Five members and associates of the 1488s, a violent, prison-based Neo-Nazi gang that operated inside and outside of state prisons throughout Alaska, were sentenced this week in Alaska to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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Law enforcement in Italy and Albania with support from Europol dismantled a network of drug traffickers, Europol reported on Thursday. During a joint action day which saw the involvement of some 350 officers in the field, 30 suspects were arrested an
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The boss of a Fort Worth drug trafficking operation and his associate have been hit with federal charges, DEA Special Agent in Charge Eduardo A. Chávez announced on Monday. 32-year-old Leeroy “Aladdin” Marquee Jones and 21-year-old Christopher Antwua
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A member of the Latin Dragons gang was sentenced to 15 years in prison, the U.S. Attorney of the Northern District of Indiana reported on Tuesday. 23-year-old Keenan Seymour, of Chicago, Illinois, had previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit
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Three members of a Jersey City street gang were charged on Friday, January 20, for their roles in a cocaine distribution organization, as well as for firearms violations.
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A member of the Southwest Baltimore NFL gang was sentenced last week to 25 years in federal prison for participating in a violent racketeering conspiracy. 26-year-old D’Andre Preston, of Baltimore, committed a murder for the gang.
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Former Los Angeles City Councilmember José Huizar pleaded guilty on Friday to federal criminal charges for using his powerful position at City Hall to enrich himself and his associates, and for cheating on his taxes.
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A member of the Indian Brotherhood was sentenced to life in prison this week for his role in two separate homicides. 33-year-old Matthew Onesimo Armstrong, of Seminole, Oklahoma, had previously pleaded guilty to murder, kidnapping, and gun and drug c
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The flow of drugs continues unabated. Despite the War on Drugs and despite the hard work by honest law enforcement agencies, it is said that only 10 percent of the shipments of narcotics are intercepted by authorities. Gangsters Inc. tries to keep tr
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Alleged Gambino crime family capo Frank Camuso was among over 20 people charged in a multimillion-dollar New York City construction racket, prosecutors reported on Wednesday. 59-year-old Camuso allegedly received pay-offs from Robert Baselice, the vi
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FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Jose Rodolfo “El Gato” Villarreal-Hernandez was arrested Saturday, January 7, 2023, by Mexican authorities. In 2018, he was charged with stalking and orchestrating the murder-for-hire of a 43-year-old male victim on May 2
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Two Baltimore-based drug trafficking organizations that supplied large amounts of fentanyl to West Virginia and caused at least two deaths have been dismantled by separate federal indictments that were unsealed on Wednesday.
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A massive drug trafficking investigation tied to the Ghostface Gangsters criminal street gang that includes allegations of multiple deaths from illegal drug overdoses resulted in the indictment of 76 individuals Georgia police announced on Wednesday.
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A federal jury has found 27-year-old Uriel Fajardo-Albarran guilty of one count of conspiring to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and three counts of distribution of methamphetamine. He faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years and
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A Baltimore bank robber had an interesting excuse for his criminal activities: raising funds to finish filming the movie he was producing. 54-year-old Nacoe Ray Brown was convicted of robbing three banks in the Baltimore area in 2001. After a federal
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CRIME BEAT: ISSUES, CONTROVERSIES AND PERSONALITIES FROM THE DARK SIDE on Artist First Radio Network is pleased to announce its forthcoming schedule for January12, 2023, through March 9, 2023. Guests include Matthew Gentile, Richie Roberts, Martin Du
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Eritrean national Kidane Zekarias Habtemariam is one of the world’s most notorious and cruelest human traffickers, according to Dutch authorities and Europol, which have placed him on their most wanted criminals lists.
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Two Colombians pleaded guilty late last year to conspiring to distribute large quantities of cocaine for importation into the United States. The pair were caught up in a DEA sting operation aimed at drug traffickers linked to the terrorist group know
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911 is our lifeline. If things go bad and we, our loved ones or complete strangers need help, we call that number. But what if police were using that call to place you on top of their suspect list? A recent investigative piece on ProPublica discovere
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Europol and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a joint analysis report on December 14 shedding light on the involvement of Mexican criminal actors in the European drug market. The report shows that Mexican cartels and Euro
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