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siligut

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38. From the NY Times

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Mon Apr 1, 2013, 07:10 PM

Apr 2013

One of several angles investigators have been exploring is whether Mr. Hasse’s killing involved members of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas prison gang. Prosecutors in Mr. McLelland’s office had assisted in investigations of the gang, including a recent case that had dealt a major blow to the group’s leadership.

In that case, federal authorities announced in November that a grand jury in Houston had indicted more than 30 senior leaders and other members of the whites-only gang on charges of conspiring to participate in a racketeering enterprise. Federal officials said the defendants were also charged with involvement in three murders, multiple attempted murders, kidnappings and assaults and conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine.

The indictments stemmed from an investigation led by a multiagency task force that included Kaufman County prosecutors and three other district attorneys offices. In December, the Texas Department of Public Safety issued a statewide bulletin warning officials that the Aryan Brotherhood was planning retaliation against law enforcement personnel who had helped secure the indictments.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/01/us/second-prosecutor-shot-to-death-in-texas-county.html?pagewanted=2&_r=0

The article is about Mike McLelland's murder, but linked it with Hasse's.

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The white supremacist groups [View all] Are_grits_groceries Apr 2013 OP

Here's the thing - hang out with dogs and yuh catch fleas malaise Apr 2013 #1

You best not jerk the tail of that tiger Are_grits_groceries Apr 2013 #3

Yep - look out for RICO and the Feds because many are involved in a variety of rackets malaise Apr 2013 #5

Some of them better hope they live to see RICO charges. Are_grits_groceries Apr 2013 #7

For real n/t malaise Apr 2013 #15

Theres wooded areas around here where you couldn't get me to go to for love or money madokie Apr 2013 #2

They are living their TV fantasies like ten year olds malaise Apr 2013 #4

Used to work with a father/son duo madokie Apr 2013 #9

More than we can count malaise Apr 2013 #10

So right you are madokie Apr 2013 #11

CNN is giving these Texas assassinations lots of coverage n/t malaise Apr 2013 #12

I'm happy they are madokie Apr 2013 #16

Maybe he was a drug abuser. southernyankeebelle Apr 2013 #26

I live in the same type of area Horse with no Name Apr 2013 #41

Oh, interesting point. southernyankeebelle Apr 2013 #43

They will get a rude awakening. Are_grits_groceries Apr 2013 #6

And it's been that way for as long as I can remember. Heidi Apr 2013 #20

Gee I wonder who that reminds you of? southernyankeebelle Apr 2013 #27

It doesn't remind me of anyone in particular. Heidi Apr 2013 #49

The Cookson Hills have been pretty notorious as a hideout for outlaws Art_from_Ark Apr 2013 #55

Boy that's the truth. Heidi Apr 2013 #57

Well Heidi the sad thing is in many rural areas of the country meth has moved in and destroying southernyankeebelle Apr 2013 #58

Don't I know it. Heidi Apr 2013 #59

Morning Heidi, what time is it there? It's 9:03 a.m. in the morning here in sunny Tennessee. southernyankeebelle Apr 2013 #60

It's 4:19 p.m. and sunny! Heidi Apr 2013 #61

You ain't lying Horse with no Name Apr 2013 #33

I've seen them in the national forests - you come to see nature, they are hanging out with their freshwest Apr 2013 #45

This may have been planned by a Charlie Manson like neo-Nazi UnrepentantLiberal Apr 2013 #8

What White Supremacist Groups? They bonniebgood Apr 2013 #13

The Freepers are certain they are Mexican drug cartels. Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2013 #17

FYI you were alerted on naaman fletcher Apr 2013 #23

Thanks. I guess I will have to be explicit in future; DU excerpt tags & gray not enough. nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2013 #24

You seemed pretty explicit to me BainsBane Apr 2013 #31

The Posse Comitatus? siligut Apr 2013 #35

But don't call them terrorists! Ian_rd Apr 2013 #14

Look up in the sky! kitt6 Apr 2013 #18

what i do fear is that as these folks are rightly captured the 2nd amendment freaks will decide that dembotoz Apr 2013 #19

Honestly, if the gun freaks turn on the white supremecists, I won't shed many tears. Bucky Apr 2013 #21

the enemy of my enemy is my friend--i see more overlap than you dembotoz Apr 2013 #22

Good coverage on Martin Bashir malaise Apr 2013 #25

SPLC can't keep up with all of them. Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2013 #28

I think a lot of the gun culture has more connection to those groups than you might Cleita Apr 2013 #29

In the area that I live in Horse with no Name Apr 2013 #48

The Colorado murder was definitively linked to a white-supremacist prison gang called the 211s. backscatter712 Apr 2013 #30

I have aleays wondered WHY is it legal for such groups to exist?? darkangel218 Apr 2013 #32

They basically are just gang bangers, however, because they aren't Cleita Apr 2013 #34

Friends in high places siligut Apr 2013 #37

In this case were talking about prison gangs. Lone_Star_Dem Apr 2013 #39

Seems to me, a least some poster's are confusing 1KansasDem Apr 2013 #36

In the Texas cases it's a white supremacist prison gang the media is talking about Lone_Star_Dem Apr 2013 #40

Exactly 1KansasDem Apr 2013 #44

They are both bad. Hoyt Apr 2013 #52

But only one is expected to Murder for initiation One_Life_To_Give Apr 2013 #63

From the NY Times siligut Apr 2013 #38

The brotherhood are now up Shite creek without a paddle malaise Apr 2013 #42

I personally wish I didn't have a front row seat Horse with no Name Apr 2013 #46

Seems wise to not let any of them out of jail Law enforcement should know they are not their friends kelliekat44 Apr 2013 #47

on CNN they said how this specific Texas Group was rejected by the larger White Supremecist Group JI7 Apr 2013 #50

The Aryan Brotherhood web sites are buzzing but they have a motto that nothing is ever said Lint Head Apr 2013 #51

There are people right here on DU that think infiltrating these hate groups is unconstitutional. Hoyt Apr 2013 #53

I'll bet they have already infiltrated them. Are_grits_groceries Apr 2013 #54

There are a lot of RW groups with various missions. Are_grits_groceries Apr 2013 #56

AB is a Gang One_Life_To_Give Apr 2013 #62