Sixty-eight California white supremacists have been charged with drug trafficking, weapons violations and COVID-19 loan fraud, according to a federal indictment.
Members of the California-based white supremacist street gang San Fernando Valley Pecker Woods have been indicted on 76 counts by a federal grand jury. unsealed wednesdayAttorney General Merrick B. Garland said, dealing a “decisive blow” to their long-standing criminal enterprise.
Garland said the club was responsible for “trafficking deadly fentanyl and other drugs, committing robberies, and committing financial fraud to fund both their criminal enterprises and the Aryan Brotherhood.” he claimed.
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Gang members are accused of killing incarcerated people through identity theft schemes and financial fraud, including false applications for Paycheck Protection Program funds meant to help small businesses affected by the pandemic. are.
Their criminal activity dates back to at least December 2016, according to the indictment.
During the investigation, law enforcement officers seized illegal firearms and dozens of pounds of fentanyl, methamphetamine and heroin, details filed in court revealed.
The Peckerwoods also receive orders from the Aryan Brotherhood, the main white supremacist organization based in California prisons, and the Mexican Mexican Brotherhood, which controls most Latino street gangs in the Golden State.・The indictment states that he is also affiliated with the Mafia prison gang.
They used social media to share information and target people who violated the group's rules.
If convicted, the defendants could face up to life in prison.
