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83 “Bloods” Gang Members Indicted On Federal Charges​

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April 13, 2022

MAJOR GANG BUST IN FLORIDA: Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd is speaking on a year-long investigation that led to 41 suspects charged with a total of 121 felonies and 40 misdemeanors. The criminal histories of the suspects added up to 1,147 felonies, 161 misdemeanors, and 205 felony convictions. STORY: https://bit.ly/3JRf7pD

 

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Top Florida ‘Sex, Money, Murder’ gang leaders arrested after year-long investigation

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd will speak about a year-long gang racketeering investigation at a press conference Wednesday morning.

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Top Florida ‘Sex, Money, Murder’ gang leaders arrested after year-long investigation​

by: Zachary Winiecki

Posted: Apr 13, 2022 / 08:48 AM EDT

Updated: Apr 14, 2022 / 06:56 AM EDT

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (WFLA) — Surrounded by a table full of evidence including guns and drugs, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd outlined a state-wide, year-long investigation into the “Sex, Money, Murder” gang that resulted in over 160 charges against 41 suspects at a press conference Wednesday.
Judd said the investigation started in May 2021 when he went to Attorney General Ashley Moody, who was also at press conference, to ask for help on a wire tap with the goal of disrupting the gang’s operation.
2 children found dead in Florida after 911 hang-up calls
“We’d listen to social media app, we’d listen to cell phones and their communications through court orders,” Judd said. “It’s a complicated process.”
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement spent months writing probable cause warrants for the wire taps. In September 2021, those wire taps began. It was the first one ever conducted in Polk County, according to Judd.

The wire taps helped law enforcement get racketeering charges with gang enhancements against Sex, Money, Murder’s entire Florida hierarchy and the top leader in the state of North Carolina.
Racketeering charges with the gang enhancements comes with a life prison sentence.
“Our goal is that they never breathe air outside of a prison again,” Judd said.
Law enforcement also seized over $1.5 million worth of drugs during the operation. That includes 21.45 pounds of methamphetamine, 2,595 grams of cocaine, 3,051 grams of cannabis, 249 grams of MDMA, 719 grams of synthetic cannabis, 7.86 grams of fentanyl (one gram can kill hundreds), 28 grams of mushrooms, 8 grams of alprazolam, 52 grams of oxycodone, 1846 grams of promethazine, as well as 18 firearms and $17,514 in US currency.

Sex, Money, Murder is a nationwide gang started in the 1990s that operates as part of the United Blood Nation.
Law enforcement normally doesn’t name gangs after investigations, but Sheriff Judd said Sex, Money, Murder was “so violent, so dangerous, so ruthless” that they wanted to bring the gang to the community’s attention.
“This gang has been a thorn in the side of central Florida community for years,” said FDLE Special Agent in Charge Mark Brutnell.
According to Sheriff Judd, the gang is involved in drugs, has committed home invasions, robberies, murders and intimidated witnesses.
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He gave several examples of their violent behavior, which included pistol whipping an eight-year-old child during a home invasion and holding a three-month-old baby at gun point during a separate home invasion.
“Evil lurks in our communities,” Moody said. “This gang is particularly dangerous and insensitive to human life. Their gang members are merchants of death.”
Some of the suspects have already been arrested, but there are a few who are still on the run, according to Judd. That includes the gang’s Florida commissioner, the gang’s highest position in the state of Florida, Hernando Thompson.
“He’s not trying to run an organization, he’s running,” Judd said. “He’s wearing out shoes trying to get away from from us.”
The criminal histories of the suspects added up to 1,147 felonies, 161 misdemeanors, and 205 felony convictions. One suspect had 125 previous felony charges all by himself.
The investigation will continue. Future charges are possible.
“Hello gangsters,” Judd said. “We may have charges for you or we may have more charges for you.”
Polk County also started a gang task force in the past year in partnership with other local and state agencies, which has conducted investigations as well as proactive measures against gang activity.
There’s other smaller gangs, “baby gangs” Sheriff Judd called them, operating throughout the state.
A video was shown of a recent drive-by shooting in Polk County by one of these gangs during the press conference.

If you feel your community has gang activity going on, you are encouraged to call the anonymous hotline at **TIPS.

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It would be interesting if TIPS somehow happened to get Ahuah Zeus files, anonymously.

 

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Organized crime spans the entire globe. Here at Gangsters Inc. we try to cover as much as we can. We have various sections about individual crime groups and regions. Every day we add new articles and profiles to these areas so you remain up to date about the global underworld. Pick a group or...

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Sex, Money, Murder is a nationwide gang started in the 1990s that operates as part of the United Blood Nation.
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AHUAH ZEUS Files
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African-American organized crime - Wikipedia​

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Don't let the blood & cannibalism throw you, it does exist, like it or not.
There are two things people refuse to look at squarely, much less freely discuss, cannibalism & organ theft and organ trafficking including blood.
These are Psychopaths, very intelligent, cruel, cunningly evil people.

African-American Mafia | World Crime Syndicate​

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African-American Mafia The African American Mafia is a destructive crime group in the United States operating the defense for La Cosa Nostra. The African-American mobsters primary agenda is owning all white women and they either influence women to become child murdering cannibals or control women through prostitution and intimidation.
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October 2021

Sheriff Grady Judd: Teen rescued, 102 arrested in Polk County human trafficking sting​

 

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Canadian news 1925.

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BEVERLY HILLS ROLEX WATCH THEFT caper

Two Gang Members Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Robbery and Shooting at Beverly Hills Restaurant

Two South Los Angeles men were each sentenced today to 144 months in federal prison for committing an armed robbery last year on the crowded patio of a Beverly Hills restaurant in which one customer had a gun held to his head while the robbers removed his $500,000 wristwatch, and a second...

