Archive for April 5, 2024

In an ongoing trial dealing with gang activity in the Brooklyn area, lyrics from a rap record will be presented as incriminating evidence against the defendants, changing legal standards around using song lyrics as evidence. The defendants of the trial are the alleged leaders of a Brooklyn gang called “Bully Gang,” who have been charged…

A senior leader of the MS-13 street gang who was one of the FBI’s most wanted gang fugitives was quietly arrested earlier this month at the California-Mexico border on narco-terrorism charges, authorities said. Freddy Ivan Jandres-Parada, 48, also known as Lucky De Park View, was taken into custody on March 7 by federal authorities at…

https://www.wbaltv.com/article/bill-organized-crime-gang-activity-maryland-annapolis/60099794 ANNAPOLIS, Md. —Maryland leaders are pushing legislation targeting gang activity. Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates testified Tuesday in Annapolis in support of an organized crime bill. It broadens the offenses that can be prosecuted under Maryland’s organized crime statute. AdvertisementAccording to Bates, the majority of car thefts and carjackings in Baltimore are committed…

Baltimore, Maryland – Chief U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Oscar Efrain Zavala Urrea, age 23, an El Salvadoran national residing in Silver Spring, Maryland, today to 25 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for his participation in a racketeering conspiracy, including a murder, related to his activities as…

A high-ranking member of the Gangster Disciples and a leader of its parallel female organization, the Sisters of the Struggle, were sentenced to prison today for their roles in a murderous conspiracy stemming from gang-related retribution that resulted in the shooting deaths of three Athens, Georgia, men. Philmon Deshawn Chambers, aka “Dolla Phil,” 35, of…

A federal grand jury in Portland has returned an indictment charging four Hoover Criminal Gang members for their roles in murdering a Portland man in December 2020. Taezhon Tyreik Kelly, 23, Anthony Devion Bagsby, 32, and Delane William Roy, 25, all of Portland, and Cocoa Dalonta Taplin, 28, of Fairview, Oregon, have been charged with…

NEWARK, N.J. – A member of an MS-13 clique operating in Hudson County, New Jersey, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for his role in a gang-related murder plot, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Jose Gimenez-Lobos, aka “Infernal,” aka “Terrible,” 33, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi in…

ampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg the announces the return of an indictment charging Tyler Jacob (24, Winter Haven) with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, aggravated identify theft, witness tampering, destruction of evidence, and possession of ammunition. If convicted, Jacob faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 2, up to 20 years, in…

Defendant Recorded Victim Being Stabbed More than 100 Times and Sent the Video to Other Gang Members as a Warning Not to Cooperate with Law EnforcementEarlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Yanki Misael Cruz-Mateo, a member of the 18th Street gang, pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy charges in connection with his participation in two…

KIVEON HYMAN, also known as “Tiny, ” 26, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 78 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for a racketeering offense stemming from his role in a violent New Haven street gang. Today’s announcement was made…