United States of America v. Cordario Marcell Uzzle

Norfolk, VA - Bloods Gang Member Sentenced to Prison for Prostituting a Minor



Cordario Marcell Uzzle, 23, of Virginia Beach, was sentenced to 151 months in prison for sex trafficking of a child. He was also sentenced to 10 years of supervised release.



Uzzle pleaded guilty on February 19. According to court documents, Uzzle was a member of a set of the Bloods street gang based in Virginia Beach. Along with several other Bloods gang members, Uzzle prostituted a 16 year-old foster-care runaway over a two-week period in the fall of 2015. The girl was forced to work for several different gang members, and performed commercial sex acts from hotels in Norfolk and Virginia Beach. Uzzle posted prostitution advertisements on the Internet, rented rooms in which prostitution appointments were performed, collected the proceeds earned, and carried a firearm to protect himself and his victims, as well as to intimidate his victims and their customers.



In October 2015, the sex trafficking ring was discovered when the 16 year-old victim was transported to the hospital after Uzzle violently attacked her. As a result of the ensuing federal investigation, seven total Bloods gang members or associates have been charged for their roles in this conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking of minor and three other victims have been identified.

Defendant sentenced to 151 years in prison.