A Brazilian national residing in Massachusetts has entered a guilty plea in a federal court in Boston to charges related to firearm sales without a license. Gideoni De Oliveira Moutinho, 32, admitted to one count of conspiracy and one count of engaging in the business of dealing firearms without a license. His sentencing is slated for May 22, 2025, under U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin. He was arrested and charged on September 17, 2024.
Between January 2, 2024, and August 30, 2024, Moutinho conducted sales of seven firearms on six separate occasions, receiving cash payments. During February 2024, he also engaged in a conspiracy to facilitate the sale of one of these firearms.
Both charges, dealing firearms without a license and conspiracy to engage in the business, carry potential penalties of up to five years in prison, three years of supervised release, and fines up to $250,000. Moutinho faces possible deportation following any sentence served. The actual sentence will be decided by a federal district court judge, guided by the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and relevant statutes.
The 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, Boston Field Division; Michael J. Krol, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in New England; and Patricia H. Hyde, Field Office Director, Boston, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations. The Massachusetts State Police, Weymouth Police Department, and Malden Police Department provided valuable assistance. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Michael J. Crowley and John J. Reynolds of the Organized Crime & Gang Unit.
