BOSTON -- An Easthampton man has been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for illegal firearms dealing and illegally possessing firearms.

Prosecutors say 37-year-old Jeremy Wright was also sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Boston to five years of probation.

He was convicted last May of possessing a Raven .25 caliber pistol after being convicted of a felony.

In December, he also pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful firearms dealing and one count of illegally possessing a Bryco 9mm pistol after being convicted of a felony.

Prosecutors say Wright sold guns stolen from homes in Westfield and Easthampton, in one case in exchange for drugs.

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