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Five members and associates of a violent white supremacist gang, the 1488s, were convicted Monday in Alaska in federal court of RICO conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, kidnapping, and assault, officials stated.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Evidence presented at trial showed that the 1488s are a violent prison-based gang operating inside and outside of state prisons throughout Alaska. <\/span><\/p>\n The 1488s use Nazi-derived symbols to identify themselves and their affiliation with the gang, including a 1488 \u201cpatch\u201d tattoo that depicts an Iron Cross superimposed over a swastika. <\/span><\/p>\n The tattoo can only be worn by \u201cmade\u201d members who generally gained full membership by committing acts of violence on behalf of the gang. The gang has written rules and a code of conduct, including the creed that \u201cthe only currency we recognize is violence and unquestionable loyalty.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n He is serving a 19-year sentence for the attempted murder of an Alaska State Trooper. <\/span><\/p>\n Fuhrer ordered members of the gang to commit violent kidnappings and assaults in the \u201cfree world\u201d outside of prison, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n Trying to impose greater organization and structure with non-incarcerated members, Fuhrer believed that some members were defying the 1488 code of conduct and diminishing the power and influence of the gang. <\/span><\/p>\n Fuhrer sent out a trusted lieutenant with a list of directives, these directives culminated in the kidnapping and assault of two low-level gang members on April 2, 2017, and July 20, 2017, and the kidnapping, assault, and murder of Michael Staton on Aug. 3, 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n According to evidence presented at trial, 1488 members Roy Naughton, aka Thumper, 43; Glen Baldwin, aka Glen Dog, 40; and Colter O\u2019Dell, 29, worked with Craig King, aka Oakie, 56, who was a member of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, to kidnap and murder one of the victims.<\/span><\/p>\n The victim in question had previously stolen from both King and the 1488s.<\/span><\/p>\n King lined a room with plastic, where he and the 1488 defendants beat and tortured the victim. Baldwin and O\u2019Dell then took the victim out to the woods, shot him, and burned his body. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201c<\/span>\u201cViolent gangs, especially those based upon racial hatred, are a plague to our society,\u201d said U.S. Attorney S. Lane Tucker for the District of Alaska. \u201cAs this case demonstrates, the crimes of organized prison gangs often go beyond the prison walls bringing violence into our communities. Today\u2019s convictions are a major disruption to the operation of the 1488 prison gang and hold accountable those who order or commit brutal and heinous crimes. We will continue to work closely with our law enforcement partners to identify, investigate and prosecute violent gang crimes regardless of where they take place. There is no higher priority than keeping our communities and the citizens of Alaska safe.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Fuhrer was convicted of racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy in aid of racketeering, murder in aid of racketeering, kidnapping resulting in death, three counts of kidnapping conspiracy, two counts of kidnapping and two counts of assault in aid of racketeering. <\/span><\/p>\n Naughton was convicted of racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy in aid of racketeering, murder in aid of racketeering, kidnapping resulting in death, three counts of kidnapping conspiracy, two counts of kidnapping and two counts of assault in aid of racketeering. <\/span><\/p>\n Baldwin, O\u2019Dell, and King were convicted of racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy in aid of racketeering, murder in aid of racketeering, kidnapping resulting in death, and kidnapping conspiracy. <\/span><\/p>\n All five defendants face a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole for the murder, federal officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Five members and associates of a violent white supremacist gang, the 1488s, were convicted Monday in Alaska in federal court of RICO conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, kidnapping, and assault, officials…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49667,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3255],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-federal-court"],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-28-at-2.34.35-PM-276x300.webp\")
Evidence presented at trial showed that Filthy Fuhrer, formerly known as Timothy Lobdell, 45, founded and led the 1488 gang from inside Alaska\u2019s maximum-security prison.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"woman](\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/tingey-injury-law-firm-ycdpu73kgsc-unsplash-scaled-300x200.jpeg\")
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O\u2019Dell earned his membership patch into the 1488s by committing the murder of Staton.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/fbi-BADGE-300x300.jpeg\"){kind=icon}
\u201cToday\u2019s verdict demonstrates the FBI\u2019s commitment to investigating and dismantling violent gangs, regardless of where they are being operated and who is leading them,\u201d said FBI Assistant Director Luis Quesada of the Criminal Investigative Division.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n