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Radio Olimpia, a station that operated an unlicensed transmitter from premises in the mafia-ridden city of Rosarno, was one of five companies closed and sequestered by police

Radio Olimpia, a station that operated an unlicensed transmitter from premises in the mafia-ridden city of Rosarno, was one of five companies closed and sequestered by police in an operation that also led to the arrest of 30 people accused of involvement in the Calabrian mafia or 'Ndrangheta. Another 10 for whom arrest warrants were issued were still on the run.
Michele Prestipino, the deputy chief prosecutor of Reggio Calabria who co-ordinated the operation, wryly codenamed Operation All Inside, told reporters Radio Olimpia was "an important means of communication in the context of the clan's strategies".
It was particularly suited for sending messages to jailed mobsters such as Pesce, who police believe was keen to know about the outcome of an application by his lawyer for his release.

Police listening in on a conversation between Pesce and his wife at Palmi jail in southern Italy heard him talking about record requests and concluded there was more to it than a love of music.

According to a transcript leaked to the daily Il Giornale, Pesce told his wife, after scribbling down the name of a tune: "If it's positive you send me [this] song on the radio tonight. If it's negative you send me another."
This week's raids were the culmination of investigations launched four years two into two gangland murders. The Pesce clan is one of two that have traditionally held sway in a city that in January witnessed vicious clashes between local people and migrant workers.
As in many 'Ndrangheta "families", women played an important role. Seven of those arrested in Operation All Inside were women. They included one alleged to have been the clan's treasurer – a key post normally occupied by a senior male gangster.

Five plead guilty in Marlboro County gang investigation | SCNow

Five plead guilty in Marlboro County gang investigation SCNow: "Five of seven men identified by investigators as members of the Down West Boys gang have pleaded guilty in federal court to their role in a series of crimes in Marlboro County.
Marlon “Fish” Hasty and James Luther “Little Nitty” McLean each face 20 years to life in prison for drug conspiracy, while Demario “Dee” Hasty and Patrick Bostic “Big Pat” Broughton face 10 years to life in prison for the same crime, according to a press release issued Wednesday by the Marlboro County Sheriff’s Office."

Youngtown police: Shots fired at gang party

Youngtown police: Shots fired at gang party: "During the party, a fight broke out among gang members outside the house, located in the 11300 block of North 112th Avenue, said a Youngtown police spokesman, Lt. Duren Robertson.
Officials said the gang fight ended with someone firing 12 rounds from a semi-automatic handgun.
No one was injured, Robertson said. Shell casings were found on the ground, but officers concluded the shots were fired into the air because no bullet holes could be found.
The people at the party refused to cooperate with police and explain what had happened, Robertson said. Officers were unable to determine who fired the shots, and no one was arrested"

Williams story has magazine in strife

Williams story has magazine in strife: "Victorian Director of Public Prosecutions is investigating a national magazine for publishing an article about Carl Williams that contained highly prejudicial information suppressed by the courts.
The DPP confirmed yesterday that Who magazine was being investigated for breaching suppression orders and possibly contempt of court over the magazine's ''Death of a gangster'' cover story in its current edition, which includes a front-page precede reading, ''Who really killed Carl Williams?''"

Tacoma Hilltop Crips suspect faces federal firearms charge | MORE TOP STORIES - The News Tribune

Tacoma Hilltop Crips suspect faces federal firearms charge - The News Tribune: "One of 36 men accused of being members of the Hilltop Crips street gang has been charged in federal court with being an “armed career criminal.”
James R. Henry Jr., 29, has yet to enter a plea to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. He faces at least 15 years in prison if convicted as charged."

Witness In 'Junior' Gotti Trial Dies In Prison - cbs3.com

Witness In 'Junior' Gotti Trial Dies In Prison - cbs3.com: "convicted mobster who testified for Mafia heir John 'Junior' Gotti is dead after prison officials say he was hurt in a fight with another inmate at a Pennsylvania federal prison."

Local News | Girl sentenced in Sultan gang killing | Seattle Times Newspaper

Local News Girl sentenced in Sultan gang killing Seattle Times Newspaper: "final defendant in a Sultan gang killing last June, Ana Cary Ayala Bustos, was sentenced to 12 ½ years in prison Tuesday. Bustos was one of five teens convicted in the stabbing death of rival gang member Antonio Marks, 17, of Lynnwood. The other teens received between 10 and 15 years for their roles.
Snohomish County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Tobin Darrow said that although Bustos was just 15 when she participated in the killing and had no criminal history, she acted without emotion"

Gang members seen at Santa Cruz park hours before deadly shooting of teen, witnesses say - San Jose Mercury News

Gang members seen at Santa Cruz park hours before deadly shooting of teen, witnesses say - San Jose Mercury News: "Suspected gang members twice pulled into the parking lot at Grandview Park on Friday, yelled gang slurs and flashed gang signs just hours before a Santa Cruz teen was fatally shot in the Westside park, witnesses said.
Carl Thomas Reimer, 19, was with friends at the park when the gang members drove up. The second time, the teens yelled at the gang members to leave, according to Nick Micheli, whose 18-year-old son was with Reimer at the park on Friday.
Around midnight, Reimer was shot twice in the upper torso and once in the arm as he and another teen went to retrieve a bike and a skateboard they had left in the park next to Mission Garden apartments on Grandview Street. Reimer died Saturday morning at Valley Medical Center in San Jose."

