Moroccan man indicted for possessing ammunition while unlawfully residing in Massachusetts

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Moroccan man indicted for possessing ammunition while unlawfully residing in Massachusetts

Leah B. Foley United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts | Department of Justice

A federal grand jury has indicted Ayoub Haddad, a 24-year-old Moroccan national residing in Medford, for being an unlawful alien in possession of ammunition. The indictment was announced by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Boston.

Haddad was initially arrested and charged in March 2025. According to court documents, he entered the United States in April 2012 on a temporary B-2 non-immigrant visa secured by his parent when he was a minor. His visa expired six months later in October 2012, and he remained in the country without legal status.

Authorities stated that Haddad had prior encounters with law enforcement. In March 2019, he was held at South Bay Correctional Facility on charges related to firearms, drug distribution, and motor vehicle violations from Chelsea District Court. Those charges were dismissed after a period of general continuance.

In June 2024, Haddad was allegedly identified as the driver of a vehicle involved in a shooting outside an apartment complex in Lawrence. During a search of his car, investigators reportedly found an AR-15 style rifle without a serial number hidden under the hood along with twenty live .223 Remington Bronze full metal jacket rifle rounds.

The charge carries a maximum sentence of up to ten years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of $250,000. If convicted, Haddad would also face deportation proceedings after serving any imposed sentence. Sentencing will be determined by a federal district court judge based on federal guidelines and statutes.

United States Attorney Leah B. Foley said: “United States Attorney Leah B. Foley; Bryan DiGirolamo, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, Boston Field Division; Patricia H. Hyde, Field Office Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations in Boston; Lawrence Police Chief Maurice Aguiler; and Medford Police Chief Buckley made the announcement today.” Assistant U.S. Attorney Suzanne Sullivan Jacobus is prosecuting the case.

“The details contained in the charging document are allegations. The defendant is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in the court of law.”