The group must be an ongoing organization, association of three (3) or more persons which have a common interest and/or activity characterized by the commission of or involvement in a pattern of criminal or delinquent conduct. Gang members on some Indian Reservations are associating with gang members in the community to commit crime. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. On this basis, in its decision, the court may, wither upon request or on its own motion in exceptional circumstances, determine the scope and extent of any damage, loss and injury to, or in respect of, victims and state the principles on which it is acting;1avvphi1, (b) The court may make an order directly against a convicted person specifying appropriate reparations to, or in respect of, victims, including restitution, compensation and rehabilitation; and. Enlisted military personnel are also being utilized by gang members as a ready source for weapons. (d) "Armed forces" means all organized armed forces, groups and units that belong to a party to an armed conflict which are under a command responsible to that party for the conduct of its subordinates. For the purposes of this section, orders to commit genocide or other crimes against humanity are manifestly unlawful. Other gangs target the US military and defense systems to expand their territory, facilitate criminal activity such as weapons and drug trafficking, or to receive weapons and combat training that they may transfer back to their gang. In March 2010, an off-duty captain in the South Carolina Department of Corrections was shot in his home by an armed intruder. The growth of gangs on Indian Reservations is heavily influenced by the urban gang culture and media attention. Although most of the migrants are smuggled in trucks, many have been smuggled by rail, on foot, and tunnels.h For years, gang members used Internet websites to advertise the sale of their victims. Members of nearly every major street gang, as well as some prison gangs and OMGs, have been reported on both domestic and international military installations, according to NGIC analysis and multiple law enforcement reporting. Based on state, local, and federal law enforcement reporting, the NGIC concludes that: Gang membership continues to expand throughout communities nationwide, as gangs evolve, adapt to new threats, and form new associations. It can involve an individual or a criminal organization. NGIC reporting indicates that incarcerated gang members in some jurisdictions are adopting radical religious views in prison. NGIC reporting indicates that gang members in at least 57 jurisdictions, including California, Florida, Tennessee, and Virginia, have applied for or gained employment within judicial, police, or correctional agencies. Los Zetas organization was established in the late 1990s as the enforcement arm of the Gulf Cartel drug trafficking organization to protect and expand the Gulf Cartel’s operations. ATO deputy commissioner and SFCT chief Will Day said the charges laid against the man was a testament to the agency’s commitment to stamping out illegal phoenix activity. Information in the 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment-Emerging Trends was derived from law enforcement intelligence, open source information, and data collected from the NDIC, including the 2010 NDIC National Drug Threat Survey (NDTS). Gang members are acquiring high-powered, military-style weapons and equipment, resulting in potentially lethal encounters with law enforcement officers, rival gang members, and innocent bystanders. Gangs will not only continue to defend their territory from rival gangs, but will also increasingly seek to diversify both their membership and their criminal activities in recognition of potential financial gain. Gang recruitment of active duty military personnel constitutes a significant criminal threat to the US military. As these numbers are based on estimates, they only provide a general approximation of the gang activity nationally. During the years the NGTA is published, many entities—news media, tourism agencies, and other groups with an interest in crime in our nation—use reported figures to compile rankings of cities and counties. Some gangs, such as the Native Mob and Native Pride—which primarily operates in North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin—formed in the prison system and then expanded to reservations, according to NGIC reporting. Although some law enforcement agencies regard only One Percenters as OMGs, the NGIC, for the purpose of this assessment, covers all OMG criminal organizations, including OMG support and puppet clubs. Human trafficking is another source of revenue for some gangs. moving gangs from the streets into cyber space. The US Southwest Border regiono represents a continuing criminal threat to the United States. Prostitution is also a major source of income for many gangs. Section 