A Massachusetts gang member of the “Gangster Disciples” will spend more than a decade in federal prison after pleading guilty to kidnapping, drug and gun charges, the U.S. Attorney said.

A Lawrence gang member was sentenced Tuesday in Boston federal court for conspiring to commit kidnapping, smuggling drugs into a jail, distributing fentanyl and cocaine and having a gun illegally, ...

Resident Damien Willette, 30, was charged with conspiracy to make interstate communications with the intent to extort, the Massachusetts U.S. District Attorney’s office said in a statement released on ...

A Lawrence, Mass. man, Justin Suriel, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for crimes including kidnapping and drug conspiracy. Authorities had been targeting his gang's activities across multiple ...

and Gangster Disciples sets in New York. Sphatter also examines the entertainment industry's role in promoting gang violence, particularly through drill music, and its global impact on spreading ...