Nine members of the `Bushwick Crew’ charged with murders and racketeering
Nine members of a gang in North Brooklyn, allegedly known as the “Bushwick Crew,” were arraigned in federal court in Downtown Brooklyn yesterday with a 19-count indictment that charged eight of the members with racketeering conspiracy, including predicate acts of murder, kidnapping, robbery, extortion conspiracy and heroin distribution conspiracy.
The ninth defendant was charged with murder in aid of racketeering.