Florencia 13 Gang Member Who Pleaded Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy Charge Sentenced to 14 Years’ Imprisonment

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - A member of the Florencia 13 Gang, a criminal organization, who admitted to his role in "racketeering activity," specifically attempted murder and firearm trafficking, was sentenced to 168 months' imprisonment.

In addition to his term of imprisonment, Angel Medina-Sahagun, aka "Tito," 25, of West Valley City, Utah, was sentenced to three years of supervised release and ordered by the court to pay restitution to the victim.

According to court documents and statements made at Medina-Sahagun's change of plea and sentencing hearings, beginning on an unknown date before 2017, Medina-Sahagun associated himself with Florencia 13, a criminal street gang affiliated with the Surenos. On November 18, 2017, Medina-Sahagun was summoned by another member of Florencia 13 to go to the TRAX station where he assaulted and stabbed a victim multiple times, intending to kill him. Medina-Sahagun also admitted to pointing a gun at the victim's brother who attempted to intervene during the assault. Additionally, prior to 2022, Medina-Sahagun, while still a member of the Florencia 13, conspired with other members to acquire firearms for the organization. Some of the other members with whom he conspired were felons and therefore restricted from owning or possessing firearms and ammunition. Medina-Sahagun admitted to transferring firearms to juveniles and individuals whom he knew would use the firearms to commit violent crimes.

"My office has zero-tolerance for violent crime in the District of Utah," said First Assistant U.S. Attorney Melissa Holyoak of the District of Utah. "It is our hope Medina-Sahagun's sentence will deter others from committing violent crimes and bring awareness to these criminal organizations that target children to carry out their criminal behavior."

The case was investigated by the West Jordan Police Department, Sandy City Police Department, the Salt Lake Area Metro Gang Unit, and the Department of Homeland Security Investigations

The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Utah prosecuted the case.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.