Texas Mexican Mafia Member Sentenced to 35 Years in Federal Prison

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Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Texas Mexican Mafia Member Sentenced to 35 Years in Federal Prison

In San Antonio this afternoon, a federal judge sentenced 51-year-old Texas Mexican Mafia member Robert Eugene Hernandez (aka “Gino”) to 35 years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to extort money from drug traffickers operating in their territory without permission, announced U.S. Attorney John Bash and FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division.

In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez ordered that Hernandez pay a $5,000 fine and be placed on supervised release for a period of five years after completing his prison term.

On July 2, 2019, a federal jury convicted Hernandez of one count of interference with Commerce by threats or extortion, one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and heroin, one count of conspiracy to possess a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, one substantive count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and one count of prohibited person in possession of a firearm.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdtx/pr/texas-mexican-mafia-member-sentenced-35-years-federal-prison

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