Boston Field Division
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Welcome to ATF’s Boston Field Division. Our division is responsible for ATF criminal enforcement and industry regulatory operations throughout the six New England states. Our dedicated work force is comprised of special agents, industry operations investigators, auditors, technicians, and support staff.
ATF is committed to reducing violent crime in our neighborhoods. We accomplish this by focusing our investigative efforts on armed violent offenders, career criminals, gun traffickers and gangs. We work with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies and increase our effectiveness through these partnerships.
Explosives and arson enforcement is an integral part of ATF’s overall violent crime reduction strategy. The Boston Field Division is very proactive in this area. We conduct independent investigations and assist local and state fire and police investigators across New England. We also offer some of the finest training available on investigations pertaining to arson and bombings.
The Boston Field Division is home to the highest concentration of major firearms manufacturers in the nation. Because of this our industry operations investigators have a unique knowledge of the manufacturing process and the regulations that govern this industry. They work to ensure that all firearms and explosives are stored, handled, and sold in a safe manner according to the law.
We encourage all residents to get involved and assist us in our goal of reducing crime in our neighborhoods. Give us a call and let us know what we can do for you. Our telephone number is (617) 557-1200.
Guy Thomas
Division Management Team
- Guy Thomas
- Special Agent In Charge (SAC)
- Eugenio A. Marquez
- Assistant Special Agent In Charge (ASAC)
- Tom Cannon
- Assistant Special Agent In Charge (ASAC)
- Kenneth E. Houchens
- Director of Industry Operations (DIO)
- Debora Seifert
- Public Information Officer (PIO)
Division Contact Information
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East Boston Man Convicted for Multiple Bank Robberies
October 5, 2012
Boston – An East Boston man was sentenced yesterday in federal court for multiple counts of armed bank robbery.More »
Norwalk Man Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Selling Crack Cocaine
October 4, 2012
David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RAYMOND COCHRAN, 33, of Norwalk, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 41 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for selling crack cocaine.More »
Terry Van Mead Sentenced to 130 Months in Prison for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender and Possession of Stolen Firearms
October 3, 2012
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on October 2, 2012, Terry Van Mead, 36, formerly of Rutland County, was sentenced to 130 months in prison, having pled guilty to charges of failing to register as sex offender and possession of stolen firearms.More »
Holyoke, Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 12 Years Imprisonment for Crack Cocaine Distribution in Brattleboro
October 1, 2012
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Chief Judge Christina Reiss of the United States District Court in Rutland sentenced Michael Caraballo, 29, of Holyoke, Massachusetts, to 12 years imprisonment to be followed by 15 years of supervised release.More »
New York Man Convicted of Federal Firearms and Drug Charges
September 27, 2012
Bangor, Maine – United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Levell L. Matthews, 25, of New York, was convicted yesterday of conspiracy to make false statements in firearms applications, being a felon in possession of firearms and drug possession, following a 2-day jury trial in U.S. District Court in Bangor.More »
New Britain Man Admits Stealing Firearms from Colebrook Residence
September 27, 2012
David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that EDWARD N. ORTIZ, also known as "Heavy," 37, of New Britain, pleaded guilty today before United States Magistrate Judge Donna F. Martinez in Hartford to one count of conspiracy to steal firearms and possess stolen firearms, and one count of possession of firearms by a previously convicted felon.More »
Springfield Man Indicted on Federal Firearms Charges
September 27, 2012
Boston – A Springfield man was charged today in federal court on a number of firearms charges.More »
Woonsocket Felon Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearms Charges
September 27, 2012
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Neftali Melendez, 26, of Woonsocket, pled guilty today in U.S. District Court in Providence to federal firearms charges for illegally selling firearms during an undercover investigation by ATF and the Woonsocket Police Department into the trafficking of firearms in Woonsocket.More »
Barre, Vermont Man Sentenced for Aiding and Abetting in the Making of False Statements to Federally Licensed Firearms Dealer
September 25, 2012
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Jeffrey Morse of Barre, Vermont was sentenced yesterday for aiding and abetting in the making of false statements to a federally licensed firearms dealer in the course of acquiring four handguns.More »
Business Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Tax Charges
September 24, 2012
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – William L'Europa, 47, of Cranston, co-operator of McCauley and L'Europa Public Adjusters, LLC and PIA Restoration, LLC, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Providence to federal charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States government and filing false tax returns.More »
Norwich University Student Sentenced to 85 Months for Gun Crimes
September 24, 2012
