Following a three-week trial, a federal jury in Cleveland convicted three members of the Fully Blooded Felons, a violent Cleveland street gang, of a number of crimes, including Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act murder, RICO conspiracy, RICO kidnapping, drug trafficking, and gun crimes.
“This extremely violent gang was a true blot on the city of Cleveland,” said Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. “The Criminal Division’s work put a stop to the violence that this gang rained down on Ohio communities to protect law-abiding citizens from harm. Stopping violent crime in Cleveland and around the country remains a top priority for the Trump Administration.”
According to evidence presented at trial, Raven Mullins, 37, Malik Brooks, 28, and Jayon Florence, 23, all of Cleveland, Ohio, were members and associates of the Fully Blooded Felons gang. 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. It is also entrenched in the Ohio prison system…