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Folk Nation gang leader Devon Rodney captured by Feds

Posted by Steven G. Brill | Feb 22, 2012 | 0 Comments

A leader of the violent Folk Nation gang was captured Wednesday morning hiding in his girlfriend's Brooklyn apartment, authorities said. The gang leader, Devon Rodney, is being charged in a racketeering indictment for ordering gang members to kill rivals and conspiring to rob jewelry stores in Manhattan, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts. Allegedly, a 10-year-old girl was shot in the neck by a Folk Nation gang member carrying out Rodney's order to kill a rival at a block party in 2008.

According to federal prosecutors, the Folk Nation gang has operated from the Ebbets Field Houses in Flatbush for years and is responsible for numerous shootings. Assistant U.S. Attorneys said that Rodney "recently made concerted efforts to determine if any fellow gang members were cooperating with the FBI and the NYPD.”. They went on to say that if found out, any gang member cooperating risks their lives because "In the view of the gang, 'snitching' is a capital offense,” Seven members of the Folk Nation gang are being charged.

If you have been charged with a crime like this, you should immediately seek advice from a criminal defense lawyer that is experienced in handling RICO and Racketeering cases. Based in New York City, Sullivan & Brill, LLP represents clients throughout the United States, as well as in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Staten Island, Nassau County, Suffolk County, Westchester County and other upstate New York counties.

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Steven G. Brill

Steven Brill is a founding Partner of Sullivan Brill, LLP, which was established in 2001.  Mr. Brill concentrates his practice to Federal and State Criminal Defense, and Post-Conviction Litigation.  Steven earned a BA in history at the George Washington University and graduated with cum laude ho...

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