The investigation and prosecution of violent gangs is a priority for this office. Today’s law enforcement action delivered a serious blow to the leadership structure throughout the ranks of this criminal organization. These defendants participated in a racketeering conspiracy, committing multiple violent crimes, including at least six murders and five attempted murders in North Carolina. “This morning’s arrests are the result of a joint law enforcement investigation targeting alleged leaders and members of the Nine Trey Gangsters faction of the UBN. Of the 83 defendants charged, ten are not in custody. Arrests were also made in Florida, South Carolina, New York, and Virginia. In a coordinated operation, more than 600 federal, state and local law enforcement officers executed the arrest warrants this morning in Charlotte, Cleveland County, and eastern North Carolina. A federal grand jury returned the sealed indictment on May 16, 2017, which was unsealed today following this morning’s arrests. A number of defendants are also charged with bank fraud, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft related to financial crimes. – Eighty-three alleged leaders and members of the “United Blood Nation” (UBN or Bloods) have been indicted on federal racketeering conspiracy charges and charges related to murder, attempted murder, violent assault, narcotics distribution, firearms possession and Hobbs Act robbery.
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