Suspected Gang Members Arrested in the Poconos - WNEP

Suspected Gang Members Arrested in the Poconos - WNEP: "members of the Bloods street gang are accused of selling drugs and guns in Monroe County. Federal agents are calling some of those arrested Tuesday the largest suppliers of cocaine in the entire Pocono region. Court papers filed late Tuesday afternoon state one of the six people arrested is the largest supplier of cocaine and crack cocaine in the Poconos; hundreds of thousand of dollars in drugs. Police said some of the dealers busted were selling assault weapons too. Newswatch 16 only got a look at one of the six people arrested; Milton Edwards. The accusations against him aren't as severe as the other five who remain in federal custody."

Bloods Gang members arrested in major drug bust

Bloods Gang members arrested in major drug bust: "Six alleged members of the Bloods gang were rounded up early Tuesday morning in one of the biggest drug busts ever, in the Poconos. The suspects were arrested in the Tobyhanna and Mount Pocono area.
Police say the ringleader is Jyrell Bowers, of Tobyhanna, who reportedly made rips between the Poconos and Newark and New York City, returning with the drugs, including cocaine, crack, heroin and marijuana."

Carl Williams should have been as safe inside Barwon Prison's Acacia unit as the people of Melbourne were from him.

The 39-year-old underworld boss was held in a modern maximum security wing in one of Australia's most secure jails, sitting off Bacchus Marsh Rd on open, flat country near the port city of Geelong.
Other notorious criminals have survived there.
Gangland lawyer Mario Condello, charged with conspiring to murder Williams, died only when he was released on bail to stand trial.
Others remain alive behind Barwon's walls: Julian Knight, who killed seven and injured 19 in the 1987 Hoddle street massacre; serial killer Paul Denyer; drug trafficker and Williams' associate Tony Mockbel; and Francesco Mangione, who killed a cousin in a Mister Whippy turf war.
But on Monday, as Williams sat reading a newspaper in a common room with two trusted inmates, he was bludgeoned to death with an exercise bike bar.
He triggered the decade-long gangland wars that killed as many as 30 victims by revenge attacks on the rival Moran clan after he was shot in the stomach during a dispute over the amphetamines trade.
The carnage of the war was often brutally public. Jason Moran, scion of the long-established crime family, was shot dead with associate Barbaro Pasquale in front of five children.
His father Lewis was gunned down in a Brunswick club. Others were killed in a supermarket carpark, in busy city streets, and outside shops and restaurants.
Williams was known to have been responsible for the deaths of at least 10 rivals. He pleaded guilty to four, and to conspiring to murder another, in a deal that put him behind bars for a minimum 35 years but gave him some hope of dying a free man.
Between them, Williams and his enemies virtually wiped each other out. Infamous former gangster Mark "Chopper" Read noted on Adelaide radio: "There's only me and (underworld identity) Mick Gatto left."
But the Acacia Unit murder has opened an entire new set of wounds for Melbourne. Even if police believe renewed killings are unlikely to erupt among the survivors, the wars have left a vacuum that others will fight to fill.
And in a city too often rocked in the past by corruption, the nature of Williams' death and possible links to bent police are too obvious to ignore.

charges against 18 members of a violent set of the Bloods street gang.

New Jersey law enforcement officials have announced charges against 18 members of a violent set of the Bloods street gang..Attorney General Paula Dow said Tuesday that the members of the Trey Nine Headbusters carried out orders from reputed leader Michael Anderson, who is serving time in state prison for related crimes.
The 37-year-old Anderson is said to have ordered drug sale operations and dictated gang promotions and punishments from his prison phone account.Dow credits corrections officials' monitoring of prison inmate activities in the case, which investigators launched in 2007 under the mission name "Operation Hardhat."
Charges include racketeering, promoting organized street crime and illegal drug distribution.

Giovanni Tegano, a member of the 'ndrangheta organized crime group, was on the list of Italy's top 30 most wanted fugitives.

veteran mobster was arrested after 17 years on the run, but a sympathetic crowd cheered him on Tuesday as he was escorted out of a police barracks and taken to jail.
Giovanni Tegano, a member of the 'ndrangheta organized crime group, was on the list of Italy's top 30 most wanted fugitives. Officials described the 70-year-old as a notorious figure in the crime-ridden area and hailed his arrest as a tough blow to the 'ndrangheta, a crime syndicate based in the poor region of Calabria.
Police cordoned-off the cheering crowd of scores of people as Tegano was leaving the police headquarters in Reggio Calabria, southern Italy, on Tuesday.
"Giovanni is a man of peace!" one woman shouted. The white-haired, bespectacled Tegano smiled and waved back.
"Given his role, seniority and the importance of events he knew, he had risen to the ranks of one of the 'ndrangheta's most important figures," said top police official Renato Cortese. Tegano's years in hiding added to his charisma in the eyes of fellow mobsters, Cortese said.
The 'ndrangheta, linked to crime around the world, is today considered more powerful than the Sicilian Mafia.
Tegano is regarded as one of the few remaining mobsters of the 'ndrangheta's old guard. He was implicated in a turf war in the mid-1980s that left scores dead, and for that he has been convicted to life in jail.
Officials said the mobster was apprehended Monday evening in a house on the hills surrounding Reggio Calabria, the regional capital. Also arrested were five men who were with him and are accused of helping him during his years as a fugitive.
Tegano did not resist arrest, though he had a loaded gun with him, Cortese said.