6. If dishonesty is found to be a factor in insolvent trading, a director may also be subject to criminal charges (which can lead to a fine of up to 2,000 penalty units or imprisonment for up to five years, or both). Found inside – Page 150(Interview 60, ATO) Embedding a liaison officer within a partner organisation is another way to build an ... state and federal law enforcement bodies for informa- tion regarding criminal investigations (Interview 46, Canberra DIAC). California has experienced a substantial migration of Sureño gangs into northern California and neighboring states, such as Arizona, Nevada, and Oregon. (4) no activities in support of military operations, must have been undertaken. This report attempts to expand on these findings. NGIC analysis indicates that gang members are responsible for an average of 48 percent of violent crime in most jurisdictions and much higher in others. Asian DTOs smuggle large quantities of MDMA through and between ports of entry along the US-Canada border, according to 2010 NDIC reporting. Stagnant or poor economic conditions in the United States, including budget cuts in law enforcement, may undercut gang dismantlement efforts and encourage gang expansion as police agencies redirect their resources and disband gang units and taskforces, as reported by a large number of law enforcement agencies. The median numbers of each range were aggregated to generate an estimate for the total number of gang members. Satans Disciples SkinheadsSouthern Ave Southside Southside Posse Speedwell Spencer St James St Joseph’s Stockton Sycamore St Sycamore Street Posse The Crazy Boys Tiny Rascal Gangsters Torrey Street Vice Lords Vietnam Vets MC Villa Victoria Vine & Forest / Mt PleasantWainwright Walk Hill Walnut Pk Warren Gardens Wendover Westville Wheatland Wilcock Wolf Pac Wood Ave Woodledge Woodward Woolson Worthington Street Posse Young Chavos, MICHIGAN 300 Block Aguitas 16 Avengers MC Bemis Wealthy Street BoysBlack Gangster Disciple Black Pistons MC Brave Heart Ruff Riders BUG GangCampau Cream Team Cash Ave Crips Dallas Neland Alexander D-Block Devils Brigade Devils Disciples MC Dynasty Gorillas East Ave Eastern Worden Eastside Boys European Latin Kings Folks Forbidden Wheels MCGangster Disciples Good Squad/Full Time Grinders Grandville Gangsters Highland’s Finest Highwaymen Holland Zeeland Hustle Boys Insane Unknowns Ionia Boys Jefferson Street GangstersJokers MC JuggalosKalamazoo Boys Kartel of the Streets La Kilcka La Raza Latin Counts Latin Kings Leak Boy Mafia Madison Ave Maniac Latin DisciplesMason Street Mexican Gangster SoldiersMexican Mafia Mexican Mob New Age Crip Ñetas Newman Lane Posse Nishnob Mob North North New World Order Oakdale Eastern Outlaws MC Pine Street Polo Boyz Prospect Paper Chasers Purple Guns Quimby Boys Rebels MC Rikochet Road Knights Nation Royal Trinity SoldiersSheldon Logan Spanish Cobras Suicide Locos Sur-13’s Sureños Taliban Team Thug Life Tres Manos GangstersWanted Thug Brotherhood Nation Vatos Locos Vice Lords Wood street, MINNESOTAAlmighty Vice Lords Black P Stones Black Panthers Brown Pride for Life Cash Money Boys Gangster Disciples Hells Angels MC Latin Kings Los Quientes Locas Mexican Mafia Native Mob Native Vice Lords Norteños 14 Prison Motorcycle BrotherhoodP-Stones Rough Tough Somalis Royal Cambodian BloodsShotgun Crips Somali Gangs Sons of Silence MC Sureños 13 Texas Syndicate Vatos Locos Vice Lords White Supremacists, MISSISSIPPI 211 Boys Aryan Brotherhood Asgards Pistoleros Bandidos MC Black Gangster Disciples Bloods Crips Gangster DisciplesGalloping Gooses Handsboro Veterans Hellified Drama Click Latin Kings Mexican Mafia Simon City Royals Sons of SilenceVagosVice Lords Viet Boys, MISSOURI13 Lennox Wino 10 9 Folks 10 Street Crips 1019 Southside Folks 107 Hoover Crip 10-9 Gangster Disciples 11th Street 124th Athens Park Blood 12th St - Five Ace Deuce 12th Street 12th Street Blood 12th Street Crips 12th Street Disciples 12th Street Hoover Crips 135th Street Piru 13th Street Kcks 16th Street Crew 18th Street King Familia 18th Street Modesto Clique2 Hard Posse 21st East Bottom Gangsters 21 Hilltop 21 Street Westside 21st Posse Crips 21st Street 21st Street Blood 22nd Street 22nd Street Crips22nd Street Trey 23rd Street Blood 23rd Street Crips 23rd Street Hard Cores 23rd Street Hustlers 2400 Mob 24th St - Five Ace Deuce 24th Street 24th Street Bloods 24th Street Chelsea Bloods24th Street Crips 25th Street 25th Street Bloods 25th Street Crips 25th Street Posse Gang 25th Street Quincy Bloods 26th Street Hoover Crips 27 St Belleview Gangsters 2700 Block 2700 Eastside 27th Street 27th Street Bloods 27th Street Crips 27th Street Mob 27th Street Pros 29th Street 29th Street Bloods 29th Street Crips 29th Street Hustlers 29th Street Pros30’s 31st Boys 31st Street 31st Street Crips 31st Street Posse 32nd Street 33rd St K.C. In October 2009, ICE agents in Los Angeles, California, arrested suspects