BOSTON (WWLP) - A man from Boston was sentenced in connection with firearm trafficking and straw purchasing conspiracy. According to the Department of Justice, co-conspirators Cory Daigle and Gustavo Rodriguez created false entries in records required to be maintained by Daigle who has a Federal Firearms License (FFL). This was apparently done to conceal the illegal sale of multiple firearms from 23-year-old Shakim Grant to Rodriguez. Firearm straw purchasing conspiracy: Three charged in Massachusetts Grant pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to make false statements in records required to be kept by an FFL and one count of aiding and abetting making false statements in records required to be kept by an FFL. On Friday he was sentenced to three years of probation. The Department of Justice said one of the guns sold by Daigle was used in a shooting outside of Rodriguez’s residence. Daigle and Rodriguez both pleaded guilty are are awaiting sentencing. “When you buy a gun for someone who is legally prohibited from possessing a firearm, you could be buying yourself time in federal prison,” said James M. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives, Boston Field Division. “The surge of gun violence in our cities is being fueled by individuals who circumvent the law and put firearms in the wrong hands. Our mission is clear and we will continue working with our partners to stop the flow of illegal firearm transfers that fuel the cycles of violence.” Local News Headlines I-391 southbound ramp in Chicopee closed Tuesday afternoon Springfield police seek help locating missing 78-year-old woman with dementia Hot weather makes it feel like return of summer for the next few days House passes closeout budget bill WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.