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Two Aryan Brotherhood Prison Gang Members Sentenced to Two Consecutive Life Terms in Prison for RICO Conspiracy and Murder in Aid of Racketeering

December 18, 2024
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Ronald Yandell, 62, of Pinole, and William Sylvester, 56, of Norco, were each sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller to two consecutive life terms in prison for murder in aid of racketeering and various other RICO-related crimes, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge...
December 18, 2024
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Member Of Violent Gang Pleads Guilty To Racketeering Involving Drug And Firearms Trafficking

October 23, 2024
BOSTON – A Boston area man has pleaded guilty to his role in Cameron Street, a violent Boston gang. Jose Afonseca, 32, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and dealing in firearms without a license. U.S...
October 23, 2024
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Leaders of Dangerous Mexican Drug Cartel Responsible for Extreme Violence Charged with International Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

October 16, 2024
An indictment was unsealed in the District of Columbia charging leaders of the violent drug trafficking organization known as Los Zetas, and its successor organization, Cartel del Noreste (CDN), with engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise; drug trafficking conspiracy; firearms offenses; and international money laundering conspiracy. According to the indictment...
October 16, 2024
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Member Of Violent Gang Pleads Guilty To Racketeering And Drug Trafficking Offenses

October 08, 2024
BOSTON – A Boston man has pleaded guilty to his role in Cameron Street, a violent Boston gang. Charod Taylor, a/k/a “Pachino,” 35, of Boston, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise (commonly referred to as RICO conspiracy) and conspiracy to distribute cocaine. U.S. Senior District Court...
October 08, 2024
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Fourteen Indicted in Multi-State Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Linked to Deadly Fentanyl Distributed to Members of the Lummi Nation in Washington

October 03, 2024
SEATTLE – Law enforcement fanned out across the country and in western Washington yesterday arresting 17 people on indictments and criminal complaints for a multi- state drug trafficking conspiracy. The two-year investigation alleges that the trafficking ring has been linked to a fatal fentanyl overdose on the Lummi Nation reservation...
October 03, 2024
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Two Drug Traffickers Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Terms in Case Arising from Investigation of Aryan Family Prison Gang

September 16, 2024
TACOMA, Wash. – Two men indicted in March 2023 as part of a drug distribution organization associated with an Aryan prison gang were sentenced in U.S. District Court in Tacoma for drug and gun crimes. Ronaldo McComb, 59, of Ridgefield, Washington, was sentenced to 13 years in prison. Isaac Cervantes...
September 16, 2024
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Nineteen Gang Members And Associates Charged In Federal Sweeps Targeting Boston Gangs

August 30, 2024
BOSTON – Earlier today, charges were unsealed against 10 members and associates of the H Block Gang (Appendix A) for drug conspiracy. Separately, nine members and associates of the Mission Hill Gang (Appendix B) were charged with engaging in financial fraud. The charges are the result of separate, multi-year investigations...
August 30, 2024
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Twenty-One Suspected El Paso Gang Affiliates Arrested for Alleged Drug Trafficking, Firearm Offenses

August 29, 2024
EL PASO, Texas – Twenty-one individuals suspected of being affiliated with the Chuco Tango street gang were arrested Thursday in and around El Paso on criminal charges related to their alleged involvement in trafficking of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine, and/or the unlawful possession of firearms. The following defendants were indicted...
August 29, 2024
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Member of Violent New Haven Gang Sentenced to 84 Months in Federal Prison

August 20, 2024
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - SAMUEL DOUGLAS, also known as “Blamm,” 25, of New Haven, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 84 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his participation in a violent New Haven street gang. Today’s...
August 20, 2024
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New Haven Gang Member Admits Role in 2022 Murder

August 02, 2024
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - DONELL ALLICK, JR., also known as “D-Nice,” 25, of New Haven, has plead guilty before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to a racketeering offense related to his participation in a violent New Haven street gang and the murder of an individual in...
August 02, 2024
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