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Monday, February 14, 2022

Two Gang Members Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Robbery and Shooting at Beverly Hills Restaurant​

LOS ANGELES – Two South Los Angeles men were each sentenced today to 144 months in federal prison for committing an armed robbery last year on the crowded patio of a Beverly Hills restaurant in which one customer had a gun held to his head while the robbers removed his $500,000 wristwatch, and a second restaurant patron was shot and wounded.
Malik Lamont Powell, 21, and Khai McGhee, 18, a.k.a. “Cameron Smith,” were sentenced by United States District Judge John F. Walter, who called the crime “outrageous and unacceptable.”
“These types of robberies, which are becoming more and more prevalent in our community, have to stop,” Judge Walter said.
Each defendant pleaded guilty in September 2021 to three felony counts: conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery, interference with commerce by robbery, and using and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.
A third defendant who participated in the robbery – Marquise Anthony Gardon, 41, also of South Los Angeles – pleaded guilty in September 2021 to two felonies: interference with commerce by robbery, and using and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence. Gardon is scheduled to be sentenced on February 28 by Judge Walter.
The three defendants – each of whom is a documented member of the Rollin’ 30s Crips street gang – drove to Beverly Hills on the afternoon of March 4 to commit an armed robbery. After scouting Beverly Hills for potential victims, the defendants decided to target a man wearing a Richard Mille wristwatch who was seated in the outdoor dining section of the Il Pastaio restaurant.
During the robbery, the victim was held at gunpoint. A struggle for the gun ensued, and at least two rounds were discharged from the firearm, one of which struck another restaurant patron in the leg. The gun was left at the scene, but the robbers fled with the watch, which was worth approximately $500,000.
“[Powell] and his co-conspirators’ decision to hold a loaded firearm to [a victim’s] head is especially troubling,” prosecutors argued in a sentencing memorandum. “This type of robbery where firearms are brandished, and discharged, leaves severe, lasting trauma that victims carry with them their entire lives.”
The FBI and the Beverly Hills Police Department investigated this matter.

 

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Black Panthers - Kill EVERYTHING WHITE IN SIGHT​

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Black Panthers - Kill EVERYTHING WHITE IN SIGHT

Most white people I know have no clue what is being taught in certain communities of color. The Black Hebrew Israelites in purple robes stand on street corners in every major city and preach hatred and destruction of the white race and the burning of little white children. There is a photo of a little white girl engulfed in flames at one of their booths. I know this because I have confronted them in downtown Dallas and asked them what specifically they believe. They use the KJV Holy BIble and pervert scripture and these types of devilish doctrines go unchallenged and the cancer continues to grow in young men of color.

When truth and justice have fallen in the street, the only answer is Jesus. In the video below, you can see that the black panthers openly preach that the time will come to KILL EVERYTHING WHITE IN SIGHT and one speaker says that they have been so severely oppressed that they will have to kill WHITES, bury them, dig them up and KILL THEM AGAIN.

Are you aware of why Bryce Cuellar and Joshua Martinez were placed in a maximum security prison? Bryce was sent to prison for years for a non-threatening YOUTUBE video and Joshua was sent to prison for a non-threatening FACEBOOK post. Yet, these men are allowed to openly call for murder. Are you prepared?
The people at the top want us fighting each other instead of focusing on them. They fund these hate groups and it takes attention off of the real tyrants. God help us all.

Ephesians 6:11 Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

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Operation Washout Classic City Results in Arrests of Most Wanted Individuals in Athens-Clarke County Region

ATHENS, Ga. –An eight-day multi-agency operation to curb violent crime in the Athens-Clarke County and surrounding communities resulted in wanted repeat violent offenders and documented gang members taken into custody on various state charges. These cases are currently under federal...

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Operation Washout Classic City Results in Arrests of Most Wanted Individuals in Athens-Clarke County Region​

