Boston Field Division
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Welcome to ATF’s Boston Field Division. Our division is responsible for ATF criminal enforcement and industry regulatory operations throughout the six New England states. Our dedicated work force is comprised of special agents, industry operations investigators, auditors, technicians, and support staff.
ATF is committed to reducing violent crime in our neighborhoods. We accomplish this by focusing our investigative efforts on armed violent offenders, career criminals, gun traffickers and gangs. We work with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies and increase our effectiveness through these partnerships.
Explosives and arson enforcement is an integral part of ATF’s overall violent crime reduction strategy. The Boston Field Division is very proactive in this area. We conduct independent investigations and assist local and state fire and police investigators across New England. We also offer some of the finest training available on investigations pertaining to arson and bombings.
The Boston Field Division is home to the highest concentration of major firearms manufacturers in the nation. Because of this our industry operations investigators have a unique knowledge of the manufacturing process and the regulations that govern this industry. They work to ensure that all firearms and explosives are stored, handled, and sold in a safe manner according to the law.
We encourage all residents to get involved and assist us in our goal of reducing crime in our neighborhoods. Give us a call and let us know what we can do for you. Our telephone number is (617) 557-1200.
Glenn N. Anderson
Division Management Team
- Glenn N. Anderson
- Special Agent In Charge (SAC)
- Eugenio A. Marquez
- Assistant Special Agent In Charge (ASAC)
- John F. Bradley
- Assistant Special Agent In Charge (ASAC)
- Kenneth E. Houchens
- Director of Industry Operations (DIO)
- James McNally
- Public Information Officer (PIO)
Division Contact Information
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Project Safe Neighborhoods: New Haven Man Sentenced to 57 Months in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Sawed-Off Shotgun
August 12, 2010
David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that WILLIAM PADILLA, also known as “Lee,” 31, of Daggett Street, New Haven, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Mark R. Kravitz in New Haven to 57 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for unlawfully possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony offense. PADILLA pleaded guilty to the charge on December 30, 2009. More »
Armed Cocaine Dealer Sentenced to Prison Term
July 2, 2010
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on July 1, 2010, Russell Cybulski, 40, of Florida, was sentenced to 63 months in prison after he pled guilty to one count of conspiring to distribute cocaine and one count of possessing firearms as an illegal drug user. More »
Hamden Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Gun Possession
June 29, 2010
David B. Fein, United States for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANTHONY DAVIS, 40, formerly of Rolling Road, Hamden, was sentenced yesterday, June 28, by United States District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 96 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release. On December 7, 2009, DAVIS pleaded guilty to one count of unlawfully possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony offense. More »
Colchester Man Sentenced to 30 Months Imprisonment on Federal Gun and Drug Charges
May 28, 2010
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Richard Memoli, 53, of Colchester, Vermont, has been sentenced to 30 months imprisonment for possessing a stolen handgun and distribution of crack cocaine. Memoli pled guilty to these charges and also agreed to forfeit a 2008 Lincoln Navigator, which was used in the distribution of crack cocaine. More »
Middletown Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Guns, Marijuana Plants
April 14, 2010
Nora R. Dannehy, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOHN D. ROY, 37, of Middletown, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Ellen Bree Burns in New Haven to 300 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release. On September 24, 2008, a jury found ROY guilty of one count of possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon, and one count of manufacture or possession with intent to distribute 100 or more marijuana plants. More »
Dorchester Man Sentenced to 27 ½ Years for Trafficking Marijuana and Ecstasy
March 4, 2010
A Dorchester man was sentenced late yesterday in federal court to twenty-seven and a half years imprisonment for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute over 3,000 kilograms of marijuana, being a felon in possession of firearms, conspiring to possess with intent to distribute and distributing MDMA, also known as ecstasy and distribution of ecstasy. More »
Jury Convicts Stamford Man on Federal Gun and Drug Charges
March 4, 2010
Nora R. Dannehy, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal jury in Hartford has found GREGORY RUSSELL, also known as “Fat G” and “G,” formerly of Carrol Avenue, Stamford, guilty of one count of unlawfully possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony offense, one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (“crack cocaine”), and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. More »
Bridgeport Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun and Drug Charges
January 15, 2010
Nora R. Dannehy, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that GEORGE MORALES, 47, formerly of Park Street, Bridgeport, pleaded guilty yesterday, January 14, before United States District Judge Christopher F. Droney in Hartford to one count of possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon, and one count of distribution of heroin. More »