Tag: Organized Crime
Tren de Aragua Boss Snared in California: Facing Murder Charges
A notorious leader of the Venezuelan crime syndicate Tren de Aragua (TdA) is off the streets, but not before a calculated attempt to vanish within the US prison system. Rafael Enrique Gámez Salas, 40, was taken into custody by US Marshals Wednesday following the completion of a federal sentence in San Bernardino County, California. He’s…
Philly Carjacking Crew Faces Life Behind Bars
Philadelphia streets ran red with fear for over two years as a ruthless crew of carjackers terrorized drivers, leaving a trail of shattered glass, bullet holes, and one dead Marine in their wake. Now, five members of that crew are staring down the barrel of life sentences after a federal jury delivered guilty verdicts on…
Philly Crew Convicted in Carjacking Spree, 2 Murders
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Billings Man Gets 4 Years for Gunpoint Threat SEE ALSO: Philly Crew Gets Life For Carjacking Spree PHILADELPHIA – A five-man crew is facing serious time after a federal jury slammed them with convictions today for a reign of terror on Philadelphia streets. Prosecutors laid out evidence linking the group…
Philly Carjacking Crew Guilty: Murder & 29+ Robberies
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Philly Guard Admits Pepper-Spray Rampage SEE ALSO: Billings Man Gets 4 Years for Gunpoint Threat PHILADELPHIA – A five-man crew faces decades in prison after a federal jury slammed them with convictions in a terrifying wave of armed carjackings that stretched across the city and ended in two deaths. The…
Philly Carjacking Crew Gets Life for Murder
⏱ 2 min read PHILADELPHIA – A crew of Philly stick-up artists is facing serious time after a federal jury slammed them with convictions for a brutal carjacking racket that left at least one man dead and another targeted for silencing. U.S. Attorney David Metcalf announced the guilty verdicts today, capping a case built on…
Genovese Family Hit With Racketeering Sentences
Get the latest on the sentencing of six Genovese Organized Crime Family defendants for racketeering. Learn about their charges and the sentences they received.
Homietos Gang Faces Federal Heat
⏱ 3 min read Houston streets just got a crackdown. Seventeen alleged members and associates of the Homietos Outlaw Motorcycle Gang are facing federal charges after a grand jury indictment revealed years of alleged racketeering, including a murder, attempted murder, and multiple assaults. The feds moved this week, hauling in key players and scheduling court…
Bank CEO Admits $25M Scam
⏱ 2 min read A Puerto Rican banking executive just torched his career – and potentially his life. Former Nodus International Bank CEO admitted today to running a $24 million wire fraud and sanctions evasion scheme, right here in the Middle District of Alabama. Prosecutors say he and his crew used fake IDs and bogus…
Chinatown Walgreens Robberies: Kingpin Gets 10.5 Years
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Texas Courier Pleads in NY Coke Ring SEE ALSO: Fentanyl Dealer Tossed Gun, Drugs From Window WASHINGTON D.C. – Gianni Robinson, 28, is headed to federal prison for over ten years after orchestrating a series of brazen armed robberies targeting a Walgreens in D.C.’s Chinatown. He was sentenced to 126…
Philly Carjacking Crew Gets Life
⏱ 3 min read A crew of Philly stick-up artists is staring down life sentences after a federal jury found them guilty of a brutal carjacking and murder spree. The five men – Mikal McCracken, Amin Muse, Aleem Abdul-Hakim, Dean Fosque, and Kavon Coleman – terrorized drivers across Philadelphia, racking up at least 29 carjackings,…
