Are Mexican Drug Cartels moving into the U. S. and enforcing justice the way they do in their own country. What can be done about this foreign assault on Americans & our Criminal Justice System?
Is it possible that the recent murders of Kaufman County Texas Prosecutors Assistant D. A. Mark Hasse and D. A. Mike McClelland was part of a message from the Mexican Drug Cartels that the line in the sand between a civilized and a lawless society has been erased?
The National Gang Intelligence Center says the Aryan Brotherhood works directly with the Mexican Cartels to protect the Cartels smuggling routes, to collect debts, transport illicit goods and to execute rival drug traffickers. Declassified FBI papers identify the Texas Aryan Brotherhood as hit men and drug traffickers for the Mexican Drug Cartels. At the end of last year District Attorney, Mike McClelland, meted out two life convictions against the Texas Aryan Brotherhood. His office was also an investigative part of a Federal indictment for murder, assaults, drug trafficking, racketeering and organized crime charges against 24 Texas Aryan Brotherhood members.
This is not about racial hatred or white supremacy. This is an organized gang charged with racketeering, attempted murder, murder, kidnapping and conspiracy of drug trafficking of methamphetamines and cocaine. This is about business and not ideology. It is about turning a profit.
How do we stop the Mexican Drug Cartels and American Gangs from terrorizing the American people?
Is it possible that the recent murders of Kaufman County Texas Prosecutors Assistant D. A. Mark Hasse and D. A. Mike McClelland was part of a message from the Mexican Drug Cartels that the line in the sand between a civilized and a lawless society has been erased? The National Gang Intelligence Center says the Aryan Brotherhood works directly with the Mexican Cartels to protect the Cartels smuggling routes, to collect debts, transport illicit goods and to execute rival drug traffickers. Declassified FBI papers identify the Texas Aryan Brotherhood as hit men and drug traffickers for the Mexican Drug Cartels. At the end of last year District Attorney, Mike McClelland, meted out two life convictions against the Texas Aryan Brotherhood. His office was also an investigative part of a Federal indictment for murder, assaults, drug trafficking, racketeering and organized crime charges against 24 Texas Aryan Brotherhood members.
This is not about racial hatred or white supremacy. This is an organized gang charged with racketeering, attempted murder, murder, kidnapping and conspiracy of drug trafficking of methamphetamines and cocaine. This is about business and not ideology. It is about turning a profit.
How do we stop the Mexican Drug Cartels and American Gangs from terrorizing the American people?
From The Houston Chronicle:
The Aryan Brotherhood of Texas prison gang is the “most violent extremist group in the United States, contends the Anti-Defamation League, which has studied and tracked the group for years.
The ADL published its findings that says in part:
“What’s the most violent extremist group in the United States today? The answer may be surprising: it is the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT), one of the largest white supremacist prison gangs in the country. According to ADL records, since 2000, this racist group—which has no relationship to the older, “original” Aryan Brotherhood—has killed more Americans than any other domestic extremist group."
Since 2000, ABT members and associates have committed at least 29 murders in the United States, all in Texas or neighboring states. The true number is likely considerably higher, as most murders that occur behind prison walls do not get reported by the media. The 29 known killings are all “street” killings, more evidence of the growing presence of racist prison gangs on the streets of America.”
The Aryan Brotherhood of Texas is a prison-born gang that formed in the 1980s, and based in part on the Aryan Brotherhood.
A piece published in the Houston Chronicle looked at an ongoing law-enforcement probe that has put more than 60 of the gangs members in state or federal prison and continues.
The allegations described in numerous court documents and records, which were used to prosecute the gang’s members, including ranking generals, describe an organization where betrayal can bring an order they be killed. The most recent killings do overwhelmingly seem to be kept to the gang’s inner circle and not draw in civilians.
The ABT was founded in the early 1980s when a group of white Texas inmates petitioned the California Aryan Brotherhood for permission to establish a chapter in Texas. Although the California Aryan Brotherhood refused the request, the Texas inmates still formed the ABT.
Since its founding, the ABT has made several attempts to change its name or hide behind the umbrella of a religious organization, such as the Aryan Reich or the Church of Aryan Christian Heritage. Although the gang experienced severe internal problems and a high dropout rate shortly after these unsuccessful attempts, ABT still remains a formidable group in and out of the Texas prison system.
The Aryan Brotherhood of Texas prison gang is the “most violent extremist group in the United States, contends the Anti-Defamation League, which has studied and tracked the group for years.
The ADL published its findings that says in part:
“What’s the most violent extremist group in the United States today? The answer may be surprising: it is the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT), one of the largest white supremacist prison gangs in the country. According to ADL records, since 2000, this racist group—which has no relationship to the older, “original” Aryan Brotherhood—has killed more Americans than any other domestic extremist group."
Since 2000, ABT members and associates have committed at least 29 murders in the United States, all in Texas or neighboring states. The true number is likely considerably higher, as most murders that occur behind prison walls do not get reported by the media. The 29 known killings are all “street” killings, more evidence of the growing presence of racist prison gangs on the streets of America.”
The Aryan Brotherhood of Texas is a prison-born gang that formed in the 1980s, and based in part on the Aryan Brotherhood.
A piece published in the Houston Chronicle looked at an ongoing law-enforcement probe that has put more than 60 of the gangs members in state or federal prison and continues.
The allegations described in numerous court documents and records, which were used to prosecute the gang’s members, including ranking generals, describe an organization where betrayal can bring an order they be killed. The most recent killings do overwhelmingly seem to be kept to the gang’s inner circle and not draw in civilians.
