BOSTON – Dennis Michaud, Jr., 23, of Nashua, pleaded guilty on Jan. 27 to trafficking in firearms without a license.

He was taken into custody in March 2025 for transporting nine firearms, including two semiautomatic rifles, from New Hampshire to Massachusetts.

A confidential informant identified Michaud as an illegal firearms dealer. From Feb. 7-11, 2025 the informant contacted Michaud on Snapchat to arrange the purchase of a semiautomatic rifle.

On Feb. 11, 2025, Michaud travelled to Pepperell, Mass. and met with the informant to complete the transaction. For $900, he sold a Good Time Outdoors CXV Core 15 caliber semiautomatic rifle and a 30-round caliber magazine.

Another purchase was set up on Feb. 18, 2025. For $2,100, he sold a Taurus Raging Hunter .454 Casull revolver with approximately five rounds of ammunition, a Rossi Interarms M68 .38 special revolver with approximately five rounds of ammunition as well as a Walther PPS 9mm pistol with approximately six magazines.

A third purchase was set up on Feb. 27, 2025. For $1,750, Michaud sold a Radical Firearms RF-15 semiautomatic short-barreled rifle with a 30-round magazine and a Sig Sauer P227 Equinox .45 caliber pistol with a 10-round magazine. During that transaction, he told the informant that having a short-barreled rifle with a stock and a 30-round magazine could result in “three felonies.”

The final transaction took place on March 20, 2025. For $2,250, Michaud sold a Century Arms 39mm YSKA AK rifle, a Smith & Wesson M&P 9mm pistol and a Taurus PT-22 .22 caliber pistol.

Michaud was arrested immediately following the transaction.

According to federal law enforcement, Michaud does not have a federal firearms license. He is also prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition as he was convicted of marijuana possession in 2023.

Under federal law, Michaud could face up to 15 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000.

Sentencing is scheduled for April 28.