‘RECEIVED “AO 91 (Rev. H1/TI) Criminal Com AUSA Eric 8. Pruitt (812) 353-5496 AUSA Timothy J. Storino (312) 353-5347. 2520 —GNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT THOMAS G. BRUTONORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS CLERK,U.S, DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CASE NUMBER: FRANCISCO SANCHEZ 1 " C R 3 69 alk/a “Smokey” MAGISTRATE JUDGE.COLE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT I, the complainant in this case, state that the following is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. On or about May 26, 2017, at Chicago, in the Northern District of Iinois, Eastern Division, the defendant violated: Code Section Offense Description Title 18, United States Code, Section Knowingly and intentionally possessing a 922(g)(1) firearm, namely, a Colt model 1911, .45 caliber pistol, with serial number 70BS181160, which firearm had traveled in interstate commerce prior to defendant’s possession of the firearm, after previously having been convicted of a crime punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding one year. ‘This criminal complaint is based upon these facts: _X_ Continued on the attached sheet. MATTHEW JONES, Special Agent Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF) ‘Sworn to before me and signed in my presence. ) Date: May 25, 2017 iss Magistrate Judge City and state: Chicago, Minois Printed name and TitleUNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS | AFFIDAVIT I, MATTHEW JONES, being duly sworn, state as follows: 1. Lam a Special Agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (“ATF”), and have been so employed since in or around 2014. Prior to joining ATF, I was employed as a police officer in Hammond, Indiana. I am currently assigned to ATFs Chicago Field Division and my current responsibilities include the investigation of firearms trafficking, illegal firearms possession, and narcotics trafficking. 2, As part of my regular duties as a Special Agent, I investigate criminal violations of the federal firearms laws, including Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922 and 924, as well as federal narcotics laws, including Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 846. I have received training regarding, among other things, violations of federal firearms and narcoties laws at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. 3. This affidavit is submitted in support of a criminal complaint alleging that FRANCISCO SANCHEZ, a/k/a “Smokey,” has violated Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(g)(1). Because this affidavit is being submitted for the limited purpose of establishing probable cause in support of a criminal complaint charging SANCHEZ with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, I have not included each and every fact known to me concerning this investigation. I have set forth only thefacts that I believe are necessary to establish probable cause to believe that the defendant committed the offense alleged in the complaint. 4. This affidavit is based on my personal knowledge, experience and training, information provided to me by other law enforcement agents and the experience and training of those agents, numerous interviews of a confidential source, review of consensual recordings, and physical surveillance. FACTS IN SUPPORT OF PROBABLE CAUSE Introduction and Background 5. Since November 2014, ATF and the CPD Gang Investigation Division (“GID”), with support from the Chicago High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA”) Task Force and the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), have been investigating criminal activities being conducted by members and associates of the Gangster Two-Six Nation street gang (“Two-Six”). According to CS-11 and law enforcement records and reports, the Two-Six is a national street gang that is prevalent throughout Chicago (located primarily within CPD’s 8th, 9th, and 10th Police Districts), the surrounding suburbs, and other states, including Indiana, Wisconsin, Texas, Georgia, and Kansas. 2 GS-1 has prior convictions for murder and possession of a stolen motor vehicle. CS-1 has received approximately $30,250 in monetary compensation for his cooperation with law enforcement. CS-1's information has proven reliable and credible, and has been corroborated by controlled purchases/meetings, physical surveillance conducted by law enforcement officers and other cooperating sources, as detailed throughout this investigation.