Posted on 12/10/2020 3:19:04 PM PST by CheshireTheCat
A federal grand jury has returned a 147-count superseding indictment against 40 defendants across South Carolina in the largest federal racketeering conspiracy in South Carolina history.
The indictment alleges a sprawling criminal enterprise whereby inmates with the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC), often through the use of contraband cell phones, orchestrated murder, kidnapping, firearms distribution, and an international drug operation.
The grand jury returned an indictment charging the defendants with conspiracy under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, and several charges under the Violent Crimes in Aid of Racketeering (VICAR) statute. Of the 40 defendants, 24 defendants were charged in the initial indictment in this case for conduct related to their alleged roles in the drug trafficking organization.
“The defendants allegedly operated a violent and lucrative drug enterprise on behalf of the Insane Gangster Disciples while incarcerated,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian C. Rabbitt of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. “The department is committed to investigating and prosecuting gang-related crimes no matter where they occur, including holding those accountable who engage in criminal activity while in prison.”
“To anyone who would try to harm the people of South Carolina with violence, intimidation or extortion, we are coming after you wherever you are,” said U.S. Attorney Peter M. McCoy Jr. of the District of South Carolina. “Neither pandemic nor prison walls will provide refuge from the full force of the federal government. While the U.S. Attorney’s Office in South Carolina has a long and respected history of seeking justice for victims of crime, in the past year, my office has taken an even deeper look into the violence of organized crime and drug gangs”...
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There is a reason we used to hang murders...
Moral of the story —
#1. Democrats should not have cellphone’s.
#2. “Obamaphones” didn’t reduce crime.
Wow! The DOJ is finally going after real criminals that are already in jail for being real criminals! Wow! Now I can really trust them again!
Aka: low-hanging fruit
It sounds like the prison guards were all corrupt.
We expect the inmates to be corrupt.
...and Democrats are demanding these scum vote.
Snowbirds?
Too bad these are not multi-count indictments on the dangerous bigger fish in D.C.
Need to apply the “RICO ACT” to congress and the senate!
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