Jacob Linhares, Selling Ghost Guns, Massachusetts 2021

A Barnstable man was caught and sentenced for selling 4 ‘ghost guns’ to an undercover agent.

Jacob Linhares, 34, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Douglas Woodlock to 2 years in prison and 3 years of supervised release. Linhares had pleaded guilty to one count of dealing in firearms without a license and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

The crimes took place between May 25, 2020 and June 15, 2020, during which Linhares sold the 4 Privately Made Firearms (PMFs) to an undercover agent. PMFs are firearms assembled from parts purchased from manufacturers and lack serial numbers, making them difficult to trace.

Linhares used coded language to meet the undercover agent in parking lots and took a commercially manufactured firearm as part of the payment during the fourth sale. Linhares is prohibited from possessing firearms due to prior felony convictions.

United States Attorney Rachael S. Rollins and other officials announced the sentencing.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), an evidence-based program aimed at reducing violent crime. PSN focuses enforcement efforts on violent offenders and partners with local prevention and reentry programs to address crime.

The defendant’s name is Jacob Linhares and the exact criminal charges are dealing in firearms without a license and being a felon in possession of a firearm. The city and state are Barnstable, Massachusetts.

The exact date of the crime is between May 25, 2020 and June 15, 2020. Linhares was sentenced on an exact date not specified in the source. The sentence is 2 years in prison and 3 years of supervised release.

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