Dorchester Man Sentenced for Federal Gun Offense

BOSTON – A Dorchester man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for knowingly selling a firearm and ammunition to a felon.

Michael Browne, 49, of Dorchester, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin to 87 months in prison and three years of supervised release. In May 2017, Browne pleaded guilty to one count of knowingly transferring a firearm to a felon.

On Oct. 4, 2010, Browne sold a .357 caliber Smith and Wesson revolver and four bullets for $700 to an individual Browne knew had been previously convicted of a felony offense.

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