Inmate Indicted for Running Gun Trade and Extremist Network from Prison
Hayden Espinosa used smuggled phones to sell illegal firearms and promote extremist ideologies while incarcerated in Louisiana.
- Espinosa moderated a Telegram group called '3D Amendment' to sell guns and gun parts.
- The group promoted neo-Nazi and white supremacist views, attracting violent extremists.
- An undercover NYPD officer bought firearms from Espinosa while he was in prison.
- The investigation linked Espinosa's activities to the Buffalo mass shooter.
- Espinosa faces multiple felony charges and is set for arraignment on June 24.