Boston Man Charged With Firearms Offenses

BOSTON – A Boston man was indicted today in federal court in Boston on a federal firearms charge.

Ruben Osorio, 32, was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. According to court documents, in the early morning hours of March 27, 2017, law enforcement officers recovered three rounds of ammunition on Osorio, as well as a firearm and three additional rounds of ammunition from his vehicle.

The charge of possession of a firearm and ammunition after being convicted of a felony provides for a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years and up to life in prison, five years of supervised release, and a fine of $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Acting United States Attorney William D. Weinreb; Mickey D. Leadingham, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Boston Field Division; and Boston Police Commissioner William Evans made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Richardson of Weinreb’s Major Crimes Unit is prosecuting the case.

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