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Federal authorities indict alleged gang members, jail guards (Baltimore City)
Baltimore Sun ^ | 4/23/2013 | Ian Duncan and Jessica Anderson

Posted on 04/23/2013 6:37:50 PM PDT by markomalley

A cabal of corrupt corrections officers and members of the Black Guerrilla Family gang enjoyed nearly free rein inside the Baltimore City Detention Center, federal authorities allege, smuggling drugs and cellphones into the jail and having sexual relationships that left four guards pregnant.

An indictment unsealed Tuesday names 25 people — including 13 women working as corrections officers — who face racketeering, drug and money-laundering charges.

It alleges that Tavon White, an inmate known as "Bulldog," took control of the prison gang soon after his arrival in 2009 on an attempted-murder charge. He is accused of building a network of corruption inside of the jail that both enabled a smuggling operation and allowed White to manage gang activity on the city streets.

"This is my jail," White said on an intercepted phone call, according to the indictment. "I'm dead serious. … I make every final call in this jail … and nothing go past me, everything come to me."

The indictment and a related affidavit provide new details about the alleged activities of the Black Guerrilla Family, which Baltimore police have blamed for a spike in drug-related violence on city streets. The documents also list several oversight and security lapses at the detention center.

(Excerpt) Read more at baltimoresun.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; US: California; US: Maryland; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2009; baltimore; baltimorecell; bgf; blackguerrillafamily; bribery; cellphones; contraband; drugs; gangs; marijuana; maryland; money; pregnancies; tayvonwhite; trayvonwhite
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Sounds like another normal day in Balmer, hon.
1 posted on 04/23/2013 6:37:50 PM PDT by markomalley
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

freak state ping for your list.


2 posted on 04/23/2013 6:38:20 PM PDT by markomalley (Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good -- Leo XIII)
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To: markomalley

You can’t make this stuff up.


3 posted on 04/23/2013 6:52:16 PM PDT by surroundedbyblue (Why am I both pro-life & pro-gun? Because both positions defend the innocent and protect the weak.)
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To: surroundedbyblue

Black & White photos please!!!!


4 posted on 04/23/2013 7:00:57 PM PDT by Forrestfire (("To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society." Theodore Roosevelt))
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To: markomalley

Simply another Democrat government fail.


5 posted on 04/23/2013 7:11:19 PM PDT by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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To: markomalley

” Black Guerrilla Family”

Cue the that’s racist kid.


6 posted on 04/23/2013 7:17:14 PM PDT by Rebelbase (1929-1950's, 20+years for full recovery. How long this time?)
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To: 1010RD
Simply another Democrat government fail.

No, no, no! It's proof positive Maryland needs more stringent leftist extremist so-called "gun control" laws to keep the children safe.

7 posted on 04/23/2013 7:17:18 PM PDT by Standing Wolf
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To: markomalley

Women have no business guarding men.

Especially women so ugly they can only get laid by prisoners.


8 posted on 04/23/2013 7:19:54 PM PDT by Venturer
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks markomalley.
Black Guerrilla Family gang
Voted for Obama.


9 posted on 04/23/2013 7:26:22 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Obama voters, Holder’s people, and affirmative action. What could go wrong?


10 posted on 04/23/2013 7:35:18 PM PDT by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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To: markomalley

“...Tavon White, an inmate known as ‘Bulldog,’ took control of the prison gang soon after his arrival in 2009...”

If Obama had a son, he would look like Tavon.


11 posted on 04/23/2013 7:46:24 PM PDT by Gefreiter
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To: Rebelbase

Just imagine what happened to the white guys who were unlucky enough to land in this detention center. Robbery, rape, extortion and beatings were waiting for them. This is pretty common in county jails located in cities. You have a large black inmate population and a lot of black officers who know the inmates from the streets. It’s a bad combination.


12 posted on 04/23/2013 7:59:59 PM PDT by peeps36 (America is being destroyed by filthy traitors in the political establishment)
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To: markomalley

My impressions of Baltimore are now colored by 4 seasons of The Wire. That was a great show, but very scary in its portrayal of the inner city. I highly recommend it, if you have access to HBO Go or to rental of the DVDs.


13 posted on 04/23/2013 8:00:15 PM PDT by Defiant (If there are infinite parallel universes, why Lord, am I living in the one with Obama as President?)
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To: markomalley

The way the world is spinning, I can’t imagine being involved in anyway with the dredge of society. Either as a policeman, prison guard or even a lawyer. Then again, those lawyers seem to thrive on this garbage.


14 posted on 04/23/2013 8:12:51 PM PDT by AllAmericanGirl44 (Offended!)
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To: peeps36

At my daughter’s freshman orientation at Loyala, they told us that Baltimore police would call university police if they arrested a student, so that the student could be placed in the university lock-up instead of the city jail.

The universities, government, and the hospitals are Baltimore’s economy - wouldn’t do to have a student charged with drunk and disorderly raped or killed in jail.


15 posted on 04/23/2013 8:19:42 PM PDT by heartwood
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To: AllAmericanGirl44
Not that more proof is needed but Maryland is THE Freak state.
16 posted on 04/23/2013 8:22:11 PM PDT by ogen hal (First amendment or reeducation camp?)
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To: markomalley

Sounds like the newest season of “The Wire”.


17 posted on 04/23/2013 8:41:07 PM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah, so shall it be again,")
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To: markomalley

This sounds almost like a....ummm...uhh....a tribe.


18 posted on 04/23/2013 8:44:51 PM PDT by Rembrandt (Part of the 51% who pay Federal taxes)
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To: markomalley; Abundy; Albion Wilde; AlwaysFree; AnnaSASsyFR; bayliving; BFM; cindy-true-supporter; ..

Black Guerilla Family???

The Family that slays together stays together!

Maryland “Freak State” PING!


19 posted on 04/24/2013 5:10:02 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Drag Me From Hell!)
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20 posted on 04/24/2013 5:10:52 PM PDT by RedMDer (May we always be happy and may our enemies always know it. - Sarah Palin, 10-18-2010)
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