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  • Gangland executions were ordered from jail to silence this couple. Now, a reckoning.

    04/24/2017 12:54:22 PM PDT · by artichokegrower · 35 replies
    Sacramento Bee ^ | April 24, 2017 | Michael Gordon
    A former government prosecutor says the gang murders of Doug and Debbie London showed an unprecedented level of “contempt” in Charlotte for the rule of law. This week, the law strikes back. On Tuesday, the two Charlotte gang members who planned and carried out the Oct. 23, 2014 killings will be sentenced to life in federal prison without parole. The punishments for Jamell “Murda Mel” Cureton and Malcolm “Bloody Silent” Hartley were preordained in September when the pair pleaded guilty in the case to avoid a death-penalty trial.
  • San Diego Police Chief: Gangs growing due to prison realignment

    01/04/2013 11:08:29 PM PST · by RC one · 21 replies
    correctionsone.com ^ | January 03, 2013
    San Diego Police Chief William Lansdowne said gangs are growing as a result of the state's prison realignment SAN DIEGO — The murder rate in San Diego was up almost 20 percent in 2012 from the year before, and in San Diego County, the numbers increased by almost 23 percent.San Diego Police Chief William Lansdowne said gangs are growing as a result of the state's prison realignment with California wardens shifting tens of thousands of inmates to county jail cells or providing early release."We're seeing about a thousand additional people out of prison and they don't have quite the level...
  • Austin-Based Hizballah-Linked Nightclub Owners Convicted

    10/24/2012 2:49:36 PM PDT · by Cindy · 17 replies
    SNIPPET: "Actually, two have been convicted by a jury for using their nightclubs to launder the proceeds of drug and weapons deals, one was acquitted of money laundering but has pled guilty to a drug trafficking charge, and one of those convicted of money laundering has now been charged with tax evasion. And that's not to mention the failure to pay state liquor taxes and fees, the unsolved murder of a one-time business partner, and various immigration-related issues. Money was transferred in to a relative and known Hizballah operative in Lebanon, and there are strong ties to the Lebanese expat...
  • Muslim Boys gang are 'planning massive attack' at Belmarsh prison in revenge for Osama bin Laden

    08/02/2011 8:06:09 AM PDT · by george76 · 14 replies
    Daily Mirror ^ | 2/08/2011 | Greig Box-Turnbull
    GOVERNORS at Britain’s top terror jail believe al-Qaeda extremists are planning a major attack as payback for Osama bin Laden’s death. Security has been stepped up to “unprecedented” levels at Belmarsh prison after warnings that the Muslim Boys gang is plotting a revenge mission. A 15-strong riot squad in stab-proof vests has hidden around the jail’s chapel during Muslim prayers on Fridays in case of an attack... Prisoners on House Block One, which includes 39 terror suspects, added to the tension by staging a mass show of defiance on Friday. Inmates refused to return to their cells and a source...
  • British Jailhouse Muslim “Conversions”

    06/09/2010 10:16:50 AM PDT · by IbJensen · 8 replies · 22+ views
    Fox News ^ | 6/8/2010 | Greg Palkot
    LONDON - Some inmates in UK prisons are converting to Islam for the “perks.” That’s one of the conclusions of a new study of jails here by Britain’s Chief Inspector of Prisons Dame Anne Owers. Those “perks” include food that is viewed as better, as well as more time outside of the cell and exclusion from work and education for Friday prayers. The Muslim population in British jails has gone from 5% in 1994 to 12% today. Another appeal of conversion to Islam is seen as the protection of being a member of a Muslim “gang.” At the same time,...
  • Fifth Gang Member Sentenced to Life Without Parole After Convictions...

