A Las Vegas man has pleaded guilty to racketeering charges related to his involvement with the Playboy Bloods gang. Steven Booth, 27, aka ‘Stevie-P,’ pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to engage in a racketeering enterprise.
According to court documents, the Bloods is a criminal street organization whose members engage in drug trafficking and acts of violence. The Playboy Bloods is a local affiliate of the Bloods, with control and operation within the Las Vegas metropolitan area. A subset of the Playboy Bloods is Full Throttle Clique, a group made up of Playboy Bloods members who engage in acts of violence, including murder.
Booth pleaded guilty to conspiring to conduct and participate in the conduct of the affairs of the Playboy Bloods through a pattern of racketeering activity. He also pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the murder of security guard Brian Wilcox, who was shot and killed on January 20, 2004, and Billy Thomas, who was shot and killed on October 31, 2004.
According to court documents, Booth and other Playboy Bloods members were involved in the murders of Wilcox and Thomas. Booth and the others fled the scene after Wilcox was shot, and Wilcox was pronounced dead the next day. Booth also pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the murder of Billy Thomas, who was shot and killed after he was mistaken for a rival gang member.
At sentencing, scheduled for April 5, 2013, Booth faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. Booth is one of 10 defendants charged in October 2008 with conducting racketeering activity through the Playboy Bloods criminal enterprise. To date, six defendants have pleaded guilty and been sentenced to prison on this indictment.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Nicholas D. Dickinson and Phillip N. Smith Jr. of the District of Nevada and Trial Attorney Kevin L. Rosenberg of the Criminal Division’s Organized Crime and Gang Section. The case was investigated by the FBI and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
Defendant information: Steven Booth, 27, aka ‘Stevie-P.’
Criminal charges: Conspiracy to engage in a racketeering enterprise.
City and state: Las Vegas, NV.
Exact date: January 20, 2004 (murder of Brian Wilcox).
Sentence or outcome: Scheduled to be sentenced on April 5, 2013, with a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
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Key Facts
- State: Nevada
- Category: Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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