GoodFellas Gang Members Sentenced to Prison for Selling Drugs and Machineguns

ATLANTA – Corey Boyer, a/k/a Baby Joker, 26, of Atlanta, Ga., and Antonio Smith, a/k/a Ace, 27, of Atlanta, Ga., were sentenced for distributing methamphetamine and other drugs throughout the metro-Atlanta area as members of the Atlanta-based GoodFellas street gang.

“Boyer and Smith operated a fortified trap house to fund the violent GoodFellas gang by dealing drugs and trafficking firearms, including machineguns” said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. “Our office continues to closely coordinate with our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners to investigate, prosecute, and punish gang members who pose a clear and present danger to our community.”

“Corey Boyer and Antonio Smith were key players in a dangerous drug trafficking operation that fueled gang activity and harmed our communities,” said Paul Brown, Special Agent in Charge of FBI Atlanta. “Their sentencing sends a strong message that the FBI, along with our law enforcement partners, will continue to dismantle drug networks and remove violent offenders from our streets to ensure the safety of metro-Atlanta residents.”

“This case exemplifies the importance of collaboration among federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies,” said ATF Assistant Special Agent in Charge Beau Kolodka. “Together, we can effectively combat violent gang activity and ensure that those who engage in illegal activities face the consequences of their actions.” 

According to U.S. Attorney Hertzberg, the charges, and other information presented in court: GoodFellas is an Atlanta-based gang that primarily recruits members in Atlanta neighborhoods and jails and prisons within the state of Georgia. GoodFellas members generate money for the gang through criminal activities, including drug trafficking, robbery, carjacking, fraud, and firearms trafficking. In spring 2024, the FBI learned that GoodFellas members were trafficking drugs in a west Atlanta apartment complex. Over several months of surveillance, federal agents saw Boyer and Smith conducting hand-to-hand drug transactions at the apartment complex. 

In August 2024, law enforcement searched an apartment at the complex. When law enforcement entered the apartment, Smith jumped out of a window and attempted to flee. When Smith was apprehended, he was carrying an unserialized machinegun in his waistband. Boyer was located inside the apartment with six firearms, body armor, approximately 500 rounds of ammunition, more than $1,000 in counterfeit currency, several suspected machinegun conversion devices; approximately 10 kilograms of marijuana, more than a kilogram each of methamphetamine and MDMA, and various quantities of cocaine and psilocybin mushrooms. Further investigation revealed that Smith had been trafficking firearms and machinegun conversion devices. 

Today, U.S. District Judge Victoria M. Calvert sentenced Smith to 14 years, 2 months in prison to be followed by 5 years of supervised release. Smith was convicted on May 28, 2025, after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, unlawful possession of a machine gun, and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. 

On July 23, 2025, Judge Calvert sentenced Boyer to 12 years, 6 months in prison to be followed by 5 years of supervised release. Boyer was convicted on April 18, 2025, after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. 

This case is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with valuable assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office; and the Atlanta Police Department.

Assistant United States Attorney Lauren E. Renaud prosecuted the case.

This effort is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from OCDETF and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).

For further information please contact the U.S. Attorney’s Public Affairs Office at USAGAN.PressEmails@usdoj.gov or (404) 581-6185. The Internet address for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia is http://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga