克利夫兰帮派三名成员被定罪：涉绑架与两起谋杀、全团伙已有25人获罪
美国司法部11月5日宣布，经过三周审判，俄亥俄州 Cleveland 的联邦陪审团裁定帮派 Fully Blooded Felons 的三名成员多项重罪成立，包括《反诈骗腐败组织法》（RICO）谋杀、RICO 共谋、RICO 绑架、贩毒与枪支罪。
三名被告均来自 Cleveland：Raven Mullins（37岁）、Malik Brooks（28岁）和 Jayon Florence（23岁）。司法部指，该帮派自约2012年起存在，主要盘踞在 Cleveland 东区，活动范围还包括 Akron、Youngstown 等地。
庭审证据显示，被告与此前已认罪的同伙因怀疑一名女子与敌对帮派成员交往并传递消息，于2022年7月28日前后将她囚禁在一间公寓内，Mullins 下令 Brooks、Florence 等人反复殴打并掐扼她。次日，在仍囚禁她并经 Mullins 批准后，Brooks、Florence 与其他成员把她载至 Cleveland 西区，连开19枪将她杀害，尸体留在一辆被盗的 Kia Optima 轿车前座内。2023年9月12日，Mullins 又与另外两名帮派成员在 Cleveland 西区抢劫并杀害了第二名受害人。
三名被告面临的最高刑罚为终身监禁，法院尚未排定量刑日期。司法部表示，截至目前，该起诉中已有25名 Fully Blooded Felons 成员被起诉并定罪，罪名包括 RICO 共谋、为敲诈勒索而谋杀与绑架，以及多项枪支与毒品罪。
此案经多年调查，由联邦调查局（FBI）主导，Cleveland 警察局、烟酒枪炮及爆炸物管理局（ATF）与缉毒局（DEA）协助；检方团队包括司法部刑事司暴力犯罪与敲诈勒索科的审判律师 Brian W. Lynch 等，以及俄亥俄北区助理联邦检察官 Paul E. Hanna、Rachael E. Wood、Robert F. Corts 与 Margaret A. Sweeney。（来源：美国司法部）
Three Cleveland Gang Members Convicted of Racketeering, Murder and Kidnapping; 25 Gang Members Now Convicted in the Case
Following a three-week trial, a federal jury in Cleveland, Ohio, convicted three members of the Fully Blooded Felons street gang of multiple federal offenses, including Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act murder, RICO conspiracy, RICO kidnapping, drug trafficking, and gun crimes, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on November 5.
The defendants, all of Cleveland, are Raven Mullins, 37, Malik Brooks, 28, and Jayon Florence, 23. The gang has existed in Ohio since approximately 2012, operating primarily out of the east side of Cleveland, as well as Akron, Youngstown, and elsewhere, according to the Justice Department.
Evidence at trial showed that the defendants, along with co-defendants who earlier pleaded guilty, kidnapped and murdered a woman the gang suspected of being romantically involved with, and sharing information with, a rival gang member. On or about July 28, 2022, gang members held her in an apartment where Mullins ordered members including Brooks and Florence to repeatedly punch and choke her. The next day, while still holding her captive and with Mullins's approval, Brooks, Florence, and others drove her to Cleveland's west side and fatally shot her 19 times, leaving her body in the front seat of a stolen Kia Optima. On September 12, 2023, Mullins and two other gang members robbed and murdered a second victim on the west side of Cleveland.
The defendants face maximum penalties of life in prison, and their sentencing date has not yet been set. As of the announcement, 25 Fully Blooded Felon members have been charged and convicted on federal charges in connection with the indictment, including RICO conspiracy, murder and kidnapping in aid of racketeering, and various firearms and drug offenses.
The case resulted from a yearslong investigation by the FBI, with assistance from the Cleveland Division of Police, the ATF, and the DEA. It is being prosecuted by Trial Attorneys Brian W. Lynch and former Trial Attorney Alyssa Levey-Weinstein of the Justice Department's Violent Crime and Racketeering Section, and Assistant U.S. Attorneys Paul E. Hanna, Rachael E. Wood, Robert F. Corts, and Margaret A. Sweeney for the Northern District of Ohio. (Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
来源：美国司法部
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图片来源：图：位于 Washington 的美国司法部总部罗伯特·肯尼迪大楼。本案由司法部刑事司与俄亥俄北区检察官办公室起诉。APK 摄，CC BY 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building in Washington. The case was prosecuted by the Justice Department's Criminal Division and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Ohio. By APK, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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