Overview
- Six suspects were arrested in coordinated early-morning operations, two were already in custody, and one remains at large, according to federal officials.
- The indictment alleges more than a dozen crimes, including two 2019 murders, three attempted murders—two by gunfire and one with a baseball bat—plus firearms and narcotics trafficking.
- Each defendant faces one count of racketeering conspiracy carrying up to 20 years in prison, while special sentencing factors for six defendants could expose them to life sentences.
- The case is the product of a multi-year probe by the FBI, Oakland Police, and the FBI SF East Bay Violent Crime Task Force, with DEA assistance, brought under Operation Take Back America.
- Arraignments were scheduled for Oct. 30 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu, and Oakland police said the wider investigation has also tied suspects to 31 homicides across the Bay Area.