- Sixty-eight defendants, including members and associates of the SFV Peckerwoods, a San Fernando Valley, Calif.-based white supremacist street gang, were charged in a comprehensive 76-count federal grand jury indictment.
- The SFV Peckerwoods, along with their affiliations like the Aryan Brotherhood, promote a neo-Nazi white supremacist ideology. This includes beliefs in white superiority and racial segregation and often involves symbols like swastikas and the number 88 (representing “Heil Hitler”).
- The charges include a variety of crimes such as conspiracy to violate the RICO Act, drug trafficking (including fentanyl), illegal firearms possession, and fraud related to COVID-19 benefits and loans. Read More