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Boston Mafia Associate Pleads Guilty to Idaho Gun Charge
BOISE – Enrico M. Ponzo, a/k/a Jay Shaw, a longtime fugitive from Boston, Massachusetts, who posed as a rancher while living on the run in Marsing, Idaho, pleaded guilty this afternoon in the U.S. District Court in Boise to unlawful possession of firearms.
According to the plea agreement, Ponzo admitted that on February 8, 2011, he knowingly possessed 33 firearms after having been convicted of felony assault and battery on a public employee.
Ponzo was arrested by the FBI and the U.S. Marshals in Marsing, Idaho, in February 2011, 16 years after he fled Boston. After his arrest in Idaho, he was returned to Boston to face numerous charges.
U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced the guilty plea. The charge of unlawful possession of firearms is punishable by up to ten years in prison, a maximum fine of $250,000, and up to three years of supervised release.
Ponzo was sentenced to 28 years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for his Boston crime after being found guilty of multiple charges, including racketeering conspiracy, attempted murder, and money laundering.
The Treasure Valley Metro Violent Crime Task, comprised of federal, state, and local agencies, assisted in the apprehension of Ponzo. The task force is made up of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Boise Police Department; Ada County Sheriff’s Office; Caldwell Police Department; Nampa Police Department; Meridian Police Department; Canyon County Sheriff’s Office; and Idaho Department of Probation and Parole.
Sentencing in the Idaho case is set for April 14, 2016, before Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge.
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Key Facts
- State: Idaho
- Category: Organized Crime|Violent Crime|Weapons
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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