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 Haven Gang Member Charged with Federal Firearm and Narcotics Offenses
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, James Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge, ATF Boston Field Division, and New Haven Police Chief Renee Dominguez announced that a…
Four MS-13 Gang Members Arrested in the Rio Grande Valley Within 14 Hours
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) agents arrested four Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang members and two other migrants previously arrested for sexual crimes. Within a 14-hour time span,…
US Urges Americans To Leave Haiti Because Of Gang Violence, Kidnappings And Fuel Shortages
Officials asked U.S. citizens to make plans to leave Haiti because of increased gang violence and kidnappings, the U.S. Embassy in Haiti announced on Wednesday. The embassy warned of widespread fuel shortages…
Federal Jury Convicts Chicago Street Gang Leader of Participating in Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Multiple Murders
CHICAGO — A federal jury has convicted a leader of the Four Corner Hustlers street gang of participating in a criminal organization that committed murders and other acts of violence while brutally…
Long Island Bloods Gang Member Convicted of Racketeering and Other Charges, Including Murder, Narcotics Distribution and Sex Trafficking
Earlier today, following four weeks of trial, a federal jury in Central Islip, New York, returned a guilty verdict against Bloods gang member Lawrence Lewis, also known as “L Boogs,” for the…
Two Members of the Nine Trey Gangster Bloods Gang Plead Guilty to RICO Conspiracy
Yesterday, two Georgia men and members of the Nine Trey Gangster national criminal organization pleaded guilty to Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization (RICO) conspiracy. The Nine Trey Gangsters (NTG) are a national gang…
Calexico Agents Arrest Sureño Gang Member over the Weekend
CALEXICO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested a gang member Saturday morning.The incident occurred at approximately 2:48 a.m., when agents assigned to the Calexico station…
Bridgeport Gang Member Sentenced to 78 Months for Federal Gun Possession Offense
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHAZ DEAR, also known as “Spazz,” 24, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L.…
HSI contributes to multiagency Task Force to pursue transnational gang leader
WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Acting Homeland Security Investigations Director, Steve Francis, joined Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John J. Durham, Director…
“11 Hunnit” Gang Member Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison
PITTSBURGH, PA – A former resident of the Hill District neighborhood of the City of Pittsburgh, has been sentenced in federal court to 12 years (144 months) of incarceration followed by five…
Leaders of Violent Chicago Street Gang and Several Members and Associates Charged in Federal Racketeering Indictment
CHICAGO — A federal indictment unsealed today charges 13 alleged leaders, members, and associates of the Wicked Town faction of the Traveling Vice Lords street gang with participating in a criminal organization…
Heroin and Cocaine Suppliers for Bloods Gang Members Sentenced
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. –A New Jersey couple was sentenced yesterday to 125 and 30 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine to members of the Bloods gang. According to…
Bloods Gang Member Is Sentenced To More Than 13 Years For Drug Trafficking
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney ordered Robert Allen McClinton, 32, of Charlotte, to serve 135 months in prison and eight years of supervised release on drug trafficking…
Bridgeport Gang Member Admits Murder, Role in Courthouse Shooting, Other Violent Acts
TYIESE WARREN, also known as “Loose Screw,” 21, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooly in Bridgeport to a racketeering offense stemming from a murder and other…
Gang Member Admits Role in Bridgeport Courthouse Shooting
ASANTE GAINES, also known as “Santi,” 24, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to racketeering and attempted murder offenses stemming from his participation…
Bronx Gang Member Convicted Of Two Attempted Murders
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that a jury returned a guilty verdict yesterday against JOSE CABAN, a/k/a “Nene,” on four counts in a…
Gang Blamed For Kidnapping 17 American Missionaries In Haiti
A gang known for previous abductions has been blamed for the kidnapping of 17 American missionaries in Haiti on Saturday, NBC News reported. The Christian Aid Ministries missionaries were kidnapped on their…
MS-13 Gang Leader Sentenced to 45 Years in Federal Prison for a Racketeering Conspiracy for Gang Activities Including Murders, Attempted Murders, and Extortion
Baltimore, Maryland – Chief U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar today sentenced MS-13 leader Jorge Guerra-Castillo, a/k/a “Pelon”, age 40, of Silver Spring, Maryland, to 45 years in federal prison, followed by…
Bronx Gang Member Sentenced For 2018 Playground Shooting Of A 13-Year-Old
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MARVIN GAMONEDA, a/k/a “June,” was sentenced today to 13 years in prison in connection with a shooting…
Five Alleged Street Gang Members Charged With Federal Racketeering Offenses Including Murder of Chicago Rapper
CHICAGO — A federal indictment unsealed today charges five alleged members of the O-Block street gang with participating in a criminal organization that murdered a Chicago rapper and violently protected the gang…