A member of the Hoover Criminals Gang was sentenced today to 144 months in federal prison for leading a drug trafficking enterprise that distributed narcotics, including crack cocaine and methamphetamine, which were sold from his storefront in South Los Angeles.
Andrew Tate, 56, a.k.a. “Batman,” of South Los Angeles, was sentenced by United States District Judge Stanley Blumenfeld Jr. Tate pleaded guilty in August 2022 to one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. He has been in federal custody since his arrest in November 2020.
Tate is the lead defendant in an
indictment targeting the gang's members and associates as part of an investigation dubbed “Operation Hoover Dam.” He also is the final defendant to be sentenced in this case. In total, federal prosecutors secured 10 convictions in this matter.
A member of the Hoover Criminals Gang was sentenced today to 144 months in federal prison for leading a drug trafficking enterprise that distributed narcotics, including crack cocaine and methamphetamine, which were sold from his storefront in South Los Angeles.
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