United States Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Firearms Trafficking
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Firearms Trafficking
Thursday, June 25, 2026
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For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts
Defendant sold 17 firearms, 16 of which were ghost guns, to undercover agent
BOSTON - A Dorchester, Mass. man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for trafficking firearms.
Joshua Morency, 28, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to 78 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. In March 2026, Morency pleaded guilty to one count of dealing in firearms without a license and one count of possessing a machinegun. Morency was arrested and charged in November 2025.
In August 2025, an investigation of Morency began for unlawfully distributing firearms in the Boston area. Over the course of the investigation, Morency sold 17 firearms in undercover controlled purchases. The majority of the firearms purchased from Morency were 3D-printed, privately made firearms (commonly known as "ghost guns").
United States Attorney Leah B. Foley; Thomas Greco, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, Boston Field Division; and Geoffrey D. Noble, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police made the announcement. Valuable assistance was provided by the Boston Police Department and the Suffolk County and Plymouth County Sheriff's Offices. Assistant U.S. Attorney Aidan Lang of the Major Crimes Unit prosecuted the case.
Updated June 25, 2026
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Firearms Offenses
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