Jerry Capeci: Top Gambino Wiseguy, Crew, Hit With Undignifed Sexploitation Raps

Jerry Capeci: Top Gambino Wiseguy, Crew, Hit With Undignifed Sexploitation Raps: "He's not the Boss of the Gambino family, and he's twice the gangster that Big Paul Castellano ever was. But Daniel Marino is in the same embarrassing predicament that engulfed the late businessman-boss of their powerful crime family back in March of 1984.
That was when Castellano's endless quest for cash tied him to a murderous crew of drug-dealing car thieves who ate pizza as they dismembered the bodies of their victims for quick and easy disposal. It was very undignified company for the Boss to be keeping. Even at trial."

Gang leaders turn out for funeral of Taiwanese mafia boss - Telegraph

Gang leaders turn out for funeral of Taiwanese mafia boss - Telegraph: "Representatives of Taiwan's three main criminal organisations, the Bamboo Union, the Four Seas Triad and the Celestial Way, were on hand to pay their respects to Mr Lee, who was head of the Big Lake gang."

Jamaica gunmen kill 5 in apparent gang feud

Jamaica gunmen kill 5 in apparent gang feud: "KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Authorities in Jamaica say gunmen killed five people execution-style in a troubled area of the Caribbean island's northwest.
A police statement says the attack early Sunday in Salt Spring is believed to be gang-related. Three of the bodies were burned when gunmen set fire to the house where the men lived.
No one has been arrested."

'Experiential entertainment' to be a hallmark of Las Vegas Mob Experience - The Kats Report - Las Vegas Sun

'Experiential entertainment' to be a hallmark of Las Vegas Mob Experience - The Kats Report - Las Vegas Sun: "Tony Spilotro, the reputed mafia overlord who oversaw Las Vegas hotel-casinos for the Chicago mob, is forever known as “The Ant.”
But to his family, Tony Spilotro was not “The Ant.” During the holidays, he was Tony the Santa.
The Las Vegas Mob Experience at the Tropicana depicts both Tony Spilotros: The reputed crime boss depicted by Joe Pesci in “Casino,” and the man who donned a Santa Claus costume for his family during the holiday season.
“Some of the home movies his wife and son provided us are fantastic,” said Jay Bloom, managing member of the Mob Experience planned to be in place by the end of this year at the Trop. “We have Tony as Santa Claus, with his family.”
There is footage, too, of Tony the Ant with Donald Duck."

Las Vegas mafia museums open new mob rivalry | World news | The Guardian

Las Vegas mafia museums open new mob rivalry World news The Guardian: "Like all good mob dramas, the theme park-style experience will not be without a serious rival for its turf. The city-backed Las Vegas Museum of Organised Crime and Law Enforcement plans to open its doors just a few months later with displays such as the wall that was the backdrop to the 1929 St Valentine's Day massacre, reassembled brick by brick, and a covert FBI recording of a mafia induction ceremony. It promises to 'set the record straight' and 'take the romance out of mob stories'.
The Mob Experience, to be displayed at the Tropicana casino on the Strip, has no intention of taking the romance out of organised crime. The exhibition, backed by Antoinette McConnell, the 74-year-old daughter of Sam 'Momo' Giancana, is described by the organisers as a mafia equivalent of the popular Bodies exhibition of dissected corpses and Titanic: The Artefact Exhibition."

Eyewitness News: Gang shoots Plett restaurant manager in bungled robbery

Eyewitness News: Gang shoots Plett restaurant manager in bungled robbery: "Police are hunting for a gang who shot dead a manager of a popular Plettenberg Bay restaurant in a botched robbery.Forty six-year-old Lookout Deck manager, Beverly Sapphire, was killed earlier in the week when four suspects stormed the business shortly after closing time.It is believed that the same gang was involved in at least five armed robberies at restaurants and businesses in the area in recent weeks"

The Devils Rebels 1976 News Footage

The Devils Rebels 1976 News Footage: "Devil’s Rebel’s are a Brooklyn street gang that was started by Blushy, Apache, Levon, Migulla & Little Boy (R.I.P). The Rebels Were Originally A Mix Of 4 Street Gangs From The Area (Latin Knights, Homicide Laws,The Backstabbers, & Imperial Headhunters) & Other Street Gangs, There Were Other Different Presidents Too. Like Cornell Blue Eye, When Ever One Pres. Would Go To Jail Another One Took Over. The Rebels Were A Brother Club With The Dirty Ones From Williamsburgh .The Rebels Are Still Out There Today Flying Their Colors Proudly"

A B.C. gangster — and witness to the Surrey Six murder case — comes clean

A B.C. gangster — and witness to the Surrey Six murder case — comes clean: "Anton Brad Kornelius Hooites-Meursing was born in March 29, 1971 in Calgary, the second of three sons. His parents moved the kids around a lot – first to Australia, where his mother was from, and later to L.A., where his dad had a successful construction businesses."

