Posts Tagged ‘Gangs’
Terrorist Designation of Comando Vermelho and Primeiro Comando da Capital
Today, the U.S. Department of State is designating Comando Vermelho (CV) and Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) and intends to designate both groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs), effective June 5, 2026. CV and PCC are two of the most violent criminal organizations in Brazil. Together, they command thousands…
Read MoreSheinbaum denies CIA involvement in assassination of cartel operative on Mexican soil
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday that reports claiming the CIA was involved in a recent targeted assassination outside Mexico City were “fictions the size of the universe.” CNN and the New York Times reported Tuesday that the CIA was involved in the targeted car bombing of a mid-level Sinaloa cartel member on March 28.…
Read MoreAttorney General Brown Announces Sentences of Outlaw Motorcycle Club Members Involved in Interstate Motorcycle Theft Ring
https://oag.maryland.gov/News/pages/Attorney-General-Brown-Announces-Sentences-of-Outlaw-Motorcycle-Club-Members-Involved-in-Interstate-Motorcycle-Theft-Ring-.aspx Published: 5/6/2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contactspress@oag.maryland.gov410-576-7009 “Sin City Deciples” Motorcycle Club Defendants Connected to At Least 19 Motorcycle Thefts, Including During Ocean City’s Annual BikeFest in September 2024 BALTIMORE, MD – Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced today that five defendants associated with the Sin City Deciples outlaw motorcycle club were…
Read MoreAmerican commandos join Ecuadorian troops in mission targeting alleged narco-terrorists
American commandos in recent days joined Ecuadorian troops in a joint mission aimed at dismantling a suspected criminal hub operated by an alleged narco-terrorist organization along the country’s coast. The operation, dubbed Lanza Marina, focused on a compound believed to serve as a staging ground for high-speed boats linked to Los Choneros, a powerful Ecuadorian…
Read MoreFour Members of D.C. Gang Sentenced in Conspiracy Case that Resulted in Two Murders and a Non-Fatal Drive-By Shooting in Southeast, Washington, D.C.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/four-members-dc-gang-sentenced-conspiracy-case-resulted-two-murders-and-non-fatal-drive WASHINGTON – Derrico Johnson, 21, Ronald Henderson, 19, Daveon Robinson, 18, and Demarco Robinson, 22, were sentenced Friday in connection with three different day-time shootings that occurred in Southeast Washington, D.C. between April 2022 and January 2023, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Each of the defendants, who are members of the Southeast D.C.…
Read MoreJudge Denies Several Motions in Gang-Related Homicide Case
Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor denied several key defense motions on March 23 in a gang-related homicide case. Keith Russell, 40, and co-defendant Cornell Moore, 39, face multiple counts of first-degree murder, attempted murder, and conspiracy. Prosecutors allege that Russell, along with Moore and other accomplices, engaged in a pattern of homicides,…
Read MoreMS-13 gang member sentenced for Silver Spring shooting that left 1 dead, 2 hurt
https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/maryland/montgomery-county/ms-13-gang-member-sentenced-for-silver-spring-shooting-that-left-1-dead-2-hurt by: Odyssey Fields Posted: Mar 24, 2026 / 11:38 AM EDT Updated: Mar 24, 2026 / 11:38 AM EDT SILVER SPRING, Md. (DC News Now) — A MS-13 gang member will sit in prison for more than seven decades for his connection with a deadly shooting in Silver Spring in 2022. A Montgomery County judge handed down…
Read MoreBiker found not guilty of murder in Baltimore mass shooting as jury deadlocks on conspiracy
The 2024 shooting happened in Oliver near Caroline and Hoffman Park, killing 1 and wounding 7 others https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/eric-kibler-thunderguards-motorcycle-club-mass-shooting-baltimore-verdict-F3EYUGC3SVDMDAGF3GUIR6Y6EU Dylan Segelbaum Baltimore Banner March 23, 2026 dylan.segelbaum@thebaltimorebanner.com A Thunderguards Motorcycle Club member was found not guilty on Monday of first- and second-degree murder in a mass shooting in East Baltimore that killed one person and wounded seven…
Read MoreFBI opens first Ecuador office in fight against drug trafficking
The United States has opened its first Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) office in Ecuador, the U.S. Embassy in Quito said on Wednesday. The office will aim to work with Ecuadorean officials to fight the trafficking of drugs and weapons, along with money laundering and the financing of terrorism, the embassy said in a social…
Read MoreMykel Elliott Sentenced to Life Plus 60 Years in Wicomico County
https://www.easternshoreundercover.com/news2/mykel-elliott-sentenced-to-life-plus-60-years-in-wicomico-county.htm?fbclid=IwdGRzaAQgAI5jbGNrBCAAamV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHicw4K0QczddUhHkZ0tsMhb02YlAUfZ4j1qs8DZ8jXd7zoecDgyEwVMqSHUo_aem_m5-R42H7RlgTaPiZAzC0yg&sfnsn=mo March 12, 2026Wicomico County, MD – On March 12, 2026, 18-year-old Mykel Elliott of Salisbury, Maryland, was sentenced to life in prison plus an additional 60 years. The sentence was delivered by Chief Judge K. Beckstead in the Circuit Court for Wicomico County. Elliott was sentenced for first-degree murder and other related charges. This…
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