US federal agents this week indicted nine members of a Brooklyn gang accused of multiple violations, including illegal drug trafficking and the continuing operation of a private, high-stakes poker game where as much as $150,000 was allegedly wagered. A statement from the Eastern District of New York USAO office described those charged as being members of an Eastern European Organized Crime Syndicate. Further details in the release described the gang as having direct ties to the Thieves in Law group of criminals that have been traced back to Russia-based crime syndicates.
Eight of the nine people charged were quickly arrested, while the ninth, reportedly the lead…
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