SAN ANTONIO — A San Antonio man identified by federal prosecutors as an administrator of the 8884 extremist network, a group linked to the 764 online violent extremist network, was sentenced Wednesday to 40 years in federal prison, officials announced this week.
The defendant ordered to pay $10,000 in restitution for racketeering and multiple child sexual exploitation crimes
According to court records, Alexis Aldair Chavez, 19, also known online as “Zack” and “Zack8884,” served as an online leader of the 8884 network, which prosecutors described as a Nihilistic Violent Extremist (NVE) organization associated with 764.
Federal authorities said the network targeted vulnerable minors through social media, messaging applications, gaming platforms, chat rooms and video services, coercing victims into acts of self-harm, sexual exploitation, animal cruelty, and other violent conduct to elevate members’ status within the online group.
Court documents state that in October 2023, Chavez and a co-conspirator allegedly attempted to coerce a minor girl into suicide during a video chat by overdosing on pills while recording the incident.
Investigators said Chavez later participated in multiple schemes involving minor victims, including coercing children to:
- Engage in sexually explicit acts online.
- Inflict severe self-harm.
- Attempt drug overdoses.
- Burn themselves.
- Carve names into their bodies.
- Torture and kill an animal during a live video call.
Federal prosecutors said Chavez also helped extort victims overseas through online exploitation.
Chavez was arrested on Oct. 24, 2024, and pleaded guilty on Dec. 19, 2025, to:
- Racketeering
- Distribution of child sexual abuse material
- Possession of child sexual abuse material
The FBI San Antonio Field Office, with assistance from the FBI Washington Field Office, investigated the case.
Federal officials urged parents to remain actively involved in their children’s online activity, monitor communications, recognize warning signs of online grooming and report suspicious activity to law enforcement.