April 27, 2011  ¤  Gang Crimes & Gang Violence, Murder Cases & Convictions  ¤  Comment

Lufkin, Texas, Woman Sentenced to 180 Months in Prison for Involvement in Gang Murders

A Lufkin, Texas, woman was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Marcia Crone to 180 months in prison for her role in a double homicide that took place in Nacogdoches, Texas, in August 2007, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney John M. Bales for the Eastern District of Texas.

April Flanagan, 31, pleaded guilty on Nov. 29, 2010, to committing a violent crime in aid of racketeering activity, the object of which was a conspiracy to murder David Clyde Mitchamore Jr., and to acting as an accessory after the fact in the murder of Christy Rochelle Brown.

According to information presented in court, Flanagan had close ties to the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT), a race-based state-wide organization that operates inside and outside of state and federal prisons located throughout the state of Texas and the United States.

The ABT enforces its rules and promotes discipline among its members, prospects and associates through murder, attempted murder, conspiracy to murder, assault, robbery and threats against those who violate the rules or pose a threat to

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April 23, 2011  ¤  Drug Crimes & Violence, Gang Crimes & Gang Violence  ¤  Comment

20 Arrested in Corpus Christi during Operation targeting Gang Members

Law enforcement authorities arrested 20 gang members and their associates for robbery, aggravated assault, a felon possessing firearms, and drug and parole violations. This is the latest local effort in an ongoing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) initiative targeting foreign-born gang members.

This two-day multi-agency operation ended April 21 under the auspices of “Operation Community Shield,” a national initiative where ICE partners with federal, state and local law enforcement to target significant public safety threats posed by transnational street gangs.

The 20 gang members and associates arrested during this operation include the following street gang affiliations:

AD MOB, (1);
Aryan Brotherhood, (2);
Chula Vista, (1);
Little Mobster, (1);
Mexican Mafia, (2);
Suicide Barrio, (2);
Surenos Trece (SUR-13), (1);
Raza Unida, (3); and
Texas Syndicate, (7).

“The effective removal of dangerous gang members and their associates from our streets makes our

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