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that August Nommik, 22, of Newport and Northfield, Vermont, was sentenced earlier this month to 85 months imprisonment for firearms offenses by United States Senior District Court Judge J. Garvan Murtha, in Brattleboro.More »
Nine Indicted for Firearm and Drug Crimes in Rutland
September 21, 2012
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that the joint efforts of the ATF, the Vermont Drug Task Force (VDTF), the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), the Rutland City Policy Department (RPD), the Rutland County Sheriff's Department (RSD), the Vermont State Police (VSP), and the United States Marshal's Service (USMS) have resulted in the indictment of following nine persons for firearm and drug crimes:More »
Three Individuals Charged with Federal Firearms Trafficking Offenses
September 21, 2012
David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal grand jury sitting in New Haven returned an indictment yesterday charging JAWAWN RICARDO HALE, also known as "Nur," 30, of Roanoke, Va., CHARLES MATTHEW WILSON, also known as "Matt," 26, of Roanoke, and LESHEL BRANCH, 31, of New Haven, with firearms offenses stemming from an investigation into firearms trafficking from Virginia to Connecticut.More »
Felon Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Ammunition
September 21, 2012
David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BRANDON EDWARDS, also known as "Bruce Edwards," "Bruce Read," "Robert Rentell," and "Robert Wright," 32, of New Haven, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Ellen Bree Burns in New Haven to 180 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for unlawful possession of ammunition by a previously convicted felon.More »
Lynn Man Convicted of Firearms Offense
September 17, 2012
Boston – A Lynn man was convicted today in federal court on a firearms and ammunition charge.More »
ATF Makes Historically Significant Bonnie and Clyde "Squat" Gun Federally Compliant
September 17, 2012
Boston, Mass. — The Manchester, New Hampshire Field Office of the ATF has made the infamous Bonnie and Clyde "squat" gun, located on Bonnie Parker's thigh after she and Clyde Barrow were ambushed and killed by law enforcement officers in 1934, federally compliant.More »
Business Partners to Plead Guilty to Federal Tax Charges
September 19, 2012
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – John J. McCauley, Jr. 54, of Cranston, and William L'Europa, 47, of Cranston, owners and operators of McCauley and L'Europa Public Adjusters, LLC and PIA Restoration, LLC, were charged in documents filed in federal court today with conspiracy to defraud the United States and filing false tax returns.More »
Hartford Man Charged with Illegally Possessing Firearm, Heroin
September 19, 2012
David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal grand jury sitting in Hartford returned an indictment yesterday charging ALEXANDER GARAY, 36, of Hartford, with one count of possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon and one count of possession of heroin.More »
Springfield Man Convicted of Illegally Possessing Firearm
September 10, 2012
BOSTON – A Springfield man was convicted Friday in federal court of being a felon in possession of a firearm.More »
Defendants Sentenced in Stolen Firearms Case
September 13, 2012
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Nathaniel Kelley, 26, of Newport,Vermont was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 100 months incarceration, by Chief District Court Judge Mary M. Lisi, for his role in the theft of 20 firearms from two firearms dealers in Vermont.More »
Wethersfield Resident Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Charge
September 17, 2012
David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MAHMOUD MUSTAFA A. ABU-SHAQRA, also known as "Mike," 28, a citizen of Jordan last residing in Wethersfield, pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to one count of possession of a firearm with a removed or obliterated serial number.More »
Alleged Gang Member Arrested on Firearms Charge
September 13, 2012
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Nimara S. Seng, 21, of Providence, RI, was arrested earlier today and ordered detained following his initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Providence, R.I., on a firearms charge.More »
Holyoke, Massachusetts Man Arraigned on Melissa Barratt Murder Charges and Sentenced to 200 Months Imprisonment for Crack Cocaine Distribution in Brattleboro Area
September 13, 2012
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont stated today that Chief Judge Christina Reiss in U.S. District Court in Rutland sentenced Frank Caraballo, 30, of Holyoke, Massachusetts, to 200 months of imprisonment and a life term of supervised release for distributing crack cocaine in the Brattleboro area in July 2011.More »
Lunenburg Man Pleads Guilty to Felon in Possession of a Firearm in Shooting up Wall at the Gilman Water Treatment Plant
August 29, 2012
he Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated today that Craig Lindvall, 25, of Lunenburg Vermont, pled guilty in U.S. District Court in Rutland, Vermont to felon-in-possession of a firearm.More »
Holyoke, Massachusetts Man Andicted for Alleged Murder of Melissa Barratt in Dummerston and a Drug Conspiracy in Brattleboro Area
August 29, 2012
Tristram Coffin, the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont, stated today that the federal Grand Jury in Rutland has returned a two-count indictment alleging that Frank Caraballo, 30, of Holyoke, Massachusetts, used a firearm in relation to a drug distribution conspiracy and murdered Melissa Barratt.More »
Dorchester Man Pleads Guilty to Setting Four Arson Fires
August 29, 2012
BOSTON – A Dorchester man was convicted yesterday in federal court of four counts of arsonMore »
Providence Man Held on Federal Firearm and Drug Charges
August 2, 2012
