Middleboro FedEx Driver Sentenced for Stealing Guns From Packages

MIDDLEBORO (WBSM) — A Middleboro man was sentenced to six days in prison for stealing and selling firearms from FedEx packages he was responsible for delivering.

Frank P. O’Toole, 40, also was sentenced to three years of supervised release and 250 hours of community service. The government had recommended a sentence of 10 months in prison.

The sentence followed O'Toole's guilty plea in June of 2023 to two counts of possession or sale of a stolen firearm.

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O’Toole previously worked as a FedEx delivery truck driver at a facility in Middleboro. Between October 2021 and June 2022, O’Toole stole three packages sent from out-of-state, which he was responsible for delivering.

Each package contained two rifles and a shotgun intended for a licensed gun owner. O’Toole subsequently sold the three firearms to an undercover agent during two separate purchases on Aug. 9 and 12 of 2022.

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