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A federal grand jury has returned a 147-count superseding indictment against 40 defendants across South Carolina in the largest federal racketeering conspiracy in South Carolina history.
The indictment alleges a sprawling criminal enterprise whereby inmates with the South Carolina Department of Corrections, often through the use of contraband cell phones, orchestrated murder, kidnapping, firearms distribution, and an international drug operation.
The grand jury returned an indictment charging the defendants with conspiracy under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, and several charges under the Violent Crimes in Aid of Racketeering statute. Of the 40 defendants, 24 defendants were charged in the initial indictment in this case for conduct related to their alleged roles in the drug trafficking organization.
‘Drug empire’ was run by gang leaders inside SC prisons, federal indictment alleges Laurel Mallory © Provided by Columbia WIS TV A federal grand jury has indicted 40 people in what officials are calling the “largest federal racketeering conspiracy in South Carolina history.”
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A federal grand jury has indicted 40 people in what officials are calling the “largest federal racketeering conspiracy in South Carolina history.”
The indictment claims members of the Insane Gangster Disciples “ran a drug empire from prison using contraband cell phones and other means.”
Several defendants who were inmates at the time of the crimes were being held in the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC). Officials said they used cell phones they obtained illegally in prison to coordinate the crimes with those on the outside.
40 charged in S C prison-based criminal enterprise
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Cellphones in Prisons
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US Attorney
As alleged in the indictments, illegal cell phones enabled these inmates to operate a sophisticated, international drug trafficking ring from inside prison walls,” said Bryan Stirling, Director of the S.C. Department of Corrections. “We cannot ensure the public is safe from criminals until states are allowed to jam cell phone signals. We need Congress to act on this pressing public safety issue and schedule a hearing on the Cellphone Jamming Reform Act.”
40 Charged in Largest Federal Racketeering Conspiracy in South Carolina History, Includes Laurens Man.
Columbia - United States Attorney Peter M. McCoy, Jr., has announced that a federal grand jury has returned a 147-count superseding indictment against 40 defendants across South Carolina in the largest federal racketeering conspiracy in South Carolina history.
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