A Seattle-based violence safety activist was arrested on suspicion of taking a large quantity of fentanyl rings from his home while serving as executive director of a $1 million taxpayer-funded organization.
The alarming accusations included: federal rates The lawsuit is against 49-year-old Renton resident Materita “Marty” Jackson and 16 others allegedly involved in a nationwide fentanyl scandal.
Fentanyl surgery was responsible for at least four overdose deaths.
Prosecutors said Jackson and several members of his family distributed 800,000 fentanyl pills to numerous states in the union. The Jackson crime family was headed by the two sons of the activist for whom she was in charge of money laundering.
Jackson made headlines as an activist after the Seattle shooting and supports a youth restorative justice program called the SE Network Safety Net Program, which is affiliated with the Boys & Girls Clubs of King County. received funding from local governments to support non-profit organizations.
The mayor told KCPQ-TV that he met with the Boys and Girls Club, but declined to say what steps they would take in the wake of the embarrassing accusations. Since then, the school violence intervention program Pausedaccording to KCPQ.
KCPQ noted that Jackson's profile has been removed from the organizations' web pages.
“Members of the Jackson family have been charged with various conspiracies, including drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy. Records filed in this case show that some members of the Jackson family have ties to street gangs in the Seattle area. “The U.S. Attorney's Office said in a statement.
The investigation also resulted in the seizure of 7 kilograms of cocaine, 29 firearms and more than $116,000 in cash.
U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman said fentanyl surgery was responsible for at least four overdose deaths.
Contains images from the survey KCPQ News Video Report On YouTube.
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