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Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Feb 12, 2024

A federal grand jury in Memphis returned a superseding indictment last week bringing new charges against three alleged members of the Unknown Vice Lords (UVL) — Ghost Mob, a criminal street gang, for causing the death of an individual through the use of a firearm during a crime of violence. According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Tennessee, the charges are the first to be brought as part of the Memphis Violent Crime Initiative. As part of the initiative, the U.S. Justice Department's Criminal Division has dedicated attorneys and other resources to prosecuting violent offenders and assisting intervention, prevention and reentry efforts to address the root causes of violent crime.