SENTENCING MEMORANDUM
GERTNER, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
In 1999, the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") initiated an investigation of the Latin Gangsta' Disciples ("LGD"), allegedly a street gang operating out of Lawrence, Massachusetts. The investigation began with intelligence gathering from law enforcement sources. Then, using a number of cooperating witnesses ("CWs"), the FBI made controlled purchases...
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