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Dallas Man Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Charges
A member of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas gang has pleaded guilty to racketeering charges related to his membership in the gang’s criminal enterprise. Ronald Lee Prince, also known as ‘Big Show,’ 44, of Dallas, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity in a Texas court.
According to court documents, Prince and other ABT gang members and associates agreed to commit multiple acts of murder, robbery, arson, kidnapping, and narcotics trafficking on behalf of the ABT gang. The gang, which was established in the early 1980s within the Texas prison system, modeled itself after the Aryan Brotherhood, a California-based prison gang formed in the 1960s.
Prince and other ABT gang members met regularly at various locations throughout Texas to report on gang-related business, collect dues, commit disciplinary assaults against fellow gang members, and discuss acts of violence against rival gang members. By pleading guilty to racketeering charges, Prince admitted to being a member of the ABT criminal enterprise.
The case is being investigated by a multi-agency task force consisting of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the FBI, the U.S. Marshals Service, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations, the Texas Rangers, the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, and other law enforcement agencies.
At sentencing, scheduled for Oct. 9, 2014, Prince faces a maximum penalty of life in prison. Prince is one of 36 defendants charged with conducting racketeering activity through the ABT criminal enterprise. To date, 19 defendants have pleaded guilty, including Stephen Tobin Mullen, aka ‘Scuba Steve,’ who pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity on Dec. 19, 2013.
The case is being prosecuted by the Criminal Division’s Organized Crime and Gang Section and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas. Defendant: Ronald Lee Prince, Age: 44, City, State: Dallas, TX, Exact Date: Pleaded guilty on an unknown date, Sentence: Faces a maximum penalty of life in prison at sentencing on Oct. 9, 2014, Defendant’s Charges: Conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity.
Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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