BOSTON - An Everett man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for dealing firearms without a license.
Samuel Jean, 23, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Senior Judge Rya W. Zobel to two years in prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty on March 2, 2017.
On four occasions between Aug. 29, 2016, and Oct. 3, 2016, Jean delivered firearms and ammunition to an accomplice, Jeffrey Joseph, who in turn sold the weapons to an individual cooperating with the government. All of the transactions took place in and around the Bunker Hill Housing Development in Charlestown. During the course of the transactions, Jean supplied a total of seven firearms for sale to the cooperating witness, including two firearms previously reported as stolen.
Jeffrey Joseph pleaded not guilty to federal firearms charges and is awaiting trial.
Acting United States Attorney William D. Weinreb and Mickey D. Leadingham, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Boston Field Division, made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lori J. Holik, Chief of Weinreb’s Major Crimes Unit, prosecuted the case.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
