A Holyoke man was sentenced to two years of probation, with the first four months to be served in home confinement, in connection with straw purchases of firearms.
Tyler A. Augusto, 23, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni on [No Date Mentioned] in federal court in Springfield.
Between October 2020 and February 2022, Augusto conducted numerous purchases of firearms from three different federally firearms licensees on behalf of his father, who was not licensed to possess firearms.
As part of his plea agreement, Augusto will forfeit a total of 10 firearms.
The firearms include a Sig Sauer Model P365 9mm caliber semi-automatic pistol; a Colt Model SP1 .223 caliber semi-automatic rifle; a Taurus Model CT9-G2 9mm caliber semi-automatic rifle; a Glock model 17 frame; an IMI Uzi model A 9mm semi-automatic rifle; an FN model FS2000 5.56x45mm caliber semi-automatic rifle; a FN model SCAR 16S 5.56x45mm caliber semi-automatic rifle; a Sig Sauer model SIG 556 SCM 5.56x45mm caliber semi-automatic rifle; and a Glock model 21 .45 caliber ACP semi-automatic pistol.
Augusto pleaded guilty to one count of false statements to acquire firearms from a licensed dealer; one count of false statements with respect to information required to be kept in the records of a licensed firearms dealer; and one count of false statements.
Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy and James M. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Boston Field Division made the announcement today. Valuable assistance was provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Holyoke Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven H. Breslow of the Springfield Branch Office prosecuted the case.
Related Federal Cases
- Traveyon Richardson, Conspiracy to Straw Purchase Firearms and Trafficking of Firearms, Massachusetts 2024 · Massachusetts
- Tyler A. Augusto, Making False Statements, Massachusetts 2023 · Alabama
- Malachi Martins, Straw Purchases of Multiple Firearms, Maine 2022 · New Hampshire
- Brian McCarthy, Untraceable Firearms Trafficking, Massachusetts 2024 · Massachusetts
- David Poirier, Theft of a Firearm from a Licensed Firearms Dealer, Massachusetts 2020 · Connecticut
Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Weapons
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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