The ABT was founded in the early 1980s when a group of white Texas inmates petitioned the California Aryan Brotherhood for permission to establish a chapter in Texas. Although the California Aryan Brotherhood refused the request, the Texas inmates still formed the ABT.
Since its founding, the ABT has made several attempts to change its name or hide behind the umbrella of a religious organization, such as the Aryan Reich or the Church of Aryan Christian Heritage. Although the gang experienced severe internal problems and a high dropout rate shortly after these unsuccessful attempts, ABT still remains a formidable group in and out of the Texas prison system.
What is The Structure of The Aryan Brotherhood?
The ABT is led by a steering committee comprised of five offenders, each of whom is responsible for a specific geographic area and maintains control of the group’s activity in and out of the prison system. The steering committee is also responsible for making all rules and regulations for the organization.
The group employs a military-style chain of command, with a general over each of five regions within Texas. For each region, there is a major in prison and a major out of prison, as well as captains, lieutenants, sergeants and foot soldiers.
Who is eligible?
Only white men with certain qualifications can qualify. Prospective members are required to use the federal Freedom of Information Act to obtain from the FBI a copy of their criminal history to present with their application. New candidates for membership must be sponsored by a current member.
Wives and girlfriends sometimes form a type of women’s auxiliary called Featherwoods. They carry out an array of support duties, such as buying firearms at gun shows and relaying communications.
What’s required of members?
They must sign a Blind Faith Commitment to the gang. It requires them to follow orders without question. The commitment lasts a lifetime.
After release from prison, members deal drugs, steal vehicles, traffic firearms, counterfeit money and commit burglaries and other crimes to raise money for the gang.
How do they communicate?
Featherwoods help pass on information among members in prison. On the outside, members meet in remote locations to discuss business. They call these meetings “church,” taking place in parks or secluded bars or on someone’s private land. Increasingly, the gang has selected rural settings for its gatherings.
Attendance is required. Dues of up to $30 a month are collected at church. Members also must contribute 10 percent of the proceeds of their crimes, known as their “hustle.” Members who fail to attend church or follow orders are often beaten in sessions called “30 Seconds with a Brother.”
At the meetings, attendees must sign in by writing their names on a roster so the gang can keep track of who’s paying their dues. Investigators have seized over 50 church rosters, which has proved to be a valuable tool for documenting the membership.
Although the ABT uses “Aryan Brotherhood”in its name, it is not associated with prison gangs in other state and federal correctional facilities that use the same name. It is considered a Texas prison gang and uses the words “of Texas” to distinguish itself from other similar groups. It should be noted that ABT members are incarcerated in various state and federal prisons.
How do they avoid detection?
Various security measures are used, such as collecting cellphones, placing them in a briefcase and leaving it at a spot separate from their gathering. Pat-downs also take place, sometimes with electronic scanning devices like those used at airports.
How are members identified?
Most often it’s by their tattoos. A Nordic shield with daggers, the letters “AB” and Nazi symbols are typical. Enforcers will sometimes burn off or cut off the ABT tattoo of a member who falls out of favor with the gang. One member’s tattoo was removed with a blowtorch.
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
The ABT is led by a steering committee comprised of five offenders, each of whom is responsible for a specific geographic area and maintains control of the group’s activity in and out of the prison system. The steering committee is also responsible for making all rules and regulations for the organization.
The group employs a military-style chain of command, with a general over each of five regions within Texas. For each region, there is a major in prison and a major out of prison, as well as captains, lieutenants, sergeants and foot soldiers.
Who is eligible?
Only white men with certain qualifications can qualify. Prospective members are required to use the federal Freedom of Information Act to obtain from the FBI a copy of their criminal history to present with their application. New candidates for membership must be sponsored by a current member.
Wives and girlfriends sometimes form a type of women’s auxiliary called Featherwoods. They carry out an array of support duties, such as buying firearms at gun shows and relaying communications.
What’s required of members?
They must sign a Blind Faith Commitment to the gang. It requires them to follow orders without question. The commitment lasts a lifetime.
After release from prison, members deal drugs, steal vehicles, traffic firearms, counterfeit money and commit burglaries and other crimes to raise money for the gang.
How do they communicate?
Featherwoods help pass on information among members in prison. On the outside, members meet in remote locations to discuss business. They call these meetings “church,” taking place in parks or secluded bars or on someone’s private land. Increasingly, the gang has selected rural settings for its gatherings.
Attendance is required. Dues of up to $30 a month are collected at church. Members also must contribute 10 percent of the proceeds of their crimes, known as their “hustle.” Members who fail to attend church or follow orders are often beaten in sessions called “30 Seconds with a Brother.”
At the meetings, attendees must sign in by writing their names on a roster so the gang can keep track of who’s paying their dues. Investigators have seized over 50 church rosters, which has proved to be a valuable tool for documenting the membership.
Although the ABT uses “Aryan Brotherhood”in its name, it is not associated with prison gangs in other state and federal correctional facilities that use the same name. It is considered a Texas prison gang and uses the words “of Texas” to distinguish itself from other similar groups. It should be noted that ABT members are incarcerated in various state and federal prisons.
How do they avoid detection?
Various security measures are used, such as collecting cellphones, placing them in a briefcase and leaving it at a spot separate from their gathering. Pat-downs also take place, sometimes with electronic scanning devices like those used at airports.
How are members identified?
Most often it’s by their tattoos. A Nordic shield with daggers, the letters “AB” and Nazi symbols are typical. Enforcers will sometimes burn off or cut off the ABT tattoo of a member who falls out of favor with the gang. One member’s tattoo was removed with a blowtorch.
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
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