HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM)– A man who was part of a rap group that was caught trafficking drugs in Harrisburg will be spending over 10 years in prison after he was sentenced.

Anderson Ortiz, 24, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Christopher Conner to spend 129 months – or 10.75 years – in prison on drug trafficking and firearm charges, the Department of Justice announced.

Previously, Ortiz pleaded guilty to conspiracy to traffic drugs and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.

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Ortiz’s sentencing is the latest one imposed on eight people who were indicted for drug trafficking from 2018 to 2020 and are members of the rap group “NFL” or “Never Forget Loyalty,” according to United States Attorney Gerard Karam.

The rap group posted videos online that were filmed in places around Harrisburg, including 1621 Market Street, and in the videos, the members were brandishing guns, flashing cash and displaying drugs, the DOJ says.

There was a yearlong investigation that saw a series of searches done by the ATF and local law enforcement where investigators found the rap group’s arsenal which included a machine gun, assault rifles and other weapons with extended magazines.

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Below is a list of the other defendants in the case and the sentences that were given to them by Judge Conner:

• Kaleaf Brown, age 28 of Harrisburg, was sentenced to 140 months in prison;

• Qushawn Brown, age 32 of Harrisburg, was sentenced to 137 months in prison;

• Tyquann Langston, age 28 of Harrisburg, was sentenced to 120 months in prison;

• Adieas Johnson, age 35 of Harrisburg, was sentenced to 120 months in prison;

• Donza Brown, age 60 of Harrisburg, was sentenced to 37 months in prison; and,

• Jaionne Miller, age 23 of Harrisburg, was sentenced to 37 months in prison.

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Another defendant, Wesley Garner, is awaiting his sentencing after he pleaded guilty to weapons and drug trafficking offenses.

The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Harrisburg Bureau of Police, and the Pennsylvania State Police investigated the case.

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