    02/05/2010 11:27:06 PM PST · by Cindy · 5 replies · 864+ views
    Note: The following text is a quote: For Immediate Release February 4, 2010 United States Attorney's Office Central District of California Fifth Gang Member Sentenced to Life Without Parole After Convictions in Massive Federal Racketeering Case Other Members of Florencia 13 Gang Receive Multi-Decade Sentences for Numerous Crimes, Including Race-Based Attacks, Committed in Bid to Control Drug Trade and Extend Gang Territory into Other Neighborhoods A fifth member of Florencia 13 (F13), a street gang involved in narcotics distribution and shootings of African-Americans, has been sentenced to life in federal prison for his conviction on a host of federal criminal...
  • Cyber Thugs: Gangs Use Facebook, Twitter to Recruit and Organize

    11/20/2009 3:59:32 PM PST · by Cindy · 10 replies · 718+ views
    KTLA.com - news ^ | 12:44 PM PST, November 19, 2009 | n/a
    SNIPPET: "ONTARIO, Calif. -- State lawmakers are holding a hearing today in Ontario to discuss the rise in the number of criminal gangs using networking sites like Twitter and Facebook. Officials say the hearing entitled "Gangs 2.0: The Emerging Threat of Cyberthugs" will explore the use of social networking tools in gang recruitment and gang-related crime. Assembly majority leader Alberto Torrico, and attorney general candidate, says gang members both in and out of prison are making more use of technology."
  • Threat Matrix: May 2008

    05/01/2008 3:06:29 PM PDT · by nwctwx · 1,314 replies · 4,222+ views
    U.S. Wary Of Small Boat Terrorism As boating season approaches, the Bush administration wants to enlist America's 80 million recreational boaters to help reduce the chances that a small boat could deliver a nuclear or radiological bomb somewhere along the 95,000 miles of U.S. coastline and inland waterways. According to an April 23 intelligence assessment obtained by The Associated Press, "The use of a small boat as a weapon is likely to remain al Qaeda's weapon of choice in the maritime environment, given its ease in arming and deploying, low cost, and record of success." While the United States...
  • Experts differ about ripple effect of Aryan Brotherhood verdict

    07/29/2006 12:03:39 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 14 replies · 633+ views
    AP on Bakersfield Californian ^ | 7/29/06 | Gillian Flaccus - ap
    Federal prosecutors in Southern California toiled for years to build a case strong enough to cut off the head of the notorious Aryan Brotherhood prison gang and end its 40-year reign over the federal and state prison system. On Friday, the government saw the fruits of its labor: a sweeping verdict that convicted four top gang leaders of murder, conspiracy and racketeering and made two of the defendants eligible for the death penalty. Yet as prosecutors celebrated, legal analysts and prison gang experts questioned whether the government's near-complete victory will translate into what authorities so keenly desire - the eventual...
  • Suspicious police officers stumble upon homemade bomb (Aryan Brotherhood Member w/ I.E.D. in Texas)

    04/05/2006 8:39:38 AM PDT · by hispanarepublicana · 49 replies · 1,102+ views
    Lubbock Avalanche Journal ^ | 4/5/05 | Beth Aaron
    A 26-year-old man with connections to a prison gang was arrested early Tuesday morning after Lubbock police found a live bomb in his vehicle. Patrol officers observed Jeremy Lynn Womack of Lubbock acting suspiciously and pulled him over near the 7300 block of University Avenue about 12:30 a.m., Sgt. John Gomez said. Felix Garcia, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives resident agent in charge, said intelligence information and tattoos visible on Womack's body indicate he is a member of the Aryan Brotherhood, a white supremacist prison gang. A narcotics-sniffing dog indicated to police there were drugs in the silver...
  • North Utah Faces Influx of Racists

    04/04/2003 12:05:51 PM PST · by Pharmboy · 33 replies · 3,086+ views
    NY Times ^ | April 4, 2003 | NICK MADIGAN
    George Frey for The New York Times In Ogden, Utah, Troy Eck showed off his white power tattoo that he got in a California prison.ROY, Utah — In the cold months, the stark tattoos of white supremacy are concealed beneath layers of clothing, but the ex-convicts and parolees who wear them are becoming known by their faces. Law enforcement officials here and in other towns in northern Utah say they are grappling with a marked increase in crimes committed by men who joined white supremacist gangs while in prison and who, once released and bound by ideology and kinship, have...