Murder, Money Laundering: Alleged MS-13 Members From Long Island, Queens, More Indicted
A new 48-count superseding indictment charging dozens of alleged MS-13 members – including a handful from Long Island – with murder, money laundering, and other charges has been released, officials announced.
On Wednesday, June 21, the United States Attorney’s Office unsealed a superseding indictment that charges 23 alleged MS-13 gang members, six of them from Long Island, of attempted murder, racketeering, and more.
Seven of the 23 individuals had been previously indicted and arrested, while the newly indicted were arrested in the days leading up to Wednesday, June 21.
The original indi…
Ex-Mass Police Union Chief Gets 2.5 Years In Prison After Fraud Conviction: Feds
The former president of the State Police Association of Massachusetts and the group's ex-lobbyist were sentenced Wednesday, May 10, after they were convicted on charges that they turned the union into a "criminal enterprise" that defrauded its members, authorities said.
Dana A. Pullman, 60, of Worcester — the former president of SPAM — was sentenced to 30 months behind bars and three years of probation, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Anne M. Lynch, 71, of Huff, the union's lobbyist, received two years in prison and two years of supervised release, the prosecutor add…
Murderous Gang Members Get Prison Time For Killing Rivals In Baltimore
A pair of Baltimore gang members will be spending years behind bars for their roles in a conspiracy that included the murder of a rival gang member, federal authorities announced.
This week, Cherry Hill gang members Deaven Cherry, 35, and Travis “Sticks” Alewine, 30, both of Baltimore, were sentenced to 21 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release in separate cases for a violent racketeering conspiracy throughout the region.
Cherry was sentenced on Monday, April 17, and Alewine received his prison sentence on Thursday, April 20.
Travis Alewine sentenced to 21+ years…
Crips Gang Nabbed For Alleged Murders, Fraud, More On Long Island: US Attorney
A federal court unsealed a 59-count indictment, which charges eight people for various offenses related to their roles in a subset of the Crips street gang, officials have announced.
According to the Eastern District of New York’s US Attorney’s Office, those charged were either members or associates of the Insane Crips Gang, or “ICG.”
Seven of the eight people were arrested on the morning of Thursday, April 13, and were arraigned later that day. Officials said one defendant remains at large.
The indictment, authorities said, charges seven people with racketeering and conspiracy to commi…
Maryland 'NFL' Gang Leader Sentenced For Murder, Drug Distribution: Feds
A leader of a Maryland “NFL” gang will spend decades in prison after admitting to a wide-ranging conspiracy that included murder and drug distribution charges.
Gang leader Gregory Butler - also known as “Gotti,” “Sags,” and “Little Dick,” 31, of Baltimore, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise related to their activities in the NFL gang.
Federal prosecutors said that the gang operated in the Edmondson Village area in Southwest Baltimore, specifically, Normandy, Franklin, and Loudon (NFL) streets.
According …
Reading 'Sevens' Gang Kingpin Gets Life In Prison: Feds
The "general" of a Reading street gang who "raped, robbed, caged, shot," and "violently beat" his way to the top of the city's underworld will spend the rest of his natural life in federal prison, authorities say.
Karvarise Person, 33, was convicted last June of a litany of racketeering and conspiracy charges related to Reading's "Sevens" street gang, of which he was the "most ruthless leader," said US Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero in a statement.
During the trial, federal prosecutors said Person was already a member of Gangster Disciples — "a national gang with roots…
MS-13 Leader Gets Life In Prison For Maryland Murders, Racketeering Conspiracy
Another MS-13 gang member in Maryland will spend the rest of his life in prison for his role in a wide-ranging racketeering conspiracy that included multiple murders and federal drug charges.
Brayan Contreras-Avalos - also known as “Anonimo,” “Humilde,” and “Malia,” 28, of Langley Park, has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted during a lengthy for his participation in the deadly conspiracy, according to federal officials.
Prosecutors say that Contreras-Avalos was the leader of an MS-13 clique operating in Frederick, Anne Arundel, Prince George’s, and Montgomery counties. …