PROVIDENCE, R.I.– Harold Moody, 47, of Providence, was ordered detained on Wednesday by U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Lincoln D. Almond on federal firearm and drug charges.More »
New Haven Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Possessing a Sawed Off Shotgun
August 2, 2012
David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KEVIN MILLS, 23, of New Haven, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 180 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release.More »
Armed Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty in Federal Court
August 1, 2012
PROVIDENCE, R.I.– James P. Perry, 35, of Pawtucket, faces up to 30 years in federal prison at sentencing having pleaded guilty today to federal drug and firearm charges. Perry was arrested by Pawtucket Police on March 15, 2012, during an undercover investigation into the trafficking of crack cocaine.More »
Federal Jury Convicts Career Criminal for Trafficking Crack Cocaine
July 20, 2012
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A federal court jury in Providence on Wednesday convicted Rolando A. Rojas, 33, of Providence, with selling crack cocaine on three occasions to an undercover federal agentMore »
Chinese National Indicted for Allegedly Smuggling Counterfeit Tobacco Products into the U.S.
June 29, 2012
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A federal grand jury in Providence, R.I., on Wednesday returned a two-count indictment charging a Chinese national with selling and importing counterfeit tobacco products into the United States from China, earmarked for Rhode Island. Lin Xiao Wei, 31, has been detained since his arrest in Miami on June 4, 2012, by the Food and Drug Administration, Office of Criminal Investigations (FDA-OCI) Task Force from Rhode IslandMore »
Woonsocket Man Convicted in Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy
June 21, 2012
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Robert O. Robinson, 30, of Woonsocket, convicted by a federal court jury on Wednesday of conspiracy to distribute 280 grams or more of crack cocaine and ten counts of distribution of crack cocaine, faces a mandatory minimum sentence of twenty years and up to life in federal prison when he is sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Mary M. Lisi on September 20, 2012.More »
Armed Career Criminal Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison
June 1, 2012
David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that HOPETON WIGGAN, also known as Hope,
33, of New Haven, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 180 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for being an armed career criminal.More »
Indictments Charge 61 Defendants with New Haven–Area Narcotics Trafficking and Firearm Offenses
May 17, 2012
David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Kevin Lane, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration in New England, today announced that a federal grand jury sitting in New Haven has returned three indictments charging 61 individuals with various offenses related to the distribution of cocaine, crack cocaine and heroin, and the unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition, in and around New Haven. The indictments were unsealed today after 32 of the defendants were arrested. Fourteen defendants were already in custody, and 15 are still being sought by law enforcement.More »
New York Man Receives 100–Month Sentence for Federal Firearms Charge Relating to Drug Related Armed Robbery in Rutland
May 14, 2012
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated Judge Williams K. Sessions III, in U.S. District Court in Burlington, sentenced Sean Miller, 44, of Bronx, New York, to a 100–month sentence for his conviction to a charge of felon–in–possession of a firearm. This charge stems from allegations that Miller, who has two prior robbery felony convictions in New York, committed a July 10, 2011 armed robbery of a Jewel Hurt, who was staying at the Roadway Inn in Rutland. Mr. Miller had pled guilty to the felon–in–possession of a firearm charge. Judge Sessions also sentenced Miller to three years of supervised release to begin when he is released from prison.More »
Providence Felon Senteced for Possessing Firearms
May 4, 2012
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man convicted and sentenced on firearm charges in Rhode Island state court in 1999 has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison on two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Neary Prum, 31, was also sentenced today by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Mary M. Lisi to serve 3 years of supervised release upon completion of his prison term.More »
Stamford Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Distributing Cocaine
May 3, 2012
David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that WILLIE NIEVES, also known as Willo
and Flaco V,
48, of Stamford, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Ellen Bree Burns in New Haven to 21 months of imprisonment, followed by one year of supervised release, for distributing cocaine.More »
Six Persons Sentenced For Federal Firearm and Drug Violations
April 26, 2012
Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Jason Jean, Ryan Thompson, Nicholas Malcolm, Midnight Blue, Elaine Desrosiers, and Victoria Pinkham were sentenced on April 25, 2012 by Judge D. Brock Hornby in U. S. District Court in Portland, Maine.More »
Fall River man Sentenced to 51 Months in Federal Prison on Firearm Charge
April 19, 2012
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Benjamin Fry, 32, of Fall River, Mass., was sentenced today to 51 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha and Guy N. Thomas, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Boston Field Office.More »
NY Cocaine Supplier to Rutland Group Imprisoned for 13 Years
April 19, 2012
