
These defendants were prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Roper praised the excellent cooperative investigative work of the Fort Worth Police Department and the FBI’s gang unit. All but one defendant has been sentenced, with an average sentence of more than 15 years in prison.

Subsequently three additional gang members were indicted on drug and gun charges. On May 9, 2006, 38 Crips Street Gang members and associates connected with the drug trafficking operations in the Fish Bowl were indicted on federal crack and powder cocaine distribution charges. The investigation focused on a well-organized, hierarchical, crack and powder cocaine distribution network of various sets of the Crips Street Gang, who operated in an area of southeast Fort Worth, commonly known as the “Fish Bowl.” Some members of these sets committed numerous violent offenses in Fort Worth including homicides, aggravated assaults and drive-by shootings. The Fish Bowl Initiative, was a joint investigation between the Fort Worth Police Department and the FBI that began in Spring 2005. Woodard was convicted of one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine. Moody was convicted on one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine and one count of distribution of crack cocaine. Moody, Jr., a/k/a “Youngsta,” 33, and Derrick Woodard, a/k/a “Li’l Millet,” 27, were each sentenced to 240 months (20 years) in prison. He was convicted on one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine, two counts of distribution of crack cocaine and three firearms offenses. Means sentenced Detroit Hines, a/k/a “Li’l Nut,” 28, to life plus five years in prison.
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THREE OPERATION “FISH BOWL” DEFENDANTS SENTENCEDįORT WORTH, Texas - Three defendants who were convicted at trial in July for their role in a crack cocaine distribution organization in the “Fish Bowl” area of Fort Worth, were sentenced today to substantial prison sentences, announced U.S. 45 likes, 3 comments - Vincent Rhodes (vincentrhodestv) on Instagram: Operation fishbowl.