Gang member found guilty of double murder - CharlotteObserver.com

Gang member found guilty of double murder - CharlotteObserver.com: "MS-13 gang member guilty of two murders and other federal charges. Jurors must now decide whether he's eligible to face the death penalty.
Alejandro Umana, 25, also was found guilty of conspiring to extort money from Charlotte drug dealers to increase MS-13's revenues, and of intimidating witnesses to prevent them from cooperating with authorities investigating the murders.
Prosecutors said Umana killed two brothers in a restaurant in Greensboro in December 2007 to maintain MS-13's reputation and to advance his position within the gang's criminal enterprise.
Federal prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for only the second time in Charlotte since capital punishment was reinstated for federal crimes in 1988."

Reputed gang member admits killing woman in front of kids - Chicago Breaking News

Reputed gang member admits killing woman in front of kids - Chicago Breaking News: "reputed gang member pleaded guilty to the 2006 murder of a mother who was struck by a stray bullet in the Pilsen neighborhood in front of two of her children. Alberto Colin, 26, was a reputed Satan Disciples member when he jumped out of a van and fired at a rival Bishops gang member in the 1800 block of South Wood Street.
The bullet instead struck Helen Coronado, 29, a mother of five, in the head as she was walking home from the grocery store with two of her children.
Prosecutors said Colin acted in retaliation because earlier that day several members of the Bishop gang humiliated him by slapping him in the face in front of his mother.
After Colin pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree murder, Judge Timothy Joyce sentenced him to 53 years in prison - which must be served in its entirety."

Mafia hits 'new low': Reputed Gambino mobsters charged with running Craigslist teen prostution ring

Mafia hits 'new low': Reputed Gambino mobsters charged with running Craigslist teen prostution ring: "Mafia is alive and kicking - and pimping out teenage girls for sex on Craigslist.
Authorities on Tuesday charged seven reputed members of the Gambino crime family with running an interstate sex-trafficking ring - calling it a 'new low' for the mob.
Another seven wiseguys - including the family's current boss, Daniel Marino - were also busted for a litany of crimes, some dating back to the era when John Gotti was in charge.
Authorities said the prostitution service was a first for an organized crime crew.
'No crime seems too depraved to be exploited if it was a money-maker, including the sexual exploitation of a 15-year-old,' said FBI Special Agent-in-Charge George Venizelos."

In Park City, gang called Brown Side 13 is on the rise, detective says - The Park Record

In Park City, gang called Brown Side 13 is on the rise, detective says - The Park Record: "Members of a notorious street gang have used graffiti to mark their territory on the West Side of Summit County, the authorities said.
Detective Ron Bridge, a spokesman for the Summit County Sheriff's Office, said he suspects the markings were left by members of Brown Side 13.
'The gang-related graffiti was located in the pedestrian underpass between Beehive Street and North Pace Frontage Road,' Bridge said in a telephone interview. 'It goes underneath I-80.'
The graffiti was reported April 5 at 4:16 p.m. Last week, the markings were covered.
'They're marking their territory,' Bridge said. 'There is gang activity no matter where you go and that's why we have a full-time gang detective to investigate situations like this.'"

Reputed Bloods gang member faces life behind bars for Jersey City murder | - NJ.com

Reputed Bloods gang member faces life behind bars for Jersey City murder - NJ.com: "Life in prison plus 60 years is the maximum possible sentenced faced by a reputed Bloods street gang member when sentenced tomorrow for murdering a Jersey City Heights man who tied him to an attempted murder and carjacking, officials said.
In January, a jury quickly convicted Ahmmad Johnson, 28, of Irvington on charges including murder, attempted murder, carjacking, and witness tampering."

National Geographic - Britains Underworld Glasgow (2010) HDTV XviD-PVR Rapidshare, Hotfile, Megaupload Free Full Downloads with Crack, Serial, Keygen - Flmsdown

National Geographic - Britains Underworld Glasgow (2010) HDTV XviD-PVR Rapidshare, Hotfile, Megaupload Free Full Downloads with Crack, Serial, Keygen - Flmsdown: "Behind the bright lights and bustling streets, Britain's cities are also home to some of the country's biggest criminals. Britain's Underworld lifts the lid on the crime lords who have flourished in Britain's roughest, toughest cities - from the 1950s petty-safe blowers to the drug kingpins of the nineties. Told by the police and some of the ruthless gangsters themselves, this gripping series reveals how gangs have shaped the streets and changed the very nature of UK crime.
Always a tough town, Glasgow has long held the reputation of being Britain's most deadly city. In the first episode hear about brutal gangland hits and a lethal turf war conducted by ice-cream van drivers. Then meet Glasgow's first godfather who flourished from local hardman to become the mastermind behind an epidemic of armed robberies, as we expose how Scotland's second city turned to crime.
Episode two takes us to the world famous as the home of the Beatles, Liverpool - but we investigate the darker side. Using the port as the foundation for a criminal empire based on drug dealing, Scouse villains started to import cannabis, heroin and cocaine on an unprecedented scale. Exploring run-of-the-mill provincial crooks to some of the wealthiest gangsters in British history (including one with an entry in The Sunday Times Rich list); we chart the rise of the drug pioneers. Plus, find out how a supergrass helped bring down two of the country's biggest and richest criminals."

