A federal racketeering indictment was unsealed Tuesday against 13 Nebraska men accused of murder, attempted murder, assault, firearms trafficking and maintaining a criminal enterprise as part of their alleged involvement in an Omaha street gang.
According to the indictment, there were previously two Crip sets in Omaha known as the 40th Ave. Crips and the 44th Ave. Crips, but the two combined to create the Omaha Crip 4s. All 13 men named in the indictment are alleged to belong to the Omaha Crip 4s.
The 23-count indictment is the most intensive gang-related prosecution brought under the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO, in Nebraska in nearly a decade. In 2016, six alleged members of the Crip 4s were indicted in a racketeering case primarily alleging attempted murder, witness intimidation and distribution of cocaine…