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Sin City Deciples Boss ‘G-Rilla’ Sentenced to 17 Years for Racketeering, Cocaine Trafficking
HAMMOND, IN – Herman Troy Jefferson, a/k/a ‘G-Rilla,’ age 51, of Jacksonville, Arkansas, was handed a 17-year prison sentence for racketeering conspiracy and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
Jefferson was found guilty of these charges after an 18-day jury trial. The Sin City Deciples, an outlaw motorcycle organization originally formed in 1967 in Gary, Indiana, was involved in acts of violence, extortion, and narcotics distribution in the Northern District of Indiana and elsewhere.
According to the Second Superseding Indictment, Jefferson served as a National President of the entire club and conspiracy between 2017-2021. As National President, he was second in command behind the founder of the club. Jefferson utilized another motorcycle club to sell and traffic cocaine and marijuana for him. He also attempted to create a ‘pyramid scheme’ of narcotics trafficking by asking members to contribute $10-$30,000 of narcotics to be trafficked across the U.S. and promised a 20% return.
At trial, individuals testified that Jefferson was confronted because this return on investment never occurred. Additionally, multiple acts of extortion and violence took place under his leadership. The agencies involved in this prosecution were: the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the East Chicago Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Gary Police Department, the Griffith Police Department, the Hammond Police Department, the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation Division, the Lake County Sheriff’s Department, Indiana High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area officers and agents, the Merrillville Police Department, the Munster Police Department, and the Schererville Police Department.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys David J. Nozick, Michael J. Toth, and Kimberly L. Schultz. This case was part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation, which identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States.
The case was also part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.
Key Facts
- State: Indiana
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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