Tag: Racketeering
Mark A. Cottman, Assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering, Missouri 2022
⏱ 3 min read Mark A. Cottman, a 51-year-old former member of the Pagan’s Motorcycle Club, was involved in two brutal assaults against rival motorcycle gang members in Kansas City, Missouri. On September 17, 2022, Cottman and 12 other members of the Pagan’s and their support club, the Los Valerosos, chased and attacked a lone…
Mohamed Jaber, Racketeering Conspiracy, Florida 2020
⏱ 2 min read Mohamed Jaber, Irving Bruzon, Christian Andujar, Kyle Miller, and Julissa Collazo, all members of the Alexander Park gang, pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute over 1,000 kilograms of marijuana in Tampa, Florida. The crimes occurred between January 2020 and July 2021, with the gang operating by…
Westyn Lantigua, Attempted Murder, Massachusetts 2022
⏱ 4 min read Westyn Lantigua, a 25-year-old member of the Lynn chapter of the Trinitarios gang, pleaded guilty to racketeering charges, including his role in two attempted murders, in a Boston federal court. The crimes took place in Lynn, Massachusetts, where Lantigua and other gang members targeted rival gangs and innocent bystanders. The guilty…
Mikal Davis, Racketeering, Pennsylvania 2023
⏱ 2 min read Mikal Davis, a 48-year-old inmate at Cambria County Prison in Johnstown, PA, was involved in a racketeering scheme from July 2023 to December 2023, bribing correctional officers and medical staff to smuggle Suboxone into the prison. The contraband was then sold to other inmates for a substantial profit. Davis directed the…
Moeleek Harrell, Racketeering, New York 2024
⏱ 3 min read The Bully Gang’s brutal reign in Brooklyn came to an end today, as its leader, Moeleek Harrell, aka Moe Money, was sentenced to 60 years in federal prison. Harrell’s gang had spread its wings from Brooklyn to Maine, leaving a trail of murder, assault, and drug violence. A 13-week trial in…
Juan Garcia, RICO Conspiracy, New Mexico 2022
⏱ 3 min read A brutal prison gang that ruled New Mexico’s correctional facilities and streets with fear for over 40 years has finally been dismantled. The Syndicato de Nuevo Mexico, also known as SNM, was a ruthless racketeering enterprise that operated from 1980 to 2024. Founded in the aftermath of a prison riot in…
Alejandro Colon, Racketeering, New York 2023
⏱ 2 min read Two Trinitarios gang members are facing federal charges for a hail of gunfire that left two people wounded outside a Bronx restaurant in February. Alejandro Colon, 23, and Oscar Olivencia, 22, allegedly shot at multiple people on February 7, 2023, in the Tremont neighborhood, seriously injuring two victims. The A-Town set…
Luis Enrique Santana, Murder, Massachusetts 2019
⏱ 2 min read A Lynn Chapter Trinitarios gangster copped to two murders and two attempted murders in a racketeering conspiracy case, federal prosecutors said today. Luis Enrique Santana, 32, pleaded guilty to participating in the Trinitarios’ violent enterprise, which operates in thousands of locations across the country. The Trinitarios, a notorious gang, adhere to…
Crips Members Convicted of Murder, Racketeering, California 1993
⏱ 3 min read On the streets of Long Island and Brooklyn, a brutal gang war raged, fueled by greed, power, and a thirst for blood. The Crips’ Insane Crip Gang and Rollin 60s set were the architects of terror, using intimidation, violence, and murder to control the streets. For over a decade, their reign…
Homietos Members, Murder, Assault, Home Invasion, New Jersey 2023
⏱ 3 min read Houston’s streets are a little safer after federal agents indicted 17 members and associates of the Homietos outlaw motorcycle gang. The group is accused of a brutal reign of violence – murder, attempted murder, assault – all to control territory and settle scores. The feds hit them with a sweeping RICO…