ATHENS, Ga. –An eight-day multi-agency operation to curb violent crime in the Athens-Clarke County and surrounding communities resulted in wanted repeat violent offenders and documented gang members taken into custody on various state charges. These cases are currently under federal investigation and no federal charges have been filed at this time.
“Operation Washout Classic City” took place between May 18 – 25, amassing federal, state and local law enforcement resources to arrest the most wanted individuals in the area, including repeat violent offenders and gang members, who had eluded police. The operation was led by the U.S. Marshals Service-Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force (USMS SERFTF), and included FBI, ATF, DEA, GBI, Georgia Department of Community Supervision (DCS), Georgia State Patrol (GPS), Organized Crime and Gang Unit-Atlanta (OCAG), Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, Oglethorpe County Sheriff’s Office, Athens-Clarke County Police Department and Western Circuit District Attorney’s Office with support from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia.
Arrest and search warrants executed during this time period resulted in 49 arrests; 13 are documented gang members of Ghostface Gangsters, Gangster Disciples, Bloods and 1831 Piru. The individuals taken into custody as part of the operation are facing various state charges including probation violations for violent crimes, aggravated assault, rape and robbery. During the operation, law enforcement seized five firearms and a quantity of illegal drugs.
“Reducing violent crime in the Athens-Clarke County region and in every community across the Middle District of Georgia is the highest priority,” said U.S. Attorney Peter Leary. “Partnering directly with community stakeholders and law enforcement through Project Safe Neighborhoods, the U.S. Attorney’s Office aims to direct our resources toward addressing the most significant drivers of violent crime in each community and taking action.”
“Operation Washout Classic City is a great example of federal, state and local law enforcement partners working together to make a significant impact on reducing violent crime in our communities,” said USMS-SERFTF Deputy Commander John Edgar.
“The success of Operation Washout Classic City and initiatives like Project Safe Neighborhoods speak directly to what can be accomplished through collaboration and shared goals. The goal of directing resources to the most violent offenders in our community as a means to reducing violent crime is a strategy we can all unify behind,” stated District Attorney Deborah Gonzalez. “We are grateful for the strong work of our partners in the pursuit of creating a safer Athens-Clarke County.”
“The Athens-Clarke County community will not tolerate violent crime and criminal street gangs. The Athens-Clarke County Police Department is committed to protecting the citizens of Athens-Clarke County and Operation Washout Classic City is an example of what we can achieve when federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies work collaboratively, with a unified goal of removing violent, repeat offenders from our community,” said ACCPD Interim Chief of Police Jerry Saulters. “ACCPD appreciates the hard work of our federal, state and local law enforcement partners and the support from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia.”
“Crime in our area is a regional problem. Through efforts like this one, we want to ensure those that engage in the criminal lifestyle do not find a comfortable place to stay in Oglethorpe County,” said Oglethorpe County Sheriff David Gabrielle.
The following individuals were taken into custody on state charges as part of Operation Washout Classic City; those who are documented street gang members are noted below:
Demetrius Bankston, 39, Cocaine
David Bingham, 39, Probation Violation, Ghostface Gangsters affiliation
Bradley Blakely, 34, Probation Violation, Ghostface Gangsters affiliation
Larry Bolton, 20, Robbery, 1831 Piru affiliation
Eric Brunson, 45, Illegal Drugs
Melvin Bryant, 56, Probation Violation
Delvin Buckles, 35, Aggravated Assault, Gangster Disciples affiliation
Jarvis Clark, 22, Probation Violation/Bond Violation, Crips affiliation
Denzell Davis, 29, Aggravated Assault, Sex, Money, Murder affiliation (sub-set of Bloods)
Reginald Dillard, 61, Probation Violation
Trellis Drake, 36, Probation Violation, Gangster Disciples affiliation
Domeeka Dunn, 33, Obstruction
Reco Echols, 45, Probation Violation, Gangster Disciples affiliation
Rodney Edwards, 34, Bond Violation, Gangster Disciples affiliation
Dominque Faust, 33, Probation Violation
Alden Fleming, 31, Failure to Appear
Jeffery Foote, 58, Burglary
Brandy Franklin, 27, Cocaine
Jason Jackson, 36, Rape
Andrew Jackson, 41, Probation Violation, Bloods affiliation
David Jones, 39, Probation Violation
Joshua Kell, 30, Probation Violation, Ghostface Gangsters affiliation
Carey Kimbro, 52, Probation Violation
Roy Dale Kirk , 56, Illegal Drugs
Michael Kiser, 35, Probation Violation, Gangster Disciples affiliation
Quincy Lassiter, 20, Probation Violation
Darious Latimore, 24, Probation Violation
Andrew Lattimore, 59, Probation Violation
Terrance McGuire, 31, Parole Violation
Gregory McIntosh, 65, Aggravated Assault
Joshua Pappe, 29, Probation Violation
Jamie Parker, 37, Probation Violation
Keyron Pass, 29, Aggravated Assault
Bryan Prather, 44, Stalking
Yobani Rico, 31, Methamphetamine
Justin Rogers, 30, Methamphetamine, Ghostface Gangsters affiliation
Shanika Rucker, 31, Aggravated Assault
Johnnty Saylors, 46, Parole Violation
Antoine Stewart, 30, Aggravated Assault
Amber Tatum, 34, Probation Violation
Jerilyn Titus, 44, Methamphetamine
Steven Walls, 40, Illegal Drugs
Derrion Watson, 20, Probation Violation
Rufus Whitfield, 59, Failure to Appear
Steven Williams, 33, Aggravated Assault
Reavco Woodall, 37, Violation Probation
Jose Yanez, 22, Sodomy
In addition, two juveniles were taken into custody for armed robbery charges.

Operation Washout Classic City was conducted as part of the joint federal, state and local Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program, the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.
In addition, Operation Washout Classic City is a response to The Department of Justice’s Comprehensive Violent Crime Reduction Strategy announced on May 26, 2021. The comprehensive strategy supports local communities in preventing, investigating and prosecuting gun violence and other violent crime—and requires U.S. Attorneys’ offices to work with federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement, as well as the communities they serve, to address the most significant drivers of violence in their districts.
Criminal charges are merely allegations and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. Inotherwords, they were caught redhanded, but we the justice department have to coddle you and give you countless opportunities to lie your way out while we make money off the system.

 

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1831 Piru affiliation

Piru is also affiliated with the more widely known street gang the Bloods. The 1831 tag was adopted from the year of Nat Turner’s slave rebellion, according to the federal document. Athens-Clarke police have estimated there are more than 100 Piru gang members in the Athens area.

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Probe targeting Piru gang in Athens area nets 13 arrests, 60 guns, $1M in cash, drugs

The undercover investigation codenamed “Operation Tourniquet” was revealed during a news conference at Athens-Clarke County police headquarters

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Probe targeting Piru gang in Athens area nets 13 arrests, 60 guns, $1M in cash, drugs​

An Athens street gang known as 1831 Piru was targeted in a federal investigation that culminated this week, landing several of its “high-level members” in jail, Athens-Clarke Police Chief Cleveland Spruill announced Friday.
Besides the recent arrests of 13 men on various drug and gun charges, Spruill announced the seizure of 60 firearms, more than $1 million in cash and various amounts of drugs ranging from cocaine to fentanyl and heroin with a street value of more than $800,000.
The undercover investigation codenamed “Operation Tourniquet” and the resulting federal indictments were revealed during a news conference at police headquarters, where Spruill was joined by Middle District U.S. Attorney Peter D. Leary, FBI Agent Andy Smith and Athens-Clarke County Sheriff John Q. Williams.
While the investigation has been ongoing since May, Athens police along with federal, state and other area officers pooled their manpower Thursday in Athens to arrest a bulk of the suspects. They were arrested mostly at homes and without any major incidents, according to Spruill.

Federal authorities declined to discuss the 1831 Piru gang at the news conference, but previous federal indictments show the gang originated in the 1990s in Milledgeville and is a faction of the Piru gang founded in the 1960s in California.

Piru is also affiliated with the more widely known street gang the Bloods. The 1831 tag was adopted from the year of Nat Turner’s slave rebellion, according to the federal document. Athens-Clarke police have estimated there are more than 100 Piru gang members in the Athens area.

Spruill said the area has experienced an increase in assaults by street gangs using guns. This operation targeted violent gang members, he said.
In all, 37 people have been arrested since the operation began, he said.

Athens-Clarke County is a safer place today because of the operation, according to the chief.

