A Nashua, New Hampshire man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to trafficking nine firearms, including two semiautomatic rifles, into Massachusetts over a period of just over one month.
Dennis T. Michaud, Jr., 23, entered his plea to one count of trafficking in firearms before U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns. Sentencing is scheduled for April 28, 2026. Michaud was arrested and charged in March 2025.
According to court documents, Michaud was identified as an illegal firearms dealer beginning around February 2025. Between February 7 and February 11, undercover law enforcement contacted Michaud via Snapchat to arrange the purchase of a semiautomatic rifle. Michaud told them he was located in New Hampshire but could bring the firearm into Massachusetts. On February 11 in Pepperell, Massachusetts, he met with a confidential source working with law enforcement and provided a Good Time Outdoors CXV Core 15 .223/5.56 caliber semiautomatic rifle and a 30-round magazine for $900.
On February 18, Michaud agreed to sell three more firearms and met the source again in Pepperell that day. He delivered a Taurus Raging Hunter .454 Casull Revolver with ammunition; a Rossi Interarms M68 .38 Special Revolver with ammunition; and a Walther PPS 9mm Pistol with six magazines and other accessories for $2,100.
Later that month on February 27, Michaud arranged another sale involving two additional firearms: a Radical Firearms RF-15 .223/5.56 caliber semiautomatic short-barreled rifle with a 30-round magazine and a Sig Sauer P227 Equinox .45 caliber pistol with its own magazine. During this transaction he commented that possessing the short-barreled rifle would constitute “three felonies” due to its features.
On March 20, Michaud sold three more firearms—an AK-style Century Arms rifle, a Smith & Wesson M&P pistol, and a Taurus PT-22 pistol—along with magazines and ammunition for $2,250. He was taken into custody immediately after this transaction.
Authorities stated that Michaud does not possess a federal firearms license.
The charge of trafficking in firearms without a license carries up to 15 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release, and fines up to $250,000. Sentences are determined by federal judges according to the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and relevant statutes.
“United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Thomas Greco, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, Boston Field Division made the announcement.” The investigation also received assistance from the Massachusetts State Police as well as police departments from Nashua (N.H.), Worcester (Mass.), and Pepperell (Mass.). Assistant U.S. Attorney Sandra Gonzalez Sanchez is prosecuting the case.