A New Hampshire man faces federal charges after allegedly trafficking nine firearms, including two semiautomatic rifles, into Massachusetts over a one-month period. Dennis T. Michaud, Jr., 22, was arrested and charged with one count of trafficking in firearms.
Following an initial appearance in federal court in Boston, Michaud was detained pending a hearing scheduled for March 25, 2025.
According to charging documents, Michaud was identified as an illegal firearms dealer in February 2025. Undercover law enforcement officers, posing as potential buyers, communicated with Michaud via Snapchat.
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Over a series of transactions, Michaud allegedly sold various firearms, ammunition, and accessories in Pepperell, Massachusetts.
The transactions included:
- February 11, 2025: A Good Time Outdoors CXV Core 15 .223/5.56 caliber semiautomatic rifle and a 30-round magazine for $900.
- February 18, 2025: A Taurus Raging Hunter .454 Casull Revolver, a Rossi Interarms M68 .38 Special Revolver, and a Walther PPS 9mm Pistol, along with ammunition and accessories, for $2,100.
- February 27, 2025: A Radical Firearms RF-15 .223/5.56 caliber semiautomatic short-barreled rifle and a Sig Sauer P227 Equinox .45 caliber pistol, along with magazines and ammunition.
- March 20, 2025: A Century Arms 7.62x39mm YSKA AK Rifle, a Smith & Wesson M&P 9mm Pistol, and a Taurus PT-22 .22 caliber Pistol, along with magazines and ammunition, for $2,250. Michaud was arrested immediately following this transaction.
Michaud, who does not possess a federal firearms license and is prohibited from possessing firearms due to a prior drug conviction in New Hampshire, allegedly stated that possessing the semiautomatic short-barreled rifle constituted “three felonies.”
The charge of trafficking in firearms without a license carries a potential sentence of up to 15 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine.
United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and James M. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, Boston Field Division, announced the arrest. The Massachusetts State Police and the Nashua and Pepperell Police Departments provided valuable assistance. Assistant U.S. Attorney Sandra Gonzalez Sanchez is prosecuting the case.
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