Maverick Maher, Assault in aid of racketeering, Florida 2022

Maverick Maher, a member of the Unforgiven white supremacy prison gang, has been convicted of violent crimes in aid of racketeering.

A federal jury in Tampa, Florida, has found Maverick Maher (42, Pensacola), a member of the Unforgiven, guilty of violent crimes in aid of racketeering. Maher was one of four defendants charged in the case.

The Unforgiven, a white supremacy prison gang started in the Florida Department of Corrections, has a written 'constitution' which described the means of gaining membership—by committing an extreme act of violence—and calls for violence against members who commit 'violations.'

According to testimony and evidence presented at trial, the defendants were members of the Unforgiven. Since its founding, the enterprise has grown to include members inside and outside the Florida Department of Corrections. The Unforgiven has a written 'constitution' which described the means of gaining membership—by committing an extreme act of violence—and calls for violence against members who commit 'violations.'

Maher was convicted on three counts of assault in aid of racketeering, conspiracy to commit assault in aid of racketeering, threats in aid of racketeering, and conspiracy to commit assault in aid of racketeering. He faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison on each of the first three counts, 3 years in prison on the conspiracy count, 5 years in prison on the threats count, and 3 years in prison on the second conspiracy count. The court also imposed a 5-year prison sentence on the fourth count.

The case against the defendants was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). The defendants were indicted on July 1, 2021.

Maher, along with Brandon Welch (36, Milton), Joshua Williamson (39, Live Oak), and Scott Marshall (48, Port Richey), were found guilty of violent crimes in aid of racketeering. The defendants were members of the Unforgiven, a white supremacy prison gang started in the Florida Department of Corrections.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/federal-jury-convicts-four-unforgiven-members-violent-racketeering-offenses