A Corpus Christi resident has been sentenced to federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
George Gomez, also known as Quick, is a confirmed member of the Texas Syndicate gang. He pleaded guilty on December 19, 2024.
U.S. District Judge David S. Morales sentenced Gomez to 300 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release. This federal sentence will run consecutively to his current state prison term. Gomez will begin serving the 25-year sentence after completing his state incarceration.
During the hearing, the court reviewed Gomez's extensive criminal history, which began at age 17 with convictions for unlawful carrying of a weapon and cocaine possession. He has also been convicted twice more for cocaine possession and once for aggravated assault. Judge Morales highlighted that Gomez committed the current offense while imprisoned for a drug possession charge and noted that his crimes had escalated from mere possession to possessing narcotics with intent to distribute.
Gomez was serving a 17-year sentence in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice when he used a contraband cell phone to coordinate narcotics deals for other Texas Syndicate members while incarcerated.
The investigation into the Texas Syndicate revealed that Gomez facilitated methamphetamine distribution to local dealers in Corpus Christi.
Gomez was transferred from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to face federal charges.
The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration, FBI, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, with assistance from the National Guard and Texas Board of Criminal Justice - Office of Inspector General. OCDETF targets high-level drug traffickers and transnational criminal organizations through a coordinated multi-agency approach leveraging federal, state, and local law enforcement strengths against criminal networks. More information about OCDETF can be found on the Department of Justice’s OCDETF webpage.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Barbara J. De Pena and Brittany Jensen prosecuted the case.