Former Somerville Man Sentenced On Drug, Firearm Charges

SOMERVILLE, MA — A former Somerville man was sentenced for his role in a cross-country methamphetamine conspiracy and illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition, according to U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins.

Antonio Gribaudo, “Tony,” 41, was sentenced to 50 months in prison and five years of supervised release. Gribaudo was also ordered to pay forfeiture of $5,300.

In November 2020, Gribaudo pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a substance or mixture containing methamphetamine and one count of illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition.

Prosecutors say that in November 2018, Gribaudo was introduced to Brandon Greenberg, a methamphetamine supplier living in Phoenix. Between November 2018 and July 23, 2019, Greenberg mailed more than 30 methamphetamine packages through the United States mail to Gribaudo and Gribaudo’s girlfriend Mary Stout at their apartments in Boston and Somerville.

Upon receipt of the drugs, Gribaudo and Stout then distributed the methamphetamine to their customers, Rollins said. One of Gribaudo and Stout’s customers was Aaron Smith, who later contributed funds with Gribaudo and Stout to purchase the methamphetamine from Greenberg and distributed the narcotics in the Boston area.

In April 2019, a parcel mailed from Phoenix and addressed for delivery to Stout was intercepted by law enforcement and found to contain 887.1 grams of “ice” methamphetamine that was later determined to be 99 percent pure.

Investigators subsequently determined that Gribaudo, Stout and Smith had contributed funds toward the purchase of this methamphetamine and that the parcel had been mailed by someone acting on Greenberg’s behalf, prosecutors said.

In July 2019, Gribaudo left a backpack with a loaded firearm at a blackjack table inside an Everett casino, prosecutors said. During a search of Gribaudo’s storage unit in September 2019, investigators recovered 50 rounds of ammunition and a small quantity of additional methamphetamine.

On Oct. 28, 2021, Greenberg was sentenced to 50 months in prison. On Feb. 17, 2022, Smith was sentenced to one year and one day in prison. On June 22, 2022, Stout was sentenced to time-served and five years of supervised release.