A federal grand jury has indicted 12 alleged members of a racketeering criminal enterprise that is accused of engaging in a wide range of crimes in Indianapolis, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a May 22 statement.
The defendants face Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) charges, which are applied when the parties are believed to be tied to organized crime. The 28-count indictment charges the defendants, linked to the Crown Hill Enterprise criminal organization, with murder, kidnapping, drug trafficking, arson, illegal firearms crimes, and assault, the DOJ said.
Between 2019 and December 2024, the organization allegedly ran a drug distribution operation that sold a variety of illicit narcotics. The group hid the nature, source, and ownership of drug proceeds by creating fictitious businesses….