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…
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…
Loudoun County School Board Member Tells Parents To ‘Find Out What’s Happening In Your Schools’
John Beatty, a conservative member of the Loudoun County School Board in Northern Virginia, called for an investigation into the board’s handling of two alleged sexual assault incidents at local schools in…
12th CBL/BFL Member Going To Prison For Racketeering Conspiracy And Selling Fentanyl
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Shawn Woods, a/k/a Pif, 30, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of racketeering conspiracy…
Former Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Tribal Council Member Sentenced to Prison for Wire Fraud
Jackson, Miss. – A former member of the Tribal Council for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians was sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison for wire fraud, announced…
Left-Wing Member Of Loudoun County School Board Announces Resignation
Beth Barts, a prominent left-wing member of the Loudoun County School Board announced her resignation from her position in a Facebook post Friday. “Please accept this letter as my formal resignation from…
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…
Superseding Indictment Charges Mexican Mafia Member and Associates with Murdering Inmate at Federal Jail in Downtown L.A.
LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury today returned a superseding indictment charging three Pomona-area gang members and Mexican Mafia associates with murdering an inmate at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC)…
Former Member of Massachusetts Latin Kings Leadership Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy
BOSTON – A former Inca, or leader, of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) pleaded guilty today to racketeering charges. Juan Liberato, a/k/a “King Prodigy,” 36, pleaded guilty…
Orchard Park Gang Member Sentenced for Drug Distribution and Firearm Offenses
BOSTON – A Boston man with ties to the Orchard Park housing development in Roxbury was sentenced to more than nine years in federal prison on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021 for drug…
Former Member of Connecticut Latin Kings Chapter Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy
BOSTON – A former member of the Connecticut Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) pleaded guilty today to racketeering charges. Esther Ortiz, a/k/a “Queen India,” 50,…
USBP Agents Arrest Sureño Gang Member
INDIO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested a gang member Friday afternoon. The incident occurred at about 3 p.m., when Indio Border Patrol Station received…
Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Member Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Sex Crimes against Children
DURANGO – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Blair Root House, age 63, of Towaoc, Colorado, was sentenced to twenty years in federal prison for one count…
High-ranking gang member gets substantial sentence for drug trafficking
HOUSTON – A 33 year-old Houston man with a lengthy criminal history has been ordered to federal prison after packaging thousands of ecstasy pills for sale, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B.…
Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm Charges
Columbia, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart, announced today that Dashawn Terrell Swygert, age 27, of Columbia, pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of being a…
Brooklyn-Based “Rival Impact” Gang Member Sentenced to Two Life Sentences Plus 20 Years’ Imprisonment for Racketeering, Gang War-Related Double Murder and Narcotics Offenses
Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, United States District Judge Frederic Block sentenced Frank Smith, also known as “Fresh,” a leader of the Coney Island-based gang Rival Impact, to two…
Rocky Mount Blood Gang Member Sentenced to 14 Years for Armed Robbery
WILMINGTON, N.C. – A Rocky Mount man was sentenced yesterday to 168 months in prison for armed robbery and brandishing a firearm in connection to a crime of violence. On June 16,…
Member of Paterson Drug Ring Admits Drug Conspiracy and Distribution of Fentanyl
NEWARK, N.J. – A Passaic County, New Jersey, man today admitted participating in a conspiracy to distribute heroin, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Shamir Williams, 26, of Paterson, New Jersey,…
ATV driver found guilty of assaulting member of San Ildefonso Pueblo in Indian Country
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Following a five-day trial, a federal jury returned a guilty verdict on Sept. 17 against Julian Lucas Garcia III, 33, of El Guique, New Mexico, on one count…
Syndicato de Nuevo Mexico gang member found guilty in cold case federal murder trial
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – On Sept. 16, a federal jury in Las Cruces, New Mexico, found Angel DeLeon, 43, of Mexico, guilty of murder. DeLeon will remain…