Lows帮第三名成员在联邦法院认罪：承认参与敲诈共谋、贩卖芬太尼并持有加装开关的手枪
美国司法部10月21日宣布，Minneapolis 的 Lows 帮成员 Cartrelle Smith（绰号「Poo Moe」）当天在联邦地区法官 Patrick J. Schiltz 面前认罪，承认参与一项敲诈勒索及腐败组织（RICO）共谋。宣布认罪的是明尼苏达区联邦检察官 Daniel N. Rosen。
Smith 是 U.S. v. Alowonle et al. 一案（案号24-cr-293）的14名被告之一，也是第三名认罪的被告；同案的 Deontae Jackson 已于2026年4月3日认罪，Damari Douglas 已于7月17日认罪。Smith 的量刑日期另定，他最高面临20年监禁与25万美元罚款。
检方指，Lows 帮自约2004年起在 Minneapolis 存在、主要活跃于该市北部，自约2009年至至少2025年8月20日，Smith 与同伙以该帮派成员身份活动；该组织被指涉及谋杀、谋杀未遂、毒品分销、抢劫、劫车与枪支贩运，并以恐吓、威胁、持械报复与社交媒体挑衅维持地盘。Smith 承认，他参与的共谋涉及至少129.1克含芬太尼的混合物。
法院文件显示，2023年4月至7月间 Smith 至少两次安排出售芬太尼；7月28日，执法人员在 Plymouth 一处住宅执行搜查令时将其当场查获，他口袋里有42颗 M-30 芬太尼药丸，手机旁有一把 Glock 19 手枪，装有俗称「开关」的自动转换装置与加长弹匣。
联邦检察官 Daniel N. Rosen 表示：「这名被告选择贩卖有害毒品、为一个暴力犯罪组织出力。本办公室坚定致力于追究他与该组织每一名成员的责任。」此案由烟酒枪炮及爆炸物管理局（ATF）、联邦调查局 FBI、缉毒局 DEA、国税局刑事调查处（IRS-CI）、国土安全调查局（HSI）等联邦机构与 Minneapolis 警局、Hennepin 县警长办公室等地方部门联合调查。
Third Lows Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Federal Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Fentanyl and Firearms
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on October 21 that Cartrelle Smith, also known as "Poo Moe," a member of the Lows gang in Minneapolis, pleaded guilty that day before U.S. District Judge Patrick J. Schiltz to taking part in a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) conspiracy. U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen for the District of Minnesota announced the plea.
Smith is one of 14 defendants in U.S. v. Alowonle et al. (24-cr-293) and the third to plead guilty; Deontae Jackson pleaded guilty on April 3, 2026, and Damari Douglas on July 17, 2026. Smith's sentencing will be set at a later date, and he faces a maximum of 20 years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000.
Prosecutors say the Lows gang has existed in Minneapolis since about 2004, primarily in north Minneapolis, and that from about 2009 through at least August 20, 2025, Smith and others acted as members of and associates with the gang. The enterprise is alleged to have engaged in murder, attempted murder, narcotics distribution, robbery, carjacking, and firearms trafficking, using intimidation, threats, armed retaliation, and social-media taunting to maintain its territory. Smith admitted the conspiracy involved at least 129.1 grams of a mixture containing fentanyl.
According to court documents, Smith arranged to sell fentanyl on at least two occasions between April and July 2023. On July 28, 2023, officers executing a search warrant at a residence in Plymouth, Minnesota, found 42 M-30 fentanyl pills in his pocket and a Glock 19 handgun fitted with an automatic conversion device, known as a "switch," and an extended magazine on the ground next to his cellphone.
"This defendant chose to traffic harmful drugs and contribute to a violent criminal enterprise. My office has an unwavering commitment to hold him and every member of this enterprise accountable," U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen said. The case was investigated by the ATF, FBI, DEA, IRS Criminal Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, the Minneapolis Police Department, the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, and other federal, state, and local partners.
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