BOSTON – A former Lowell man and convicted felon pleaded
guilty yesterday to illegally possessing multiple firearms, including a
semi-automatic pistol.
Eric Texeira, 34, pleaded guilty yesterday to being a felon
in possession of firearms and ammunition.
U.S. District Judge Denise J. Casper scheduled sentencing for Feb. 10,
2015. On May 16, 2014, Texeira, a
convicted felon, possessed a Glock semi-automatic pistol and sold multiple
other firearms, including two revolvers and a rifle, to another individual for
$1,300. Some of the firearms had
obliterated serial numbers.
The maximum sentence under the statute is 10 years in
prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of $250,000. Actual sentences for federal crimes are
typically less than the maximum penalties.
Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based on the
U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz; Daniel J. Kumor,
Special Agent in Charge of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives,
Boston Field Division; Lowell Police Superintendent William Taylor, made the
announcement. The case is being
prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Suzanne Sullivan Jacobus of Ortiz's Major
Crimes Unit.
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