While numerous firearms were seized, the most unusual item taken was a landmine. Agents would not say where the mine was seized nor if it was of military grade or a homemade device.

Smith did say the possession of the landmine is still under investigation.

The investigation is part of the FBI Safe Streets Gang Task Force.

 

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88 Arrested, 58 Guns Seized During ‘Largest-Ever’ Gang Takedown in California County


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Police cars outside the Stockton Police Department in Stockton, Calif., in April 2022. (Google Maps/Screenshot via NTD)



Authorities in Stockton, California, arrested nearly 90 people while also seizing dozens of guns in a massive multi-agency gang takedown targeting violent street gangs and a recent increase in firearm-related activities in the area.
Tori Verber Salazar, the district attorney of San Joaquin County, touted the mission, dubbed “Operation Hybrid Havoc,” as the most successful crime operation that has ever been conducted in the county.
The investigation had been going on for the past year and picked up steam in the fall. It has been described as the largest gang bust of its kind in the county’s history. Over its course, agents executed 24 search warrants and 19 arrest warrants.
During a news conference on June 2, Salazar said officials arrested 88 alleged gang members on felony charges and confiscated 58 firearms, including 12 “ghost guns”—unregistered firearms often built using a 3D printer.

“We’re proud of the sheer amount of crime prevention that came from this operation,” the district attorney said. “Due to collaborated effort from the agencies, they literally stopped murder from occurring.”

San Joaquin County District Attorney Tori Verber Salazar in a file photo.
(Courtesy of the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office)

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Two homicides were also solved as a result of the investigation, bringing justice to affected families, officials said. One attempted homicide and four shootings were prevented as well as part of the operation.

One of the homicides included the murder of 31-year-old Mark Scott, [black] a special education teacher at Pulliam Elementary School and a baseball coach at Edison High School.

In addition, law enforcement officials seized nearly $24,000 in cash and confiscated 959 grams of XTC, 394 grams of cocaine, 98 grams of methamphetamine, 73 grams of heroin, 3.8 pounds of illegal marijuana, and 54 grams of fentanyl, the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office said in a June 2 news release.

“Every gram, every speck, every pill of fentanyl is as dangerous as a bullet because it can take the life of an individual in a second,” said Salazar.

Stan McFadden, Stockton’s police chief, described some of the individuals that were arrested as “very dangerous people,” also listing a number of gangs with which those arrested were allegedly affiliated. The list includes the “Northside Gangster Crips,” “Muddy Boyz,” “West-Side Bloodz,” and the “Nightingale Bloodz.”

Officials confirmed that a total of 48 individuals have already been charged as part of the operation. The ages of the suspects range from as young as 18 to as old as 60.

“This community deserves the opportunity to thrive and flourish, and today the people of San Joaquin County are safer with these organized criminal elements off the streets,” said Salazar. “Those who commit harm, violence, and jeopardize the safety of this community will be held accountable.”

Stockton Mayor Kevin Lincoln celebrated the results of the gang takedown, expressing his gratitude to all the agencies involved.

“Enough is enough,” Lincoln said. “We have to protect the residents of this city. We have to protect the future of this city, and that’s our young people, our community. Our children do not deserve to experience what they’ve experienced over the last several months and the long-lasting trauma that lasts as a result of that.”

 

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Brooklyn gang of rappers face gun trafficking charges

Federal prosecutors have filed charges against nine alleged rappers and gang members in connection with a firearms trafficking operation that allegedly brought dozens of guns from Georgia to New York City.

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Brooklyn gang of rappers face gun trafficking charges​

The names of all of the defendants in the indictment included:

• James Thomas, also known as "Spazz"
• Duvaughn Wilson, also known as "Dupree"
• Courtney Schloss, also known as "Bway" or "Balenci"
• Ken Alexander, also known as "Ryu"
• Argam Taj, also known as "Sour"
• Samuel Taj, also known as "Sosa"
• Christopher Machado, also known as "Chris Elite"
• Harlie Ramos, also known as "White Girl"
• Jamel Thomas "Mel"

9 Defendants Indicted In Interstate Gun Trafficking Scheme

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021

9 Defendants Indicted In Interstate Gun Trafficking Scheme​

Arrests and Seizure of 18 Firearms Shuts Down a Pipeline of Illegal Firearms into New York City​

Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco joined Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John B. DeVito, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”), and Dermot Shea, Police Commissioner for the City of New York (“NYPD”), for the announcement today of a third superseding indictment charging JAMES THOMAS, a/k/a “Spazz,” DUVAUGHN WILSON, a/k/a “Dupree,” COURTNEY SCHLOSS, a/k/a “Bway,” a/k/a “Balenci,” KEN ALEXANDER, a/k/a “Ryu,” ARGAM TAJ, a/k/a “Sour,” SAMUEL TAJ, a/k/a “Sosa,” CHRISTOPHER MACHADO, a/k/a “Chris Elite,” HARLIE RAMOS, a/k/a “White Girl,” and JAMEL THOMAS, a/k/a “Mel,” with conspiracy to commit gun trafficking and gun trafficking, in connection with their involvement in a scheme to illegally transport firearms from Georgia for resale to residents of New York. THOMAS, WILSON, and SCHLOSS were also charged with interstate travel with intent to engage in gun trafficking. This case is assigned to United States District Judge Sidney H. Stein.
JAMEL THOMAS and ARGAM TAJ were arrested this morning in SDNY and will be presented before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger later today. KEN ALEXANDER was arrested this morning in the District of Massachusetts and will be presented before a magistrate judge in Boston later today. WILSON, SCHLOSS, and JAMES THOMAS were previously charged; SCHLOSS and JAMES THOMAS are currently in custody. HARLIE RAMOS, SAMUEL TAJ, and CHRISTOPHER MACHADO remain at large.
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said: “Today’s arrests shut down the alleged gun pipeline of these nine defendants. These arrests should also send a message to anyone who is thinking about illegally selling guns to New Yorkers or illegally bringing guns to New York: We and our law enforcement partners are watching. And we will prosecute gun traffickers to the fullest extent of the law.”
ATF Special Agent in Charge John B. DeVito said: “The individuals named in the indictment are alleged to have participated in a trafficking scheme which flooded our New York City Streets with illegal firearms. Combatting firearms trafficking lies at the heart of ATF’s strategy to stop violent gun crime. Exploitation of Crime Gun Intelligence along with effective collaboration with our law enforcement partners will allow us to disrupt and dismantle groups such as this that in turn fuel the violence in our communities. I would like to thank the New York Police Department for their partnership on this case and the United States Attorney’s Office for their leadership.”
Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said: “The NYPD continues to work closely with our law enforcement partners to drive down gun violence and stop the trafficking of illegal firearms in New York City. I commend the work of the investigators and prosecutors whose hard work resulted in these arrests, firearms seizures, and indictment.”
According to the allegations in the Superseding Indictment unsealed today in Manhattan federal court:[1]
From at least in or around August 2020 up to and including April 2021, the defendants used Georgia resident DUVAUGHN WILSON, a/k/a “Dupree,” as a straw purchaser to buy at least 87 firearms from at least six federal firearms licensees (“FFLs”) in Georgia. Over the course of the scheme, during which WILSON completed approximately 30 different transactions, WILSON attested that he was the true purchaser of the firearms, when in fact he was buying the guns on behalf of the defendants, who in turn illegally resold many of the guns to others.
Prior to purchases, the defendants coordinated with WILSON to place orders for specific firearms and pay for the weapons using cash, mobile banking applications, and through wire payments. When communicating about the firearms, the defendants used coded language, referring to the weapons as “tvs,” “knocks,” and “situations.” In some instances, the defendants referred to the caliber or model of a firearm by referencing the jersey numbers of famous athletes.
After purchasing the weapons, WILSON transferred the firearms to defendants JAMES THOMAS, a/k/a “Spazz,” COURTNEY SCHLOSS, a/k/a “Bway” a/k/a “Balenci,” and others who (i) sold some of the guns in Georgia and (ii) transported other firearms, primarily by bus, to New York for resale. In many instances, the guns were transferred to members of the Brooklyn-based “Blixky Gang” – a group composed primarily of aspiring rappers. Some of these guns later appeared in music videos filmed by members of the Blixky Gang. The videos, which include some of the defendants charged today, show Blixky Gang members brandishing loaded firearms and displaying stacks of cash.
On some occasions, law enforcement successfully interdicted firearms being transported by the defendants before they reached New York. For example, in November 2020, law enforcement in South Carolina stopped a bus in Wellford, South Carolina, from which they seized five firearms, four pistol magazines, a high capacity .40 caliber magazine, and a nine-millimeter drum magazine – all of which were being transported by the defendants in a single backpack.
Law enforcement in New York City seized other firearms purchased in Georgia by WILSON. On at least two occasions, in the wake of violent crimes, the NYPD seized firearms trafficked to New York as part of this scheme. As alleged, in February 2021, the NYPD seized a gun that WILSON had bought after a fleeing suspect discharged it at responding officers in the Bronx. And in April 2021, following a shooting in the Bronx, the NYPD seized another pistol purchased by WILSON.
To date, law enforcement authorities across numerous jurisdictions have recovered a total of 18 firearms purchased by WILSON in the course of the scheme.
A chart containing the names, charges, and maximum and minimum penalties for the defendants is set forth below. The maximum potential sentences in this case are prescribed by Congress and are provided here for informational purposes only, as any sentencing of the defendants will be determined by the judge.
Ms. Strauss praised the outstanding investigative work of the ATF and the New York City Police Department. Ms. Strauss thanked Lisa O. Monaco, the Deputy Attorney General of the United States, for the Department of Justice’s support and leadership in the area of gun trafficking. Ms. Strauss also thanked local law enforcement partners as well as those in Georgia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina, including the ATF’s Greenville Field Office, Boston Field Division, and Atlanta Field Division; the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office; the New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force; the Duncan Police Department, Wellford Police Department, and Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office in South Carolina; the Clayton County Sherriff’s Office in Georgia; the Rockingham County Sherriff’s Office and Virginia State Police in Virginia; the Pennsylvania State Police; the United States Marshals Service; and the United States Attorney’s Offices in the Eastern District of New York, the Northern District of Georgia, the District of South Carolina, and the District of Massachusetts.
This case is being handled by the Office’s General Crimes Unit. Assistant United States Attorneys Ashley C. Nicolas and Matthew J. King are in charge of the prosecution.
The charges in the Indictment are merely accusations and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

 

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22 Indicted After Phoenix-Area Takedown

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22 Indicted After Phoenix-Area Takedown​

PHOENIX, Ariz. – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona announced today that the following individuals are in custody following the return of a 70-count indictment by a federal grand jury against 22 Arizonans, including:

• Marcus Wayne Wesley, 35, of Phoenix, Arizona
• Jesus Salazar, 24, of Avondale, Arizona
• Philip Nathaneal Austin, 42, of Phoenix, Arizona
• Alfred Wayne Wesley, 61, of Phoenix, Arizona
• Lequisha Shantai Jack, 36, of Phoenix, Arizona
• Rayvontae Virshon Hampton, 28, of Phoenix, Arizona
• Edward Jewel Norwood, 28, of Phoenix, Arizona
• Michael Dewanz Gibson, 26, of Florence, Arizona
• Joshua Jordaun Jackson, 31, of Buckeye, Arizona
• David Andrew Connelly, 59, of Phoenix, Arizona
• Terry Lee King II, 40, of Phoenix, Arizona
• Lancer Edward Williams Jr., 36, of Phoenix, Arizona
• Tyrell Ann Gray, 53, of Phoenix, Arizona
• Donald Eugene Reed, 60, of Phoenix, Arizona
• Quincy Lamar Davis, 38, of Phoenix, Arizona
• Joseph Kizzee, 36, of Phoenix, Arizona
• Christopher Duane Guy, 30, of Phoenix, Arizona
• James Donald Estell, 41, of Phoenix, Arizona
• Terry Lee King, Sr., 62, of Phoenix, Arizona
• Christopher Marcus Mitchell, 35, of Goodyear, Arizona
  

Each of the above individuals was charged with either conspiracy to distribute cocaine, conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, or both. A number of the defendants are also charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Furthermore, Marcus Wesley, Hampton, Williams, Austin, Davis, Guy, Estell, and King Sr. are charged with being felons in possession of a firearm. Finally, Hampton, Wesley, and Gray face additional charges for carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, and Hampton faces additional charges for transferring or possessing a machinegun.

