Posts Tagged ‘Crime’
Six Members of Violent Transnational Gang Convicted in Connection With Two Killings and Racketeering Activity.
WASHINGTON – Six members of “18th Street,” a violent international street gang, were found guilty in U.S. District Court on an array of charges that included racketeering, kidnapping, and murder. The convictions were announced today by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, FBI Special Agent in Charge David J. Scott of…
Read MoreEnforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) New York City arrests MS-13 gang member wanted in El Salvador for terroristic activities.
https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ero-new-york-city-arrests-ms-13-gang-member-wanted-el-salvador-terroristic-activities NEW YORK — Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) New York City arrested of an unlawfully present citizen and national of El Salvador May 6 who is wanted by Salvadoran authorities for prosecution of the crime of terrorist organization with aggravating circumstances. ERO New York City’s Long Island office arrested the previously removed the 29-year-old…
Read MoreTrinitarios Gang Leader Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murder.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/trinitarios-gang-leader-sentenced-life-prison-murdering-confidential-informant Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that WILLIAM JONES, a/k/a “Principe,” was sentenced today to life in prison for the December 2019 murder of Frederick Delacruz. JONES, who was a high-ranking member of the Trinitarios gang, lured Delacruz from the Bronx to Suffolk County, New York,…
Read MoreBaltimore BGF Gang Member Sentenced To 28 Years In Federal Prison For Racketeering Conspiracy Charge, Including Murder.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/baltimore-bgf-gang-member-sentenced-28-years-federal-prison-racketeering-conspiracy Defendant Was Hired by Co-conspirator to Target Rival in Northeast Baltimore; Defendant Received Payment Through Co-conspirator’s Intermediary Following AttackBaltimore, Maryland – On Tuesday, May 21, U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Wayne Prince, a/k/a “Taz,” age 24, of Baltimore to 28 years imprisonment, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for conspiring to…
Read MoreFrench police kill man trying to burn Rouen synagogue
French police have killed a man after a synagogue was set on fire in the north-western city of Rouen. The man was armed with a knife and a metallic tool and was shot after he threatened officers, the Rouen prosecutor said. Rouen Mayor Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol said the attack on the synagogue did not just affect…
Read MoreOhio Man Pleads Guilty to Creating and Distributing Videos Depicting Monkey Torture and Mutilation
A plea agreement was unsealed today in which an Ohio man pleaded guilty to creating and distributing videos depicting acts of extreme violence and sexual abuse against monkeys. Ronald P. Bedra, of Etna, pleaded guilty to conspiring to create and distribute so-called “animal crush” videos. According to court documents, Bedra conspired with others to create…
Read MoreGuns Are Being Stolen From Cars At Triple The Rate They Were 10 Years Ago, A Report Finds
The rate of guns stolen from cars in the U.S. has tripled over the last decade, making them the largest source of stolen guns in the country, an analysis of FBI data by the gun safety group Everytown found. The rate of stolen guns from cars climbed nearly every year and spiked during the coronavirus…
Read MoreNational Bloods street gang leader extradited to Long Island NY to face charges, Suffolk DA says.
The national leader of the notorious Bloodhound Brims street gang has been extradited to Long Island and will appear in Suffolk County Criminal Court on Thursday to face three counts of conspiracy for allegedly directing violent gang operations from behind bars in federal prison in California. Latique “La Brim” Johnson is portrayed by Suffolk District…
Read More30 Charged in New 333-Count Indictment in Richmond County Following Major Gang, Drug Trafficking Investigation.
Attorney General Chris Carr and Richmond County Sheriff Richard Roundtree today announced the indictment of 30 people in Richmond County following a major multi-agency investigation into the distribution of illegal narcotics and other acts of violence that have occurred throughout the Central Savannah River Area. As asserted in the indictment, the defendants are associates of…
Read MoreThirty-Seven Gang Members and Associates Sentenced in Large-Scale Racketeering and Drug Trafficking Case.
The 37th and final defendant was sentenced today in a Northern District of Mississippi case that targeted the violent activities, drug trafficking, and money laundering of the Simon City Royals prison gang. Joshua Miller, 33, of Jackson, Mississippi, was sentenced to 16 years and eight months in prison for Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act…
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