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on April 18, 2012, Daniel Lugo, 26, of Watervliet, New York, was sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment for conspiracy to distribute 5 kg or more of cocaine. Charged by indictment, Lugo and co–defendant Noel Delarosa, 31, of Schenectady, New York, were convicted of the conspiracy charge by a federal jury after a two–and–a–half–week trial in Burlington during May 2011. Chief United States District Judge Christina Reiss also ordered that Lugo serve a five–year term of supervised release after his incarceration.More »
Firearms Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison
April 17, 2012
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Providence, R.I., man today became the second city man in less than a week to be sentenced to a lengthy term of incarceration in federal prison on federal firearms charges, announced United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha; Guy N. Thomas, Special Agent in Charge of the Boston Field Office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF); and Police Chief Colonel Hugh T. Clements, Jr.More »
Shooter of Stamford Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug and Weapons Offenses
April 16, 2012
David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that EPHRAIM GOITOM, also known as Fay Fay,
29, of Stamford, pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to drug and firearm offenses. In December 2010, GOITOM shot and wounded a Stamford Police officer.More »
Armed Career Criminal Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison
April 10, 2012
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Kenneth Brooks, 31, of Providence, R.I., declared by the court to being an armed career criminal, was sentenced today to 180 months in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney Peter F. Neronha and Providence Police Chief Colonel Hugh T. Clements, Jr.More »
Connecticut Man Jailed More than 15 Years for Drug and Gun Crimes
April 6, 2012
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that yesterday Bernard Doherty, 31, of New Haven, Connecticut, was sentenced in United States District Court in Burlington to 188 months’ imprisonment for conspiracy to distribute 280 grams or more of crack cocaine and conspiracy to possess a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. United States District Court Judge William K. Sessions III also ordered Doherty to serve five years of federal supervised release after his imprisonment ends.More »
Aroostook County Man Sentenced for Federal Gun Violation and Killing Bald Eagle
February 14, 2012
Bangor, Maine — United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Stephen L. Voisine, 51, of Wytopitlock, was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Bangor, Maine to one year and one day of prison for killing a bald eagle and possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. The court also sentenced Voisine to two years of supervised release to follow the incarceration. Voisine had pleaded guilty to the crimes on June 13, 2011.More »
Rockport Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery of a Pharmacy
February 6, 2012
Bangor, Maine — United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Nicholas Skoby, 30, of Rockport, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Bangor, Maine, to robbing the Rite Aid pharmacy in Millinocket in August 2011 and using a firearm in connection with that robbery.More »
Connecticut Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Possession of a Molotov Cocktail
February 1, 2012
Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Alex Glossian, 25, of Meriden, Connecticut, pled guilty today in U.S. District Court in Bangor, Maine, to unlawful possession of a Molotov cocktail, an unregistered destructive device.More »
Federal Jury Convicts Career Criminal On Firearms Charges
January 27, 2012
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Kareem Williams, 36, of Providence, faces a minimum mandatory fifteen years and up to life in federal prison after a U.S. District Court jury in Providence found him guilty Thursday of being a felon in possession of firearms and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. Williams, a career criminal, was previously convicted in state court of five felonies, including two for drug trafficking and one for robbery.More »
Stamford Man Admits Selling Machine Guns, Narcotics
January 27, 2012
David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that PATRICK UZAR, 25, of Stamford, pleaded guilty yesterday, January 26, before Senior United States District Judge Ellen Bree Burns in New Haven to one count of possession with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine, and one count of possession and transfer of a machine gun. This matter stems from a long-term investigation into gang activity and trafficking of firearms and narcotics in southwestern Connecticut.More »
Two Boston Men Charged in Armed Robbery
January 26, 2012
BOSTON — Two Boston men were charged late yesterday in federal court with the armed robbery of the Metro PCS retail store in Codman Square in October 2011.More »
New Haven Man Sentenced to More than Six Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Crack Cocaine
January 17, 2012
David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that WILLIAM GREAR, 29, of New Haven, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Janet C. Hall in Bridgeport to 78 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for distributing crack cocaine.More »
Vermont Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Firearms Dealing
January 6, 2012
David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KYLE FARACE, 25, of Brattleboro, Vt., pleaded guilty today before Chief United States District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to one count of dealing in firearms without a license.More »