According to the criminal complaints filed last week, in January 2020, the Arizona Department of Public Safety (“DPS”) began an investigation targeting a drug and firearms supplier in South Phoenix. In February 2021, in conjunction with the DPS investigation, the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (“FBI”) Violent Street Gang Task Force began investigating the Lindo Park Crips (“LPC”), a criminal street gang operating in South Phoenix. The investigation targeted numerous LPC members and associates, as well as their drug suppliers. Over the course of the investigation, law enforcement officers seized over 2,430 grams of cocaine, 35,000 counterfeit M30 pills suspected to contain fentanyl, 26 grams of methamphetamine, 4.5 grams of crack cocaine, 32 doses of MDMA, 8 Glock Conversion devices, and 17 firearms. In connection with the investigation, the FBI also executed over a dozen search warrants on June 23, 2022, leading to the additional seizure of ammunition, narcotics, and 62 firearms.

 

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Alleged Gangster Disciples Members Indicted for Murder, Federal Racketeering Charges

MACON, Ga. – A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday charging five alleged members of the Gangster Disciples with murder and racketeering related to the alleged murder of three people, as well as various other offenses including drug trafficking and obstruction of justice. Philmon...

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Alleged Gangster Disciples Members Indicted for Murder, Federal Racketeering Charges​

MACON, Ga. – A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday charging five alleged members of the Gangster Disciples with murder and racketeering related to the alleged murder of three people, as well as various other offenses including drug trafficking and obstruction of justice.

Philmon Deshawn Chambers, aka Dolla Phil, 33, of Atlanta; Andrea Paige Browner, aka Light Brite, aka Shawty, 27, of Athens, Georgia; Lesley Chappell Green, aka Grip, 34, of Stone Mountain, Georgia; Robert Maurice Carlisle, aka Different, 33, of Lithonia, Georgia; and Shabazz Larry Guidry, aka Lil L, aka L, aka Lil Bro, aka Lil Larry, 27, of Decatur, Georgia, are each charged with Racketeer Influenced and Corruption Organization (RICO) conspiracy. Chambers and Browner are additionally charged with Violent Crime in Aid of Racketeering-murder (VICAR); the carry, use and discharge of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence; and use of a firearm resulting in death.
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The Gangster Disciples are a national gang with roots in Chicago, Illinois, dating back to the 1970s, and are now active in at least 25 states. Among the crimes alleged in the indictment are three gang-related murders triggered by the murder of a Gangster Disciple member. After that murder, other Gangster Disciples allegedly sought to identify and retaliate against those responsible for the victim’s death. Chambers allegedly followed Rodriguez Apollo Rucker to his Athens residence where he shot and killed Rucker, who was a relative of a suspect of the first murder.

According to the indictment, after learning that police suspected Chambers of Rucker’s murder, Chambers and Browner fled from Georgia to Texas. In order to cover up this crime, Chambers allegedly ordered that fellow gang members he suspected of cooperating with law enforcement, Derrick Ruff and Joshua Jackson, be killed. Defendants Green, Guidry and Carlisle allegedly shot and killed Ruff and Jackson and left their bodies in a storage unit in Lawrenceville, Georgia, where they were discovered four months later.

Chambers allegedly held a “Position of Authority” with the Gangster Disciples organization, which included overseeing members of the “Enforcement” or “Elimination” team (E-Team); Browner was allegedly a member of the “Sisters of the Struggle” or “SOS,” a parallel female component of the Gangster Disciple organization; Green allegedly was a member of the E-Team; Carlisle was a member of the GD organization; and Guidry allegedly held a “Position of Authority” as the “Assistant Literature Coordinator.”

These cases are being prosecuted as part of the joint federal, state, and local Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program, the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.

The case is being investigated by FBI Athens Resident Agency Middle Georgia Safe Streets Gang Task Force, Athens-Clarke County Police Department, and Gwinnett County Police Department.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Mike Morrison of the Middle District of Georgia and Trial Attorney Ken Kaplan of the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division’s Organized Crime and Gang Section.
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Chicago Crime Chief Larry Hoover To Judge, Gangland Nation: 'I Want Nothing To Do With The Gangster Disciples Now & Forever' - The Gangster Report

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Chicago Crime Chief Larry Hoover To Judge, Gangland Nation: ‘I Want Nothing To Do With The Gangster Disciples Now & Forever’ ​

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Scott Burnstein
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July 8, 2022




July 8, 2022 — Legendary Chicago street gang boss Larry Hoover recently denounced his own Gangster Disciples organization in a letter to U.S. District Court Judge Harry Leinenweber. In the summer of 2021, Leinenweber rejected Hoover’s First Step Act motion for an early release from his federal narcotics-trafficking conviction.
“I’m no longer the Larry Hoover people talk about, write about or the master criminal figure the government describes. I understand some misguided people hold my past life in high regard and see me as a symbol. I wish that was not so, Regardless, these people are apart from me and do what they do with zero encouragement or direction from me. To be clear, if I did have the ability to influence these people, I’d ask them to forget about me and forsake the street gang life forever. I have long since renounced any and all association with criminal organizations of any kind and their membership. I am no longer a member, leader, elder statesman of the Gangster Disciples. I want nothing to do with them now and forever.”