Rockaway teen's murder sparks investigation that led to gang takedown

Rockaway teen's murder sparks investigation that led to gang takedown: "murder of 15-year-old Brandon Bethea triggered the investigation that led to the massive gang takedown in Queens that broke up a rare alliance between the Bloods and Crips, police revealed Saturday.
Brandon, an aspiring dancer, was killed by a stray bullet in May 2008, murdered by a gang member firing wildly into a crowd outside a Far Rockaway housing project.
The gunman's arrest launched a sweeping wiretap investigation that led to the arrests last week of 104 gang members, the recovery of 60 guns and the disruption of a diabolical plot to assassinate cops"

Stakk Money Gang: Seven dead, 13 others wounded in 12 violent hours in Chicago

Stakk Money Gang: Seven dead, 13 others wounded in 12 violent hours in Chicago: "bloody night of shootings that left seven dead and 13 others wounded in just 12 hours, Chicago police Supt. Jody Weis said today that he’ll put his department’s summer crime-fighting plan in place early.
“Last night was not a good night,” Weis said at a news conference this afternoon at police headquarters.
Details of the summer crime-fighting strategy could be announced as early as Monday.
The department already has stepped up targeted enforcement in violent areas and vehicle impoundment, according to Weis."

Bexley Times - Teens deny part in mafia gang's throat slashing

Bexley Times - Teens deny part in mafia gang's throat slashing: "TEENAGE gang known as the 'Black Mafia' slit a man's throat after smashing their way into a 16th birthday party, a court heard. Up to 17 youths battered down the front door of the house in Bellingham, Lewisham, in the early hours of the morning. Most of the partygoers managed to flee upstairs to the bedrooms or into the garden, but 26 year-old Dameon Phillips was caught on the stairs. He was left bleeding heavily from his neck and had to have extensive treatment in hospital, jurors at the Old Bailey were told on Tuesday. Nine alleged gang members, aged between 15 and 18, are standing trial, including seven youths, from Blackheath, Catford and Lewisham, who can not be identified. They deny wounding with intent and violent disorder."

Alleged Mafia killer on trial in Italy - Taiwan News Online

Alleged Mafia killer on trial in Italy - Taiwan News Online: "man accused of killing six Italians in a 2007 Mafia shooting outside a restaurant in Duisburg, Germany, has gone on trial in Italy.
Officials say the shooting stemmed from a feud between two rival families. It drew international attention to the 'ndrangheta, a crime syndicate based in the southern Italian region of Calabria.
Giovanni Strangio followed the opening of his trial Wednesday in the Calabrian town of Locri via video hookup from a prison in Rome. The 31-year-old Strangio was arrested last year in Amsterdam.
He is on trial for multiple homicide."

Murder puts gang problem under spotlight « Pjay41's Blog

Murder puts gang problem under spotlight « Pjay41's Blog: "Hillsborough County deputies say a “known associate” of the Latin Kings street gang was shot to death early this morning in Town N’ Country.
Deputies say 16-year-old Noslsen Careaga was shot several times in the chest. A deputy on patrol discovered his body at around 6:30 a.m., just a few steps away from the soccer fields behind Morgan Woods Elementary.
A neighbor says he heard what he thought was firecrackers at around 2 a.m.
“I was half asleep. I had just woken up, it was three, maybe four pops. I just heard ‘pop, pop, pop’ real fast, real close together,” the resident said."

Strip club shutdown may be linked to Old Montreal shooting

Strip club shutdown may be linked to Old Montreal shooting: "Club Temptation, on Ste. Catherine St. W., saw its license suspended temporarily on Tuesday because the Montreal police fear that it might be the location of a retaliation to the March 18 shooting at Flawnego, a clothing boutique owned by Ducarme Joseph, an influential street gang leader. Joseph survived the shooting but one of his close associates was killed.
A notice issued by the Regie des Alcools, summoning the owner of the strip club to a hearing earlier this week, details how the Montreal police believe Richard Goodridge, a 41-year-old man who grew up in Lachine and had past ties to Joseph, and his associates were believed to frequent at the strip bar. The Montreal police went so far as to allege Goodridge, who has an extensive criminal record, unofficially became part owner of the bar in 2008 “in association with members of the Italian Mafia in Montreal”. The owner, Joseph Vallera, agreed to the temporary suspension but denies Goodridge is a part owner of the club. In 2009, however, he confirmed to the police that Goodridge worked for the club as a promoter."

