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Jul. 17, 2008
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Two men plead guilty to racketeering

By ADRIENNE PACKER
REVIEW-JOURNAL

Two members of the Aryan Warriors gang pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal racketeering charges related to their involvement in an enterprise that corrupted prison guards, extorted fellow prisoners using violence and distributed drugs from behind bars.

Daniel Joseph Egan pleaded guilty to two counts of violent crimes in aid of racketeering for assaults with dangerous weapons. Kory Allen Crossman admitted to distributing 50 grams of methamphetamine.


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    • The two are scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 29.

    The Aryan Warriors have been active in the Nevada State Prison system for more than a decade, first protecting white inmates and promoting white supremacy, then moving on to drug dealing, according to a federal indictment.

    At Wednesday's plea hearing, Egan, 33, told U.S. District Judge Kent Dawson that he was a ringleader, ordering hits on inmates and rewarding the assailants with higher positions within the organization.

    He said he ordered an attack on High Desert State Prison inmate Mark Fetchman in October 2004. Fetchman received 52 staples and 23 stitches after his face, back and head were slashed with a razor, according to the U.S. attorney's office.

    Egan also said he organized a hit on inmate Cody Dunn, whom the Warriors believed to be a snitch. Dunn was stabbed 16 times with knives gang members made in prison. Dunn suffered a collapsed lung and a broken wrist.

    Crossman, 35, said he was associated with the Aryan Warriors for four years while in prison. When he was released, he worked with gang members inside and out of prison to distribute methamphetamine.

    Ten additional Aryan Warriors were indicted by a federal grand jury in May. Charges against the gang members range from weapons possession to murder.

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    Justice wrote on July 17, 2008 07:25 AM: "Most prisons are controlled by black and hispanic gangs due to the disproportionate number of blacks and hispanics in prison. The Aryan gangs are small potatoes compared to them."



    That's because BLACKS and HISPANICS commit a heck of a lot more crimes than whites, even though there are more whites in this country. The ratios are alot higher for the minorities.


    Justice wrote on July 17, 2008 07:25 AM: "Most prisons are controlled by black and hispanic gangs due to the disproportionate number of blacks and hispanics in prison. The Aryan gangs are small potatoes compared to them."

    That's because BLACKS and HISPANICS commit a heck of a lot more crimes than whites, even though there are more whites in this country. The ratios are alot higher for the minorities.


    GEORGE wrote on July 17, 2008 03:28 AM: Most prisons are controlled by black and hispanic gangs due to the disproportionate number of blacks and hispanics in prison. The Aryan gangs are small potatoes compared to them.