Joshua S. Levy, U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts
A South Yarmouth resident, Michael Giampapa, has been sentenced to 45 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. This was announced by U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns in federal court in Boston. Following his prison term, Giampapa will be subject to three years of supervised release.
Giampapa pleaded guilty to the charge in September 2024. The incident leading to his arrest occurred on March 16, 2022, when police responded to a domestic disturbance call at a residence in South Yarmouth involving Giampapa and a family member. Upon arrival, officers found that Giampapa had barricaded himself in the basement and had communicated with a family member about possessing a gun. After negotiations with law enforcement, he exited the residence and was taken into custody.
A search of the premises led to the discovery of a loaded Smith & Wesson M&P Bodyguard .380 handgun hidden inside a cereal box on open shelving in the basement. Giampapa's prior convictions include crimes punishable by imprisonment for more than one year.
The sentencing announcement was made by United States Attorney Leah B. Foley; James M. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Boston Field Division; and Chief Kevin Lennon of the Yarmouth Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Suzanne Sullivan Jacobus from the Major Crimes Unit prosecuted the case.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which aims to reduce gun violence and other violent crimes through collaboration between law enforcement agencies and communities. It aligns with strategies launched by the Department on May 26, 2021, focusing on fostering community trust, supporting violence prevention organizations, setting strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring outcomes.
Additionally, this case is linked to Project Guardian, an initiative started by the Department of Justice in fall 2019 to enforce federal firearms laws and reduce gun violence through enhanced coordination among federal, state, local, and tribal authorities.
For more information about these initiatives: visit Justice.gov/PSN for Project Safe Neighborhoods or https://www.justice.gov/projectguardian for Project Guardian.