Former Red Scorpion gangster pleads guilty to two separate murders

Former Red Scorpion gangster pleads guilty to two separate murders: "former member of the Red Scorpions gang has pleaded guilty in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster to first-degree murder in connection with a 2001 Surrey slaying and a 2003 Abbotsford murder.
And another murder charge against Anton Hooites-Meursing laid in the October 2003 slaying of his crime boss, John Lahn, was stayed.
Under tight security, Hooites-Meursing appeared in courtroom 102 in New Westminster Tuesday morning.
The 39-year-old pleaded guilty to the June 13, 2001 murder of 22-year-old Randy McLeod in Surrey and the execution of 19-year-old Gurpreet Singh (Bobby) Rehal on March 13, 2003 at his Abbotsford home.
McLeod's murder was related to a drug rip-off, the court heard. And Rehal's was in retaliation for an attempt on the life of Hooites-Meursing's friend at the time, Skeeter Russell.
Hooites-Meursing got an automatic life sentence with no hope of parole for 25 years from Associate Chief Justice Patrick Dohm."

Police charge 2 with threats, say they’re Latin Kings | Street Gangs Resource Center – Los Angeles and California | The Gang Experts | Crips | Bloods | Mara Salvatrucha | 18th Street

Police charge 2 with threats, say they’re Latin Kings Street Gangs Resource Center – Los Angeles and California The Gang Experts Crips Bloods Mara Salvatrucha 18th Street: "Two men who claim to be Latin King gang members are charged with brandishing a gun and threatening to kill a woman Tuesday night, Bethlehem police said.
Jonathan Pagan, 24, of Bethlehem told the victim he is a ”first crown” in the Latin Kings and circled her apartment several times waving a gun, according to court records.
Police said Jonathan Diaz, 18, of Allentown handed Pagan the semiautomatic handgun he used during the incident.
Both men are charged with simple assault, terroristic threats and disorderly conduct and were in Northampton County Prison under $50,000 bail each.
According to court records:
Jackelin Lopez called police around 11:40 p.m. She said a dozen Latin King gang members were outside her apartment building at 1100 Fritz Drive threatening to kill her.
Lopez told police the dispute stemmed from a December incident when Pagan was charged with harassment for allegedly beating her. Court records indicate Pagan was found guilty of harassment.
Lopez told police she saw Pagan at her stepsister’s apartment and he became upset and threatened her and her brother, Jorge Millan of Pottstown.
Pagan told Diaz to get the gun, and Diaz handed him the weapon, according to police. As Lopez and Millan walked away, police said, Pagan yelled that he would find them and kill them.
Lopez told police she heard Pagan yell ”Su way!” — allegedly the name of his Latin King tribe and the call for members to gather."

Gang suspect goes on trial in double homicide case - CharlotteObserver.com

Gang suspect goes on trial in double homicide case - CharlotteObserver.com: "Alejandro Umana, 25, is also charged with conspiring to extort money from Charlotte drug dealers to increase MS-13's revenues and to intimidate witnesses to prevent them from cooperating with law enforcement authorities investigating the gang's activities.
Umana is accused of killing two brothers in a restaurant in Greensboro in December 2007. He killed them, prosecutors allege, to maintain MS-13's reputation and to advance his position within the gang's criminal enterprise.
Prosecutors have said they will introduce evidence during the trial that Umana also killed two men in Los Angeles in 2005 and participated in a third killing in that city that same year.
It's only the second time that federal prosecutors have sought the death penalty in Charlotte since capital punishment was reinstated for federal crimes in 1988.
Aquilia Barnette was sentenced to death in 1998 for the murders of a motorist in Charlotte and his former girlfriend in Roanoke, Va. His sentence was overturned, but he was sentenced to death again in 2002.
Umana was among 26 suspected MS-13 gang members indicted in Charlotte in 2008. Prosecutors alleged that the gang was part of an international organization that committed crimes across Charlotte, including robbery, racketeering, extortion and murder.
Defense lawyers had sought to prevent prosecutors from seeking the death penalty against Umana. They argued that Umana couldn't be tried for his life because he is mentally retarded. Their client, they said, has an IQ of 66. An IQ score of 70 or lower is considered mentally retarded."

Northside Gateway Posse Crips committed the robbery because their gang idolized that type of behavior.

Jamar Thomas, 21, should be sentenced to death or life in prison without parole for the June 9, 2007, attack on Bower Security Co. guard Wallace Brown near Rosa Parks Road and El Dorado Boulevard.The same jury convicted Thomas of charges of first-degree murder, robbery and participating in a criminal street gang. The six-man, six-woman panel also found true special circumstance allegations of committing a murder for the benefit of a gang and murder in the commission of a robbery.Also charged in Brown's death and awaiting trial are alleged Northside Gateway Posse Crips gang members Darius Lee, 21; Jerrett Lewis, 20; and Akil Williams, 19.Deputy District Attorney Manny Bustamante said the defendants dragged Brown from his van before beating him at a construction site in the northern end of Palm Springs.In a video aired in court, Thomas admitted trying to help a co-defendant get the security guard out of the van, but he denied beating Brown.“The defendant literally opened the door to Mr. Brown's demise,” Bustamante said.The prosecutor has said the defendants committed the robbery because their gang idolized that type of behavior.Thomas joined the Palm Springs gang when he was 10 years old but claims he was not a member at the time of Brown's death, according to defense attorney John Hemmer. Lewis testified last week to take the blame for the attack, but he said he couldn't remember most of the night's events because he was drunk and had taken marijuana and PCP.

