MIDDLEBORO — A Middleboro man pleaded guilty Friday, June 16 in federal court in Boston to charges stemming from his stealing and selling three firearms from FedEx packages he was responsible for delivering.

 Frank P. O’Toole, 40, pleaded guilty to two counts of possession or sale of a stolen firearm. U.S. District Court Judge Angel Kelley scheduled sentencing for Sept. 26, according to information provided by the Justice Department. 

O’Toole was arrested and charged by criminal complaint in August 2022 and subsequently indicted by a federal grand jury in September 2022.

He previously worked as a FedEx delivery truck driver out of a FedEx facility in Middleboro. Between October 2021 and June 2022, O’Toole allegedly stole three packages he was responsible for delivering, each containing a firearm intended for someone with a federal firearms license.

On Aug. 9, 2022 and Aug. 12, 2022, O’Toole sold the three firearms to an undercover agent during two separate controlled purchases, the department reported.

The charge of possession of a stolen firearm provides for a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. 

Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy; James M. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives; and Middleboro Police Chief Joseph Perkins made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Elianna J. Nuzum of Levy’s Major Crimes Unit is prosecuting the case.