Eighteen ‘Bird Gang’ Members Indicted for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Violations
United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the culmination of a long-term investigation of a violent and drug trafficking organization known as the “Bird Gang,” operating primarily in Tampa. As a result, More...
Soledad Gang Member, Jorge Jasso Who Faked His own Kidnapping was Arrested
Jorge Jasso, 26, a Norteño street gang member, was arrested in Fresno, California on November 29, 2018 following his disappearance on October 22, 2018, announced United States Attorney Alex G. Tse and Federal Bureau More...
MS 13 Member, Edwin Gonzalez Sentenced to Life for Murders of Two Teenagers
An MS-13 member was sentenced to life in prison for using social media to lure and violently murder two teenage boys in East Boston. Edwin Gonzalez, a/k/a “Sangriento,” 23, a Salvadoran national, was sentenced More...
Black Guerilla Gang Leaders, Ricky Evans and Shawn Thomas Plead Guilty to Racketeering
Ricky Evans, a/k/a Dorsey, and Shawn Thomas, a/k/a Bucky, both age 38, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty on November 5, 2018, to the federal charge of participating in a racketeering conspiracy, as leaders More...
Long Island MS 13 Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Murder and Assault Charges
Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Mario Aguilar-Lopez, a member of the Sailors Locos Salvatruchas Westside (Sailors) clique of the La Mara Salvatrucha street gang, also known as the MS-13, pleaded More...
Gang Member, Jose Andrade Sentenced to 20 Years for Role in 2015 Murder
An MS-13 member was sentenced today in federal court in Boston on charges of racketeering conspiracy involving murder. Jose Andrade a/k/a “Inocente,” 27, a Salvadoran national, was sentenced by U.S. District More...
Member of Outlaws Street Gang, Pedro Merchant sentenced to 20 Years for Murder
Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Pedro Merchant, a member of the Outlaws street gang, was sentenced by United States District Judge Joseph F. Bianco to 20 years’ imprisonment for shooting More...
Thirteen Members of the Inglewood Street Gang Charged with Narcotics and Firearms Charges
Thirteen members of an Inglewood street gang have been charged in a series of indictments returned by a federal grand jury, it was announced Wednesday by United States Attorney Nicola T. Hanna in Los Angeles; Assistant More...
Baltimore TTG Members Charged for Nine Murders and Drug Conspiracy
A federal jury today convicted eight Baltimore men for conspiring to participate in a violent racketeering enterprise known as Trained To Go (TTG), including nine murders, drug trafficking, and witness intimidation, More...
William Lee of Fresno, Sentenced to 10 Years for Conspiring to Commit Murder
William Lee, 41, of Fresno, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. According More...
Bakersfield man, Ladaireus Jones Sentenced for Illegally Possessing a Firearm
Ladaireus Jones, 25, of Bakersfield, was sentenced by United States District Dale A. Drozd today to more than four and a half years in prison and three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession More...
MS 13 Gang Members, Ronald Catalan, Jerlin Villalta plead Guilty to Racketeering Charges
Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Ronald Catalan, a former leader of the Brentwood Locos Salvatruchas (BLS) clique of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the MS-13, a transnational criminal organization, More...
‘110’ Gang Indicted with RICO Charges
United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith today announced the unsealing of an indictment charging 14 men with conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) from 2012 until now. More...
Chicago Street Gang, Goonie Boss members Charged with Multiple Murders
A joint federal and state investigation has resulted in racketeering and murder charges against five alleged members of a Chicago street gang faction known as the Goonie Boss. The charges allege that Goonie members More...
Chicago: Four Latin Dragon Members Charged with Racketeering Conspiracy
Four additional members of Chicago area criminal street gang, the Latin Dragons Nation, have been charged with racketeering conspiracy and other related offenses in a second superseding indictment unsealed today, More...
27 Trenton Defendants charged in takedown of violent Drug Trafficking Gang
Federal criminal charges were filed against 27 individuals who used violence as part of a conspiracy to distribute significant quantities of heroin and other narcotics in Trenton and whose members possessed numerous More...
Broadway Crips Gangster sentenced to 35 years for Narcotics Offenses and Implications in Two Murders
A prominent member of the Five Deuce Broadway Gangster Crips (BGC) – who was found guilty by a jury last year of three counts of distribution of crack cocaine, which included him selling crack cocaine near schools More...
MS-13 member, Elmer Alfaro Hercules pleads Guilty to Illegal possession of Firearms
An MS-13 member pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. Elmer Alfaro Hercules, 20, a Salvadoran national, pleaded guilty to one count of being an illegal More...
Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Arrests multiple MS-13 Gang Members
U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley continue to encounter violent gang members. Sunday night, Brownsville agents arrested four illegal aliens after entering the United States. During processing, record More...
Violent Grape Street Crips Member, Rashan Washington Sentenced to 30 Years for Murder and Attempted Murder as Part of RICO Conspiracy
A high-ranking member of the New Jersey Grape Street Crips was sentenced today to 30 years in federal prison for his role in orchestrating a murder, participating in a separate attempted murder, and conspiring to More...
