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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.
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