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U.S. Attorney: Everett man accused of selling thousands of dollars of illegal guns in Malden parking lot
Joao Victor Da Silva Soares, 21, was indicted on charges of illegally dealing firearms in Eastern Massachusetts.
A federal grand jury in Boston has indicted an Everett man for allegedly trafficking firearms, the U.S. Attorney’s office announced Friday.
Joao Victor Da Silva Soares, 21, was indicted on one count each of dealing firearms without a license and conspiracy to engage in the business of dealing in firearms without a license, according to U.S. Attorney Leah Foley.
Da Silva Soares, a Brazilian national, is due to be arraigned in federal court on July 30. He was previously charged by criminal complaint in January, Foley said.
Da Silva Soares was one of 18 people charged in March after investigators seized approximately 110 firearms in a crackdown on gun trafficking, prosecutors said.
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According to the charging documents, between August and September 2024, Da Silva Soares supplied firearms for sale in eastern Massachusetts.
Investigators say that on Aug. 26, 2024, Da Silva Soares allegedly delivered two AM-15 rifles and sold them for $6,000 in a Malden parking lot. Then on Sept. 11, 2024, Da Silva Soares allegedly took part in another sale involving a total of five firearms, including rifles, pistols, and a shotgun, outside a Milford home.
Each charge carries a sentence of up to five years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000.
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