walk out and give it to guy. he gives them a few hundred bucks and that's that. >> reporter: he represents manuel acosta who recruited a dozen straw buyers including an villa who bought the guns that killed terry. they alone purchased 290 guns. out of 20 fast and furious defendants, 19 were back on the street within hours of their arrest. alfredo, my name is william la jeunesse, i'm a correspondent with fox news. anything you want to say to the people who have been harmed by the guns that you bought? >> he's not going to say anything. you need to talk to his lawyer. >> reporter: together the group bought 2,000 weapons while agents watched cameras, installed by atf, inside gun stores. were they told go ahead with the sale? >> that's part of the problem. they were.