Angel Ortiz, Firearms Charges, Massachusetts 2016

A federal crime has been committed in Massachusetts. Angel Ortiz, 31, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, has pleaded guilty to one count of dealing in firearms without a license and five counts of being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition.

According to the investigation, Ortiz was involved in the sale of six firearms to a cooperating witness on five occasions between June 10, 2014 and July 23, 2014. On some occasions, Ortiz also provided ammunition for the weapons.

It is a federal crime for a convicted felon to possess a firearm or ammunition, and also a federal crime to sell firearms without a license.

The charge of dealing firearms without a license provides for a sentence of no greater than 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 provides for a sentence of no greater than 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000.

Ortiz, who had previously been convicted of a felony offense, will face sentencing on February 29, 2016.

United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz; Daniel J. Kumor, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Boston Field Division; Colonel Richard D. McKeon, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police, made the announcement today. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert E. Richardson of Ortiz’s Major Crimes Unit.

The exact charges faced by Ortiz include one count of dealing in firearms without a license and five counts of being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition. This crime occurred in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Ortiz will face sentencing on February 29, 2016.

The penalties for the crime include a maximum sentence of five years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000 for dealing firearms without a license. The penalty for being a felon in possession of a firearm is a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000.

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