Criminal Street Gang Member Arrested - KION - Monterey, Salinas, Santa Cruz - News Weather

Criminal Street Gang Member Arrested - KION - Monterey, Salinas, Santa Cruz - News Weather: "arrest has been made in the connection of a shooting that occurred on October 13, 2009 on Southgate Court. According to police, after a persistent investigation by the Anti-Crime Team they arrested Edward Lopez Friday and is facing charges that includes, shooting causing bodily injury, participation in a criminal act in association with at the direction or for the benefit of a criminal street gang.
The victim in that case was in front of a residence when the suspects approached in their vehicle. Without provocation, the suspect fired several rounds striking the victim.
Forensic evidence in the case corroborated the independent leads that were developed by the Anti-Crime Team. Investigator Mark Tarasco presented the case to a magistrate of the Santa Clara County Superior Court. The Honorable Judge Cunningham authorized the issuance of an arrest warrant for Mr. Lopez and assigned bail of one-million dollars.
Within 3 hours, Anti-Crime Team Investigators located and arrested Mr. Lopez at a Gilroy park. The potential jail exposure in a case charged as this is 25 years to life for the shooting plus a 10 year enhancement for the gang allegation.
Of significance is that Mr. Lopez has been validated as a criminal street gang member, is a convicted felon and is currently out of custody on a bail bond. That case was from December 2009 where he was found in possession for sales of narcotics and also in possession of a firearm. Individuals who choose to lead a life of crime, intimidation and find the gang lifestyle appealing will be vigorously pursued by the Gilroy Police Dept. We are dedicated to preserving a community that is free of that type of reckless behavior that puts our community members in peril and fear."

Virginia Street Gangs Members Face 108 Criminal Counts for Terrorizing Virginia Residents

Virginia Street Gangs Members Face 108 Criminal Counts for Terrorizing Virginia Residents: "Eight people face gang-related charges that accuse them of terrorizing neighborhoods in three Virginia cities.
A 108-count indictment handed up by a federal grand jury in
Norfolk includes charges of racketeering, murder, attempted murder,
and firearm and drug crimes.
U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride announced the charges Friday
after the indictment was unsealed. MacBride says all the suspects
are in custody.
The charges involve two gangs, the Bounty Hunter Bloods and the
Nine Tech Gangsters.
MacBride says the gangs joined forces and
terrorized neighborhoods in Chesapeake, Portsmouth and Suffolk."

PhillyBurbs.com: Gang member sentenced in deadly shooting

PhillyBurbs.com: Gang member sentenced in deadly shooting: "Camden gang member who prosecutors say mistakenly killed a colleague during a botched hit attempt on another man is headed to state prison.
Under the sentence imposed Friday, 20-year-old Nathaniel Craig must serve 85 percent of his 15-year term before becoming eligible for parole.
Camden County prosecutors say Craig fatally shot 19-year-old Tyrone Powell as they attempted to kill another gang member in July 2007. The intended target was not injured in the shooting, which authorities say was ordered by another gang member."

UK Wired News - Manchester gang murder trial witnesses' bravery praised

UK Wired News - Manchester gang murder trial witnesses' bravery praised: "Giuseppe Gregory was shot in a pub car park in Stretford, Greater Manchester, in May 2009.
Njabulo Ndlovu, 19, of Newton Heath, and Hiruy Zerihun, 18, of Moss Side, were convicted of his murder and jailed for life at Manchester Crown Court.
Police have put them on posters in Manchester to 'thank the community'.
Ndlovu and Zerihun carried out the attack in revenge for the murder of Zerihun's friend Louis Brathwaite 15 months earlier, Manchester Crown Court heard."

Rapper's lawyer, cop agree that ex-screw never ran with street gangs: - ThisIs50.com

Rapper's lawyer, cop agree that ex-screw never ran with street gangs: - ThisIs50.com: "rapper Rick Ross would have his fans believe that he made millions trafficking cocaine while running with one of Miami's violent street gangs. Of course, that claim took a hit recently with the disclosure that Ross (real name: William Leonard Roberts) actually once worked as a corrections officer, news that was met with derision in hip-hop circles. Now, records show that Ross's own lawyer last year disputed reports that the performer has ever been affiliated with any gang. Ross's purported hoodlum connections were explored last April during a deposition of Officer Rey Hernandez, a Miami Beach cop who arrested Ross in January 2008 on gun and marijuana charges (one of the few blemishes on Ross's rap sheet). As seen in the below transcript excerpts, Ross's lawyer, Allan Zamren, asked Hernandez why Ross's case was assigned to the gang task force. 'Because your client claims affiliation with Carol City Cartel and other known gang members,' Hernandez replied. The cop then directed Zamren to 'some literature or video on U-Tube that you can pull up for yourself.' Zamren then proceeded to press Hernandez on Ross's supposed gang ties. 'Do you have anybody from a Carol City gang that you have information on or basis of any knowledge that says he is affiliated with them?' Hernandez answered, 'No.' Zamren then asked, 'Do you have anything that shows you he was affiliated with any gang?' Hernandez replied, 'No, I do not.'"

