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Springfield Man Indicted On Federal Felon In Possession Of Firearm Charge

Springfield, MA... A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday charging a Springfield man with being a previously convicted felon in possession of a firearm.

United States Attorney Michael J. Sullivan; William Bennett, Hampden County District Attorney; Paula Meara, Chief of the Springfield Police Department; and J. Dewey Webb, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms in New England, announced that a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging WILFRED TOUSET, age 19, of 82 Westford Avenue, Springfield, Massachusetts, with one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

The indictment alleges that on October 21, 2002, TOUSET, who was previously convicted of a drug felony, had in his possession a Titan Tiger .38 caliber revolver. Federal law prohibits an individual previously convicted of a federal or state felony from possessing a firearm or ammunition.

If convicted, TOUSET faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years and a fine of $250,000.

This case is the result of an investigation by the Springfield Police Department with assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas J. O'Connor, Jr., in Sullivan's Springfield Office and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney James Goodhines from the Hampden County District Attorney's Office as part of "Project Remove," a cooperative effort by the U.S. Attorney's Office and the Hampden County District Attorney's Office to prosecute firearms violations in Hampden County.

	PRESS RELEASE	Michael J. Sullivan U.S. Attorney District of Massachusetts United States Attorney's Office John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse 1 Courthouse Way, Suite 9200 Boston, MA 02210 Press Office: (617) 748-3139
For Immediate Release March 14, 2003
Contact Person Samantha Martin (617) 748-3139
Springfield Man Indicted On Federal Felon In Possession Of Firearm Charge Springfield, MA... A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday charging a Springfield man with being a previously convicted felon in possession of a firearm. United States Attorney Michael J. Sullivan; William Bennett, Hampden County District Attorney; Paula Meara, Chief of the Springfield Police Department; and J. Dewey Webb, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms in New England, announced that a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging WILFRED TOUSET, age 19, of 82 Westford Avenue, Springfield, Massachusetts, with one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. The indictment alleges that on October 21, 2002, TOUSET, who was previously convicted of a drug felony, had in his possession a Titan Tiger .38 caliber revolver. Federal law prohibits an individual previously convicted of a federal or state felony from possessing a firearm or ammunition. If convicted, TOUSET faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years and a fine of $250,000. This case is the result of an investigation by the Springfield Police Department with assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas J. O'Connor, Jr., in Sullivan's Springfield Office and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney James Goodhines from the Hampden County District Attorney's Office as part of "Project Remove," a cooperative effort by the U.S. Attorney's Office and the Hampden County District Attorney's Office to prosecute firearms violations in Hampden County.