Allen Posey, Racketeering Conspiracy, Mississippi 2023

OXFORD, MS - A Mississippi man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in a racketeering conspiracy that included murder, related to his participation in the Simon City Royals (SCR) gang.

According to court documents, Allen Posey, 49, of Hazlehurst, Mississippi, oversaw all of the criminal activities of the Simon City Royals, a violent national prison gang operating primarily in the Mississippi Department of Corrections, but with members and associates acting on their behalf outside of prisons throughout Mississippi, Louisiana, and elsewhere.

Through an alliance with the Gangster Disciples gang and with a sophisticated structure, the Simon City Royals engaged in a host of criminal activities, including murder, attempted murder, assault, kidnapping, robbery, extortion, witness tampering, money laundering, interstate travel in aid of racketeering, large-scale drug trafficking, and fraud.

Court records reflect that Posey personally ordered the murders of rival gang leaders and was involved in drug trafficking and money laundering.

The Simon City Royals engaged in widespread drug trafficking, including smuggling large quantities of methamphetamine, marijuana and synthetic marijuana, heroin, and benzodiazepines into dozens of Mississippi state prison facilities.

The gang distributed these dangerous substances, including nearly 100% pure crystal methamphetamine, to inmates throughout the prison system.

Posey pleaded guilty to Count One of an indictment which charged him with RICO Conspiracy on October 3, 2023. During a sentencing hearing, U.S. District Judge Michael P. Mills called the gang a 'diabolical organization' and sentenced Posey to 240 months in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release.

U.S. Attorney Clay Joyner said, 'This defendant was responsible for countless crimes, and now he will spend functionally the rest of his life in prison.'

The case was investigated by ATF, DEA, U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Secret Service, FBI Jackson Field Office, Mississippi Department of Corrections, and dozens of local law enforcement agencies across multiple states.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Sam Stringfellow from the Northern District of Mississippi and Trial Attorney Ben Tonkin.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndms/pr/scr-gang-leader-sentenced-racketeering-conspiracy