Drug gang hangs two from bridge near Mexico City - Yahoo! News

Drug gang hangs two from bridge near Mexico City - Yahoo! News: "Suspected drug hitmen hung the bodies of two men off a major bridge on Friday in a weekend get-away near Mexico City in the latest brazen act of drug violence near the capital.
The two men were found stripped to the waist and hung by the neck from the bridge near a shopping mall early Friday morning in Cuernavaca, said the attorney general's office for Morelos state, which includes the city.
Mexican media reported the hitmen riddled the bodies with bullets before fleeing the scene.
'Given the characteristics of this act, the killings appear to be linked to drug cartels and it is something we are seeing more of in the area,' said a spokesman for the attorney general's office who declined to be named.
Drug violence is raging across Mexico and almost 20,000 people have died in the fight among cartels and with Mexican security forces since President Felipe Calderon launched his army-led crackdown on drug gangs in late 2006."

Fulton deputy pleads not guilty to corruption, drug charges | ajc.com

Fulton deputy pleads not guilty to corruption, drug charges ajc.com: "grand jury indicted Anthony Atwater on Tuesday on five charges, including extortion and aiding and abetting cocaine distribution after federal agents said he was protecting suspected drug dealers in January and in March.
He was arrested Friday morning during roll call.
Atwater appeared briefly before U.S. Magistrate Russell Vineyard at 1:30 p.m. A bond hearing is scheduled for next Tuesday at 3 p.m. He will remain in jail until then.
Atwater, who lives in Atlanta, is accused of protecting drug dealers two different times as they were trying to distribute at least 500 kilograms of a mixture that contained cocaine, according to his criminal indictment. Atwater was given $4,000 to protect the dealers during drug transactions made on Jan. 23 and March 12, the U.S. the document said.
Atwater also used a firearm to help protect the suspected drug dealers, according to the indictment."

city’s notorious Westside gang gang members had committed a robbery.

arrested alleged members of the city’s notorious Westside gang after being alerted by witnesses who said gang members had committed a robbery. On March 27, prior to 2:38 a.m., a group of young people was walking in the 2900 block of College Avenue when they were robbed by another group. According to Berkeley police spokesperson Officer Jamie Perkins, a 20-year-old female victim was robbed of her personal belongings, including her purse, with gun threats from the suspects. Perkins said the victim was from out of town. The suspects physically attacked and attempted to rob a male victim in the group, but did not take anything. They then fled the scene in a vehicle. Witnesses present at the scene reported to the Berkeley Police Department that they had seen a vehicle in the area. The police broadcast the information, and UC Police Department officers located the vehicle. The suspects were identified by eyewitnesses and the victims and later arrested.
Perkins said that a total of six people were arrested, including three adults and three minors. Among those arrested were Aubrey Blank, 20, and Yuvette Martinez, 18, who were charged with robbery, attempted robbery and committing a felony in association with a criminal street gang. Jesus Diaz, 21, was charged with robbery and attempted robbery, committing a felony while being a known gang member, resisting arrest and vandalism to a UCPD vehicle. The minors included two boys and one girl who were arrested for similar charges and sent to the Alameda County Juvenile Hall. Perkins said she did not know about the suspects’ affiliation in terms of educational institutions, but they did not appear to be Berkeley residents.
“It’s safe to say that some of them are members of the Westside gang,” Perkins said. “We have arrested members of that gang before for various crimes, including robbery.”

Roberta Williams has a bad driving record going back 21 years, but she dodged a bullet yesterday over charges that could have seen her jailed.

Two counts of driving while her licence was suspended were dropped at Heidelberg Magistrates' Court without explanation.
"The charges carrying the threat of prison have been withdrawn," her lawyer Emma Turnbull told the court. Magistrate Jillian Crowe responded: "Lucky."
Williams has three convictions for driving while suspended and a third conviction for the offence carries a mandatory jail term.
When Williams faced court on her third conviction in 2007 her jail term was suspended after she said she cared for her dying sister's child.
Williams, of Essendon, yesterday pleaded guilty to a count of executing an illegal turn, and two counts of driving an unregistered vehicle.
She was fined $1200 and the magistrate was told she can reapply for a licence next week.
Williams is the former wife of drug boss and underworld killer Carl Williams, who is serving a minimum 35 years in prison.
Ms Turnbull said Williams was driving her deceased mother-in-law's car and realised she should not have been behind the wheel.
The lawyer said her client had been ill and was released from hospital last week.
Prosecutor Danny Steele said police alleged Williams executed the illegal turn to avoid a booze bus.
Ms Turnbull said her client disputed this and said that she crossed two lanes .

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