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| San Diego woman sentenced to prison for aiding prison gang |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 04/12/2004 |
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A federal judge last Monday sentenced a San Diego, Calif. woman to 21 months in prison for relaying messages about alleged drug deals for the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang. The sentencing of Brenda Jo Riley, a licensed vocational nurse, was the first in a broad racketeering case involving 40 people that prosecutors have said are linked to the white supremacist gang. Those charges, filed in 2002, alleged that gang members murdered and attempted to murder rivals to control drug trafficking, gambling and extortion in the federal and California state prison systems. In December, Riley pleaded guilty to a conspiracy count for shuttling information about the gang's alleged drug operations, and to a separate charge of intent to distribute methamphetamine. She was sentenced by U.S. District Judge George King. Her lawyer, W. Michael Maycock, said Riley was a "minnow" in the case who does not support the goals or methods of the notorious gang. Riley has been in custody for 18 months and is expected to be credited for time served and released next month, Maycock said after the hearing. According to the government, the Aryan Brotherhood was founded in the 1960s and has expanded its operations in recent years. Prosecutors said the racketeering charges stemmed from 16 murders, 16 attempted murders and other violent crimes. At the time the charges were filed, 30 of the defendants were serving time in prisons around the country for other offenses. |
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