BOSTON – A Lynn man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for illegally possessing and selling firearms.
Jufrandy Montano, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to 52 months in prison and three years of supervised release. On Jan. 13, 2022, Montano pleaded guilty to one count of dealing in firearms without a license, one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and one count of possession of an unregistered firearm. Montano was indicted on Sept. 28, 2021.
Between March 4 and March 19, 2020, Montano sold three firearms, including a 12-gauge sawed-off shotgun. Montano does not possess a license to import, manufacture or deal firearms and is prohibited from possessing firearms due to prior felony convictions. At the time of the offenses, Montano was on probation for a conviction out of Lynn District Court.
United States Attorney Rachael S. Rollins and James Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, Boston Field Division made the announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney Benjamin A. Saltzman of Rollins’ Criminal Division prosecuted the case.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.