Massachusetts convicted firearms trafficker recently released from prison arrested after 8 firearms, 100+ rounds of ammunition seized

BOSTON – A convicted firearms trafficker from Massachusetts was arrested and charged in federal court in Boston for being a felon in possession of firearms.

According to the Massachusetts Department of Justice, 31-year-old Cory Daigle of Revere, Mass. was charged with being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition. Daigle made an initial appearance in federal court in Boston today and was ordered detained pending a hearing scheduled for June 30, 2026.

In August 2024, Daigle was convicted of unlawfully trafficking in firearms, possessing a machinegun, receiving or possessing an unregistered firearm and additional firearms-related offenses. Daigle was sentenced to approximately two years in prison in that case and had only been released from Bureau of Prisons custody a few weeks before he was allegedly found to possess at least eight firearms, more than 100 rounds of ammunition and additional firearm components during a search of his residence on Thursday.

The charge of being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition provides for a sentence of up to 15 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.

United States Attorney Leah Foley; Jeff Grimming, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in New England; and Thomas Greco, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Boston Field Division made the announcement today. Valuable assistance was provided by the Revere and Boston Police Departments. Assistant U.S. Attorney Julissa Walsh of the Major Crimes Unit is prosecuting the case.

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