White supremacist San Fernando Valley gang members charged – NBC Los Angeles

Nearly 70 people belonging to or associated with a white supremacist gang in the San Fernando Valley have been indicted on federal charges, authorities announced Wednesday.

The alleged criminal organization trafficked in drugs, including fentanyl, and committed fraud and financial crimes for years, according to U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada.

“By allegedly being involved in everything from drug trafficking to gun crimes, identity theft and COVID fraud, and through their alliance with a neo-Nazi prison gang, (they) are a destructive force,” Estrada said.

The group also allegedly set up a shop, like a fake drug treatment center, to create fake documents to get their associates off probation or parole while defrauding Medicare and insurance companies.

A total of 68 defendants face numerous charges, including conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, distribution of a controlled substance, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon, and possession of 15 or more unauthorized access devices.

The San Fernando Valley gang is also affiliated with the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang and the Mexican Mafia, authorities allege.

When investigators searched the defendants’ homes, they found a vast amount of Nazi paraphernalia, such as Adolf Hitler posters, images of Nazi aircraft and white supremacist uniforms.

Officials also said they seized 97 pounds of fentanyl.

The alleged gang members have committed acts of violence against minorities across the state, according to an FBI official.

One of the defendants posted an online message discussing committing genocide against Jewish people.

“When we searched his house, we found a notebook in the house that he had written as a New Year’s resolution: ‘Bake every Jew,’” Estrada said.

While 42 of the people charged are already in custody, 26 others are considered fugitives, authorities said.