Kelley Ray Elley, Racketeering, Texas 2014

HOUSTON – Two Aryan Brotherhood of Texas gang members have been brought to justice after pleading guilty to racketeering charges.

Kelley Ray Elley, 41, of Seguin, and Jamie Grant Loveall, aka ‘Dutch,’ 45, of Houston, admitted to being members of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) criminal enterprise, according to court documents. Elley pleaded guilty on May 1, 2014, and Loveall on May 1, 2014, before U.S. District Judge Sim Lake.

Elley and Loveall agreed to commit multiple acts of murder, robbery, arson, kidnapping, and narcotics trafficking on behalf of the ABT gang. The duo, along with other ABT gang members and associates, met regularly to discuss gang-related business, collect dues, commit disciplinary assaults, and plot acts of violence against rival gang members.

The Aryan Brotherhood of Texas was established in the early 1980s within the Texas prison system, modeled after and adopting many of the precepts and writings of the Aryan Brotherhood, a California-based prison gang. The ABT’s primary concern was the protection of white inmates and white supremacy/separatism, which eventually led to the expansion of their criminal enterprise to include illegal activities for profit.

Court documents revealed that the ABT enforced its rules and promoted discipline among its members, prospects, and associates through murder, attempted murder, conspiracy to murder, arson, assault, robbery, and threats. Members were required to follow the orders of higher-ranking members, often referred to as ‘direct orders.’

Loveall and Elley are scheduled to be sentenced on October 7, 2014. Each faces a maximum penalty of life in prison. This case is being investigated by a multi-agency task force consisting of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Drug Enforcement Administration, FBI, U.S. Marshals Service, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Homeland Security Investigations, Texas Rangers, Texas Department of Public Safety, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Houston Police Department-Gang Division, Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Office of Inspector General, sheriff’s offices in Harris, Tarrant, Atascosa, Orange, and Waller Counties, and police departments in Alvin, Carrollton, and Mesquite, Texas. Since the charges were filed, 26 defendants have pleaded guilty.

According to the superseding indictment, the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas was primarily concerned with the protection of white inmates and white supremacy/separatism. Over time, the ABT expanded its criminal enterprise to include illegal activities for profit. Members, and oftentimes associates, were required to follow the orders of higher-ranking members, often referred to as ‘direct orders.’

The ABT’s rules and discipline were enforced through violence, including murder, attempted murder, and conspiracy to murder. The gang also used threats, arson, assault, and robbery to maintain control and discipline among its members.

Both Loveall and Elley pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity, admitting to being members of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas criminal enterprise. Loveall and Elley are two of 36 defendants charged with conducting racketeering activity through the ABT criminal enterprise, among other charges.

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