BOSTON — A Dorchester man pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in Boston to firearms trafficking charges involving the sale of multiple weapons, including ghost guns.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, Joshua Morency, 28, pleaded guilty to one count of dealing in firearms without a license and one count of possessing a machinegun. U.S. Senior District Court Judge Nathaniel Gorton scheduled sentencing for June 25, 2026. Morency was arrested and charged in November 2025.
According to prosecutors, an investigation into Morency began in August 2025 for unlawfully distributing firearms in the Boston area. Over the course of the investigation, Morency allegedly sold 17 firearms in undercover controlled purchases. The majority of the weapons were 3D-printed, privately made firearms, commonly referred to as “ghost guns.”
The charge of dealing in firearms without a license carries a potential sentence of up to five years in prison, up to three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. The machinegun charge carries a potential sentence of up to 10 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000.
U.S. Attorney Leah Foley; Thomas Greco, special agent in charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ Boston Field Division; and Massachusetts State Police Superintendent Geoffrey Noble announced the plea. The Boston Police Department and the Suffolk County and Plymouth County sheriff’s offices assisted in the investigation.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Aidan Lang of the Major Crimes Unit is prosecuting the case.
