CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Two high-ranking leaders of the Nine Trey Gangsters set of the United Blood Nation (UBN or Bloods) street gang, including the ‘Godfather’ of the set, who also served as ‘Chairman’ of the UBN, and a second leader who held the rank of ‘Worldwide High’ were each sentenced today to 20 years in prison for racketeering conspiracy.
Pedro Gutierrez, aka Magoo, Light and Inferno, 45, of New York City, New York, was sentenced by Chief Judge Frank D. Whitney to serve 20 years in prison. James Baxton, aka Frank White and Grown, 44, of New York City, New York, was also sentenced by Judge Whitney to serve 20 years in prison. Both of these sentences will be served consecutively to the defendants’ current New York State sentences.
‘With today’s sentencings of two violent gang leaders, including the purported Godfather of the Nine Trey Gangsters, law enforcement has delivered yet another devastating blow to the Nine Trey Gangsters and the United Blood Nation,’ said Assistant Attorney General Benczkowski. ‘The defendants committed crimes that spanned the East Coast, including trafficking deadly narcotics in North Carolina and New York and ordering a gang war in North Carolina. As demonstrated by the 61 defendants now adjudicated guilty in this case, when federal, state, and local law enforcement work together in sustained efforts, we can disrupt and erode violent prison and street gangs.’
‘Drugs, thefts, guns, violent assaults, and murders are all crimes the Bloods commit every day to protect their turfs, increase their territory, control and recruit members, and intimidate rival gangs,’ said U.S. Attorney Murray. ‘And all of it happens right here, in our neighborhoods, where honest, hard-working people are simply trying to raise their children without the fear of harm.’
In February 2017, President Trump directed the Justice Department ‘to reduce crime in America,’ and Attorney General Jeff Sessions has made violent crime reduction and eliminating gangs a priority during his tenure.
Additionally, Attorney General Sessions last year announced a reinvigorated Project Safe Neighborhoods program aimed at reducing the rising tide of violent crime in America.
‘These leaders of the UBN thought they were untouchable, continuing to run their criminal enterprise from inside state prison,’ said FBI Special Agent in Charge Strong. ‘The lengthy federal sentences they received today send a strong message to anyone who tries to fill the criminal void they leave behind.’
Defendant: Pedro Gutierrez (aka Magoo, Light and Inferno)
Criminal Charges: Racketeering Conspiracy
City and State: New York City, New York
Date: Not specified
Sentence: 20 years in prison (to be served consecutively to current New York State sentences)
Facts:
• Pedro Gutierrez was sentenced by Chief Judge Frank D. Whitney to serve 20 years in prison.
• James Baxton was also sentenced by Judge Whitney to serve 20 years in prison.
Key Facts
- State: North Carolina
- Category: Organized Crime|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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