Gang Member Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Firearm Violations and Drug Trafficking

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LOS ANGELES – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms andExplosives (ATF) announced today that on Oct 29th a Los Angeles area gangmember who was arrested in 2011 as part of a joint probe involving U.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcements (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations(HSI) and ATF into firearms trafficking and narcotic distribution in the LosAngeles area, was sentenced to 108 months in federal prison for sellingfirearms and methamphetamine to an ATF undercover agent.
Felipe Gonzalez, 34, also received 48 months of supervisedrelease by United States District Judge Gary Klausner, after pleading guilty tothe charges. Gonzalez was a member of the Project Boyz criminal street gangthat is located in the Pacoima area.
"We are very pleased with the sentence this gangmember received for engaging in acts that promote violence in the communities.This is a classic example of how being in a gang and conducting criminal actsis a losing situation," said Steven J. Bogdalek, Special Agent in Chargeof ATF‘s Los Angeles Field Division. "I commend the U.S. Attorney‘s Officeand the Special Agents that investigate these gang members to ensure they seethe prison time they deserve."
ATF recognizes the role that firearms play in violentcrimes and pursues an integrated regulatory and enforcement strategy.Investigative priorities focus on armed violent offenders and career criminals,narcotics traffickers, narco-terrorists, violent gangs, and domestic andinternational arms dealers.