members of the criminal crew traveled from new york to south florida to commit robberies and traffic drugs, as well as perform credit card fraud and illegal weapons sales. in 1999 damian ely bachovacchi was sentenced to five years for interstate drug trafficking, weapons possession and witness tampering. he was released on parole after serving only thirty-four months leading many to believe that bachovacchi had an "inside man", but such rumors dissipated once it became apparent that the government was still attempting to find evidence on him. although he was quickly released, the government has tried many attempts to indict him, none being successful. in 2004 the federal government had a sealed indictment for bachovacchi which was never handed down due to a "sudden" disappearance of suspects. to this day literally hundreds of files that are linked to the ozone park boys / young guns remain unsolved. the government also said the crew transported stolen property from florida to new york and also engaged in numerous armed bank robberies in the new york area.