Hoover, 71, founded the Gangster Disciples in the late 1960s on the Windy City’s Southside. He’s been behind bars since 1973 when he was found guilty for green-lighting murder of William (Pookie) Young in state court. Young was caught stealing from the GD organization. Hoover’s federal drug conviction came in 1996 courtesy of the historic Operation Headache case which saw FBI agents place recording devices in visitor badges of Hoover’s most trusted lieutenants responsible for relaying Hoover’s rulings and edicts to the streets.

According to sources in federal law enforcement, Hoover remains a top-priority target of the Justice Department in Washington D.C.; these sources say the DEA and ATF considers Hoover the No. 1 African-American crime lord in the country and still holds sway over close to 30,000 GDs spread across 14 states from his SUPERMAX prison cell in Colorado.

Subpoenas from a sitting federal grand jury were issued back in the winter for 22 incorporated companies connected to Hoover, including his defense fund and several other community-enrichment centered businesses. The grand jury was first convened in 2020, per sources. Prosecutors in other cases have accused Hoover of passing orders in regards to shot-calling responsibilities on the street through prison bibles.

Criminal appellate attorney Jennifer Bonjean is now representing Hoover. Bonjean was on the Bill Cosby appellate team that sprung the comic icon Cosby from his prison sentence for sexual assault. Kanye West and Drake headlined a rap concert last year to raise awareness for Hoover’s fight for freedom. Hoover reportedly didn’t endorse the concert that cost $10,000,000 and was streamed live on Amazon to stage at the L.A. Coliseum, telling his inner circle the entire event would be counterproductive.

 

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His attorney, Jennifer Bonjean is a shyster.

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Leading ISIS Media Figure and Foreign Fighter Sentenced to Life Imprisonment

A Saudi-born Canadian citizen was sentenced today to life imprisonment for conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, resulting in death.

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Leading ISIS Media Figure and Foreign Fighter Sentenced to Life Imprisonment​

Mohammed Khalifa Executed Two Syrian Soldiers on Behalf of ISIS and served as the English-Speaking Narrator on Exceptionally Violent ISIS Propaganda Videos​

A Saudi-born Canadian citizen was sentenced today to life imprisonment for conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, resulting in death.
According to court documents, Mohammed Khalifa, aka Abu Ridwan Al-Kanadi and Abu Muthanna Al-Muhajir, 39, served in prominent roles within ISIS starting in 2013 and continuing until his capture by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in January 2019, following a firefight between ISIS fighters and the SDF. In addition to serving as a fighter and personally executing two Syrian soldiers on behalf of ISIS, Khalifa served as a lead translator in ISIS’s propaganda production and the English-speaking narrator on multiple violent ISIS videos.
In the spring of 2013, Khalifa traveled to Syria with the intent of becoming a foreign fighter and ultimately joining ISIS. In or around November 2013, he joined ISIS and swore allegiance to then-ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. In early 2014, he was recruited to join ISIS’s media department due, in part, to his language abilities as a fluent English and Arabic speaker. Starting in 2016, Khalifa directed various supporter networks that assisted in the translation, production and dissemination of propaganda released under various ISIS media brands in order to reach Western audiences. He worked within the ISIS media operation until late 2018.
Khalifa provided the narration and translation for approximately 15 videos created and distributed by ISIS. The productions narrated by Khalifa include two of the most influential and exceptionally violent ISIS propaganda videos: “Flames of War: Fighting Has Just Begun,” distributed on Sept. 19, 2014, and “Flames of War II: Until the Final Hour,” distributed on Nov. 29, 2017. The videos depict glamorized portrayals of ISIS and its fighters as well as scenes of violence, including depictions of unarmed prisoners being executed, footage of ISIS attacks and fighting and depictions of ISIS attacks in the United States.
The ISIS “Flames of War” videos include scenes of Khalifa executing a different Syrian soldier in each of the two videos. In the final scenes of both videos, a masked Khalifa speaks to the camera and is then seen executing a kneeling Syrian soldier while other masked ISIS members shoot the prisoners kneeling in front of each of them.
During the time Khalifa was a prominent member of ISIS, the terrorist organization was conducting a brutal hostage-taking and ransom demand campaign involving journalists and humanitarian aid workers who came to Syria from across the globe. Between August 19, 2014, and February 6, 2015, ISIS killed eight American, British and Japanese citizens in Syria as part of the hostage scheme.
In January 2019, Khalifa engaged in fighting on behalf of ISIS and attacked an SDF position in Abu Badran, Syria. Khalifa, alone and armed with three grenades and an AK-47, threw a grenade on the roof of a house where SDF soldiers were standing. The grenade detonated and Khalifa ran into the house and attempted to go to the roof, but an SDF soldier was firing from the stairs. Khalifa began firing at the SDF soldier and attempted to use all three of his grenades during the attack. Khalifa fired most of his ammunition during the assault before his AK-47 jammed. Khalifa surrendered to the SDF on or about Jan. 13, 2019. He was transferred to the custody of the FBI last year and brought to the Eastern District of Virginia, where he had his initial appearance on Oct. 4, 2021. Khalifa pleaded guilty to conspiring to provide material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization, resulting in death, on Dec. 10, 2021.

 

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Russian National Charged with Conspiring to Have U.S. Citizens Act as Illegal Agents of the Russian Government

An indictment was unsealed today in Tampa, Florida, charging a Russian national, working on behalf of the Russian government and in conjunction with the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), with allegedly orchestrating a years-long foreign malign influence campaign that used various U.S...

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Russian National Charged with Conspiring to Have U.S. Citizens Act as Illegal Agents of the Russian Government​

An indictment was unsealed today in Tampa, Florida, charging a Russian national, working on behalf of the Russian government and in conjunction with the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), with allegedly orchestrating a years-long foreign malign influence campaign that used various U.S. political groups to sow discord, spread pro-Russian propaganda, and interfere in elections within the United States.

As alleged in the indictment, from at least December 2014 until March 2022, Aleksandr Viktorovich Ionov, a resident of Moscow, together with at least three Russian officials, engaged in a years-long foreign malign influence campaign targeting the United States. Ionov is the founder and president of the Anti-Globalization Movement of Russia (AGMR), an organization headquartered in Moscow and funded by the Russian government. Ionov utilized AGMR to carry out Russia’s influence campaign.

