Kenny Romero, Unlicensed Transportation of Firearms, Massachusetts 2016

BOSTON, MA - In a move to curb the illegal transportation of firearms, authorities have taken a Boston man into custody, charging him with a federal offense.

Kenny Romero, 24, was arrested on Tuesday night, December 27, 2016, in connection with the unlicensed transportation of a firearm. Romero appeared in federal court in Boston yesterday before U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Donald L. Cabell, who issued a voluntary order of detention.

According to court documents, law enforcement officers discovered Romero to be in possession of a firearm during a vehicle stop in December 2016. The subsequent investigation revealed that the firearm, which had allegedly been used in a shooting earlier that month, was purchased in Virginia in November 2016.

Further investigation revealed that another individual purchased the firearm at Romero’s direction, and Romero subsequently transported the firearm from Virginia back to Massachusetts, where he resides.

The charge of unlicensed transportation of firearms provides for a sentence of no greater than five years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling and Kelly Brady, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Boston Field Office, made the announcement today.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Anne Paruti of Lelling’s Major Crimes Unit.

The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. Romero is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/boston-man-arrested-firearms-offense