Bridgeport gang member gets 40 years for fatal shooting and gang-related violence
BRIDGEPORT, CT – A 30-year-old member of a violent Bridgeport street gang was sentenced Monday to 40 years in federal prison for his role in a racketeering conspiracy that included murder, drug…
New Jersey Latin Kings Gang Member Organized Prison Hit Squad
TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck today announced the indictment of an inmate on charges he conspired with members of a prison “hit squad,” allegedly led by a leader of the…
Two Members Of The Mount Vernon Goonies Street Gang Sentenced For Participating In The Murder Of Dean Daniels
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that RAHEEM JONES, a/k/a “Trigga,” was sentenced to 25 years in prison for participating in the 2014…
La Quarenta gang drug dealers plead guilty in poly-drug conspiracy
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Four Corpus Christi men have admitted to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute meth, heroin and cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Fernando Martinez, 44, Corpus…
4 La Quarenta gang members plead guilty to drug trafficking conspiracy
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Four La Quarenta gang members pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute meth, heroin and cocaine. The investigation was conducted by U.S. Immigration and…
Prosecution of violent criminal street gang sends more than a dozen to prison, with others awaiting sentencing
WAYCROSS, GA: A series of sentencings and the guilty plea of a key defendant brings to 36 the number of defendants admitting guilt in Operation Sandy Bottom, the investigation and prosecution of…
Columbia Gang Member Sentenced to More than 12 Years for Selling Firearms
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — United States Attorney Corey F. Ellis announced today that Dashawn Terrell Swygert, 27, of Columbia, was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to…
Convicted Knoxville Gang Leader Sentenced To Life Plus Ten Years For Drugs, Firearm, And Money Laundering Crimes
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. On January 12, 2022, Alim J. Turner, 23, of Knoxville, was sentenced to life plus ten years in prison, by the Honorable Thomas A. Varlan, in the United States District…
Gang Member Arrested Near the Mountains of Ocotillo
OCOTILLO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested a gang member near the Jacumba Wilderness region Thursday night.At approximately 8:45 p.m., agents assigned to the El…
Third gang member sentenced to prison for series of truck stop ATM robberies, related assault
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A third Houston-area gang member was ordered to federal prison Wednesday for his role in a string of ATM robberies at truck stops in Texas and Louisiana and…
Nine MS-13 Gang Members Indicted for Racketeering Conspiracy
A federal judge in the District of Maryland unsealed a superseding indictment today charging nine members of La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) with racketeering conspiracy involving murder, extortion and money laundering. MS-13 is…
Five Alleged Jersey City Gang Members Charged with Murders of Rival Gang Member and 17-Year-Old Bystander
NEWARK, N.J. – Five alleged members and associates of a neighborhood-based Jersey City, New Jersey, gang were charged for their roles in two gang-related shootings, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. …
Maryland MS-13 Gang Members Indicted for Racketeering Conspiracy
Greenbelt, Maryland – A superseding indictment charging members of La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) with racketeering conspiracy involving murder, extortion, and money laundering was unsealed today as to eight defendants. A federal grand…
17 YPF gang members arrested on murder and gun charges
BROOKLYN, NY – Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, together with New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell, today announced that 17 alleged members of three violent street gangs known collectively as YPF…
Two Portland Gang Members Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Firearm Possession
PORTLAND, Ore.—This week, in separate criminal cases, two Portland gang members were sentenced to federal prison for illegally possessing firearms as convicted felons. On January 4, 2022, Timothy DeWayne Smith, Jr., 28,…
Associate of Violent Walterboro Gang Sentenced to More than 23 Years in Federal Prison on Gun Charges
Charleston, South Carolina — United States Attorney Corey F. Ellis announced today that Quentin John Fishburne, a/k/a “Q”, 40, of Walterboro, was sentenced to more than 23 years in federal prison after…
RGV Agents Arrest Two Gang Members
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector agents arrested two gang members over the holiday weekend. On Dec. 26, McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) agents arrested Adrian Garcia-Miramontes, a Mexican national who…
Outlaws biker gang members charged for murder of Marine
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Agents from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) made four arrests in the murder investigation of Daniel Aaron. Search warrants were served this morning on two residences…
Gang Releases Kidnapped American Missionaries
The 12 remaining American missionaries kidnapped by a gang in Haiti in October were released Thursday, multiple sources reported. A Haitian gang kidnapped 17 missionaries of the Christian Aid Ministries on Oct.…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents Arrest Active Gang Member
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Hebbronville Station apprehended an active gang member south of Hebbronville, Texas. The incident occurred on Dec. 13, when agents apprehended the…
Bloods Gang Members Plead Guilty to Racketeering
Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Dylan Cruz and Richard Michel, members of the Red Lane Gorillas set of the Bloods street gang, pleaded guilty before United States District Judge…