BOSTON — A 32-year-old Lynn man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday in connection with illegally possessing and selling firearms, the U.S. Attorney’s office said.
Jufrandy Montano pleaded guilty to dealing in firearms without a license, being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, and possession of an unregistered firearm.
Per the U.S Attorney’s office, between March 4 and March 19, 2020, Montano sold three firearms. Additionally, on March 4, he was in possession of a 12-gauge sawed-off shotgun that was not registered to him in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Records.
Montano does not possess a license to import, manufacture, or deal firearms and is prohibited from possessing firearms due to a prior felony conviction, prosecutors said.
Montano was indicted on Sept. 28, 2021 and is currently in state custody in Maine, where he is serving a sentence on unrelated state charges, prosecutors said.
The charge of dealing in firearms without a license provides for a sentence of up to five years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000.
The charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition provides for a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000.
The charge of possession of an unregistered firearm provides for a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, three years supervised release and a fine of $250,000.
U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs scheduled sentencing for April 27.
