Leah B. Foley United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts | Department of Justice
A Worcester man, Gilbert Morin, was sentenced on April 24 to six years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman delivered the sentence after Morin was indicted by a federal grand jury in September 2025 and arrested on May 30, 2025.
The case highlights ongoing efforts to address violent crime involving firearms among individuals with prior felony convictions. The sentencing comes as part of broader initiatives to protect communities from gun violence.
According to the press release, police responded on May 30, 2025, to reports of an armed individual outside a downtown nightclub but did not find anyone at the scene. Officers soon observed Morin nearby appearing to conceal something in his hand. When approached by police, Morin fled but was apprehended after a foot chase and found with a stolen Taurus pistol loaded with ammunition. He had previously been convicted of an offense punishable by more than one year in prison.
United States Attorney Leah B. Foley said that the announcement was made alongside Thomas Greco, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives Boston Field Division; and Paul Saucier, Chief of the Worcester Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kaitlin J. Brown prosecuted the case from the Worcester Branch Office.
The investigation and prosecution were conducted under Operation Take Back America by the Boston Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF), which is part of joint operations led by the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security established under Executive Order 14159.
The U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts advances community initiatives on civil rights and violence prevention according to its official website. The office enforces federal laws through prosecutions including national security threats and civil rights violations according to its official website, serves all residents across Massachusetts according to its official website, maintains facilities at courthouses in Boston as well as branch offices in Springfield and Worcester according to its official website, employs over 200 attorneys and staff members according to its official website, handles both criminal prosecutions and civil litigation for the United States government according to its official website, operates statewide offices focused on public safety since being established as one of America's earliest such entities dating back to 1789 according to its official website.
Operation Take Back America aims at eliminating cartels, transnational criminal organizations, combating illegal immigration-related crime networks, and protecting communities from violent offenders.
