Federal prosecutors in Rhode Island said Thursday that 29 alleged gang members and their associates were charged in a racketeering conspiracy investigation.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office said the investigation “alleges over a decade-long pattern of violence, drug trafficking, robbery, firearms offenses, fraud schemes, and other criminal conduct.”
The 29 defendants are alleged members and associates of the East Side and Allied Gangs Criminal Enterprise. Prosecutors said three other defendants were charged with related offenses…