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| Prosecutor: American Indian gang operated as criminal enterprise |
| By greenbaypressgazette.com - Amy Forliti |
| Published: 03/13/2013 |
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MINNEAPOLIS — Three alleged members of an American Indian gang known for terrorizing people in the Upper Midwest were part of a criminal enterprise in which members dealt drugs, attacked informants and used other violent tactics to maintain the gang and its reputation, federal prosecutors said during closing arguments Tuesday in the men’s trial. But defense attorneys told jurors in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis that the government’s case was overblown, and that while gang members may have committed individual crimes, there was no evidence to support racketeering charges that allege the trio was part of a large, organized criminal group. Wakinyon Wakan McArthur, the alleged leader of the Native Mob, “is as much a leader of that group as anyone trying to herd a bunch of cats,” said his defense attorney, Frederick Goetz. “You are dealing with feral, wild kids, frequently high on drugs and alcohol.” Read More. |
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