Boston Man Pleads Guilty to North End Armed Robbery

The Boston man accused of robbing a North End grocery store at gunpoint in 2019 pled guilty last week in federal court   Dante Mirabella, 52, pleaded guilty to one count of interfering with commerce by robbery, one count of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs scheduled sentencing for March 1, 2022.  According to court documents, Mirabella robbed Bob’s Grocery Store on Endicott Street on May 30, 2019, while brandishing a Hi-Point .380 caliber semi-automatic pistol.  Mirabella entered the store wearing sunglasses and a hood just before 7 p.m. on that day, pulled out a gun and demanded money from the clerk and a customer. The entire incident was recorded on the store’s surveillance camera and shows the clerk and customer hand over money to Mirabella before he runs away.  According to the indictment Mirabella is prohibited from possessing any firearm or ammunition due to a prior felony conviction. According to the US Attorney’s office, the charge of interfering with commerce by robbery provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000. The charge of brandishing a firearm during a violent crime provides for a sentence of at least seven years and up to life in prison, to be served consecutive to any other sentence imposed, up to five years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. The charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition provides for a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.