A federal grand jury has indicted 26 members of the Massachusetts-based Trinitarios gang on sweeping racketeering charges, linking the group to five murders and 19 attempted murders.
The June 9 indictments allege widespread RICO violations, including the trafficking of dozens of kilograms of drugs, extortion, kidnapping, robbery, and firearms offenses.
The Trinitarios gang reportedly originated inside New York’s Rikers Island Prison to protect incarcerated Dominican nationals. Since expanding outside prison walls, the group has become known for wielding machetes during coordinated “swarm-executions” targeting individuals who disrespect them…