New York Crips Gang Dismantled in Violent Crackdown

A 75-count superseding indictment was unsealed today in United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York charging alleged members and associates of the Outlaw Gangsta Crips (OGC) with crimes including racketeering conspiracy, murder conspiracy, attempted murder, bank fraud, narcotics trafficking, and firearms offenses.

The indictment was returned under seal by a federal grand jury on July 15, 2015, and charges the defendants with crimes committed in New York, Connecticut, and West Virginia between August 9, 2013 and May 12, 2015.

Defendant Conell Brogdon, Courtney Coy, and Parris Desuze, leaders of OGC, participated in the affairs of OGC through a variety of crimes. The charged crimes of violence included robberies, gang shootouts, and displays of power over gang turf.

On October 9 and 10, 2013, Solomon Artis and others conspired to break into and rob at gunpoint a check-cashing store at 1446 Nostrand Avenue. They entered a vacant apartment above the check-cashing business and began cutting a hole in the floor. Their plan was to enter the store during the day and to force an employee – at gunpoint – to open the safe. The plan was thwarted when an employee noticed damage to the ceiling.

FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge Rodriguez stated, “The FBI remains committed to working with our law enforcement partners to eliminate violent criminal gangs like OGC while protecting our communities. The profits OGC allegedly obtained by peddling poison and committing bank fraud allowed them to purchase weapons in support of their illegal operations.

Police Commissioner Bratton stated, “The members of OGC and their associates allegedly operated their violent gang on the streets of Brooklyn and beyond the borders of New York City, but with these arrests and indictments we send a message–the NYPD and our law enforcement partners will work tirelessly to bring you to justice and remove you from our communities.

The superseding indictment charges 20 defendants with racketeering conspiracy, murder conspiracy, attempted murder, bank fraud, narcotics trafficking, and firearms offenses. The alleged crimes committed by the defendants include robberies, gang shootouts, and displays of power over gang turf.

Defendant Conell Brogdon and other leaders of OGC, participated in the affairs of OGC through a variety of crimes, including racketeering conspiracy, murder conspiracy, attempted murder, bank fraud, narcotics trafficking, and firearms offenses.

Acting United States Attorney Kelly T. Currie stated, “This prosecution effectively ends OGC’s reign of terror over East Flatbush. We are committed to dismantling these criminal gangs and making our communities safe.

The superseding indictment was announced by Acting United States Attorney Kelly T. Currie, Diego Rodriguez, Assistant Director-in-Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York Field Office (FBI), William J. Bratton, Commissioner, New York City Police Department (NYPD), and Kenneth P. Thompson, District Attorney, Kings County District Attorney’s Office (KCDA).

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