“Ionov allegedly orchestrated a brazen influence campaign, turning U.S. political groups and U.S. citizens into instruments of the Russian government,” said Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen of the Justice Department’s National Security Division. “The Department of Justice will not allow Russia to unlawfully sow division and spread misinformation inside the United States.”

According to the indictment, Ionov — working under the supervision of the FSB and with the Russian government’s support — recruited political groups within the United States, including U.S. Political Group 1 in Florida, U.S. Political Group 2 in Georgia, and U.S. Political Group 3 in California, and exercised direction or control over them on behalf of the FSB. Specifically, Ionov provided financial support to these groups, directed them to publish pro-Russian propaganda, coordinated and funded direct action by these groups within the United States intended to further Russian interests, and coordinated coverage of this activity in Russian media outlets. Ionov also relayed detailed information about this influence campaign to three FSB officials.

“Secret foreign government efforts to influence American elections and political groups threaten our democracy by spreading misinformation, distrust and mayhem,” said Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. “The department is committed to ensuring U.S. laws protecting transparency in the electoral process and the political system are not undermined through foreign malign influence.”

According to the indictment, Ionov allegedly targeted U.S. Political Group 1 based in St. Petersburg, Florida. In May 2015, Ionov funded an all-expense paid trip to Russia for the leader of U.S. Political Group 1 (Unindicted Co-Conspirator-1, UIC-1) in order to “communicate on future cooperation” between U.S. Political Group 1 and AGMR. Following that trip, and for at least the next seven years, Ionov exercised direction and control over senior members of U.S. Political Group 1.

“The prosecution of this criminal conduct is essential to protecting the American public when foreign governments seek to inject themselves into the American political process,” said U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg for the Middle District of Florida. “We will continue to work with our partners at the FBI to investigate these events, and we will continue to follow the evidence to ensure justice is done.”
Early in the conspiracy, senior members of U.S. Political Group 1, UIC-1, UIC-2, and UIC-3 exchanged emails about the fact that Ionov was working on behalf of the Russian government. For example, in September 2015, Ionov paid for UIC-1 to attend an AGMR-sponsored “Dialogue of Nations” conference in Moscow. Upon his return to Florida, UIC-1 reported to the leadership of U.S. Political Group 1 that AGMR is “a solid institution of Russian politic,” and that it was “clear” that AGMR was “an instrument of [the] Russian government,” which, UIC-1 wrote, did not “disturb us.” The following week, in an email discussion, U.S. Political Group 1 leaders observed that it was “more than likely” that the Russian government was using AGMR “to utilize forces inside of the U.S. to sew [sic] division inside the United States.”

“The impact of Russian malign foreign influence cannot be overstated,” said Assistant Director Luis Quesada of the FBI’s Criminal Investigative Division. “The FBI will aggressively pursue any foreign government that attempts to divide American citizens and poison our democratic process.”
Ionov used his control over U.S. Political Group 1 leaders to foster discord within the United States, to spread pro-Russian propaganda under the guise of a domestic political organization, and to interfere in local elections. For example, in January 2016, Ionov guaranteed financing for — and ultimately funded — a four-city protest tour undertaken by U.S. Political Group 1 in support of a “Petition on Crime of Genocide against African People in the United States,” which it had previously submitted to the United Nations at Ionov’s direction. Later, in 2017 and 2019, Ionov monitored and supported the St. Petersburg, Florida, political campaigns of UIC-3 and UIC-4. In 2019, before the primary election, Ionov wrote to a Russian official that he had been “consulting every week” on the campaign. After UIC-4 advanced to the general election, FSB Officer 1 wrote to Ionov that “our election campaign is kind of unique,” and asked, “are we the first in history?” Ionov later sent FSB Officer 1 additional details about the election, referring to UIC-4 as the candidate “whom we supervise.”

According to the indictment, Ionov’s relationship with U.S. Political Group 1 continued until at least March 2022. Specifically, in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, U.S. Political Group 1 repeatedly hosted Ionov via video conference to discuss the war, during which Ionov falsely stated that anyone who supported Ukraine also supported Nazism and white supremacy. In a report to the FSB, Ionov explained that he had enlisted U.S. Political Group 1 to support Russia in the “information war unleashed” by the West.
Alongside his malign foreign influence efforts with U.S. Political Group 1, Ionov also exercised direction and control over U.S. Political Group 3, an organization based in California whose primary goal was to promote California’s secession from the United States. In January and February of 2018, Ionov supported U.S. Political Group 3’s efforts — led by the organization’s founder (UIC-6)—to orchestrate a protest demonstration at the California Capitol building in Sacramento. Ionov partially funded the efforts and attempted to direct UIC-6 to physically enter the governor’s office.

Later, Ionov sent various media reports covering the demonstration and U.S. Political Group 3’s broader efforts to FSB Officer 1, writing that FSB Officer 1 had asked for “turmoil” and stating, “there you go.”

According to the indictment, Ionov also directed the efforts of U.S. Political Group 2, based in Atlanta. For example, as recently as March 2022, Ionov paid for members of U.S. Political Group 2 — including its founder (UIC-5) — to travel from Atlanta to San Francisco to protest at the headquarters of a social media company that had placed content restrictions on posts supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Ionov sent UIC-5 designs for signs used at the protest and funded cross-country travel for UIC-5 and other members of U.S. Political Group 2. After the protest, Ionov sent UIC-5 a picture of a Russian news website’s social media page, which displayed a Russian-language news story about the protest.

Ionov is charged with conspiring to have U.S. citizens act as illegal agents of the Russian government. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Daniel J. Marcet and Risha Asokan, Trial Attorney Menno Goedman of the Justice Department’s Counterintelligence and Export Control Section, and Trial Attorney Demetrius Sumner of the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section are prosecuting the case.
The FBI Tampa Field Office is investigating the case.

 

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Black Panthers - Kill EVERYTHING WHITE IN SIGHT

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