linked to a drug trafficking and alien smuggling ring with close ties to the Drew Street clique of the Avenues (Sureño) street gang in Los Angeles. Trinitario members arrested for drug and firearms violations. Members of the Black Guerilla Family in Maryland used pre-paid retail debit cards as virtual currency inside Maryland prisons to purchase drugs and further the gangs’ interests, according to August 2010 open source reporting. In addition, only authorized personnel must post only authorized content on public-facing websites and social media sites. Australia's tax commissioner is facing an investigation from a powerful parliamentary committee after refusing to hand over companies' wage subsidy details.Chris Jordan has been referred to … Ten subjects were charged with the March 2010 murders of a US Consulate employee, her husband, and the husband of another consulate employee, in Juarez, Mexico. Many jurisdictions are experiencing an increase in juvenile gangsd and violence, which is often attributed, in part, to the increased incarceration rates of older members and the aggressive recruitment of juveniles in schools. However, NGIC acknowledges that there may be some duplication or underreporting of gang members because of variations in each jurisdiction’s process to estimate gang activity. According to NGIC reporting, gang members in California are collaborating with members of rival gangs to further criminal activities such as drug distribution, prostitution of minors, and money laundering. Homeowners are always surprised when they learn about this important tip. Changes in immigrant populations, which are susceptible to victimization and recruitment by gangs, may have the most profound effect on street gang membership. Neighborhood-based gangs, hybrid gang members, and national-level gangs such as the Sureños are rapidly expanding in many jurisdictions. Repealing Clause. Family members of gangs operate as outside facilitators, serving as messengers, drug couriers, or in any capacity benefiting the gang. If a peace officer is being investigated for possible criminal misconduct and the same misconduct is the subject of a personnel or administrative investigation, the considerations are even more complicated and your HR staff and perhaps legal staff will advise you on how to pursue corrective action without violating the applicable rules. - All laws, presidential decrees and issuances, executive orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Statute are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. Gangs will continue to evolve and adapt to current conditions and law enforcement tactics, diversify their criminal activity, and employ new strategies and technology to enhance their criminal operations, while facilitating lower-risk and more profitable schemes, such as white-collar crime. In February 2011, authorities in southern California charged 99 Armenian Power gang members with kidnapping, extortion, bank fraud, and drug trafficking. According to open source reporting, in April 2009, members of the Bloods in San Diego, California were charged with racketeering and mortgage fraud. Furthermore, advanced technology, such as wireless Internet and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) capabilities, has made the recruitment, collaboration, and coordination of criminal activity more efficient and lucrative, and allows direct contact between the gangs and DTOs.26 To increase their control over drug trafficking in smaller markets, street gangs have acquired large wholesale quantities of drugs at lower prices directly from DTOs in Mexico and along the US Southwest border.27. CHAPTER V SOME PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LIABILITY. Also, in the wake of leadership disorganization at the street level due to indictments and arrests, a released gang member may find it easy to use his influence and status as an ‘original gangster’ (OG) or Veterano to assume control of the gang. The ATO organizes trade shows, trade missions and other promotional events for the retail, hotel and restaurant industries. More than half of NGIC law enforcement partners report an increase in gang-related criminal activity in their jurisdictions over the past two years. NDIC reporting suggests that gangs are advancing beyond their traditional role as local retail drug distributors in large cities and becoming more influential in large-scale drug trafficking, resulting in an increase in violent crime in several regions of the country.4. A lawyer representing former Broward Sheriff's Deputy Scot Peterson, who faces 10 counts of child neglect with bodily harm for his actions during … In July 2010, a Florencia 13 gang member in Los Angeles was arrested for operating a lab from his home that manufactured pirated video games. The Trinitarios are involved in homicide, violent assaults, robbery, theft, home invasions, and street-level drug distribution.