brockton man has been charged with making materially false statements to law enforcement regarding his transfer of 24 firearms he had purchased, according to a July 15 announcement from federal authorities. More than half of these firearms were allegedly recovered at various crime scenes across the Northeast, including a homicide in Boston.
Klordenzsky Senecharles, 29, faces charges for allegedly lying about the whereabouts of the firearms. The defendant was previously arrested and charged by criminal complaint in April and subsequently released on pretrial conditions. According to charging documents, between March 2020 and May 2021, Senecharles purchased a total of 28 firearms and later sold four. Of the remaining 24 registered to him, law enforcement reports that 13 were recovered in connection with criminal activity—including a Feb. 26 homicide in Boston.
When questioned by law enforcement about the location of these firearms, Senecharles claimed he had sold 21 out of the 24 guns to various Massachusetts registered firearms dealers. However, those dealers reportedly stated they had no record of purchasing any such weapons from Senecharles.
The charge carries a potential sentence of up to five years in prison, three years supervised release, and a $250,000 fine. Sentencing will be determined by a federal district court judge based on U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and relevant statutes governing criminal cases.
United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Thomas Greco, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, made the announcement regarding this case. Valuable assistance was provided by the United States Marshals Service. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Meghan C. Cleary and Colin T. Missett are prosecuting.
The details contained in charging documents are allegations; Senecharles is presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt in court.
The U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts serves all state residents through facilities at several locations including Boston’s John Joseph Moakley United States Federal Courthouse; it employs over 200 attorneys and staff members who enforce federal laws through prosecutions involving national security threats and civil rights violations while advancing community initiatives on civil rights and violence prevention, according to its official website.