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:	post by RichHorror at 2009-07-14 23:00:22

Feds arrest 'punk rock' gang leader
July 14, 2009 1:44 PM | No Comments
Federal officials in Chicago said today a self-proclaimed leader of a street gang that allegedly uses violence to control punk rock music clubs in major U.S. cities was charged with extorting $5,000 from "a popular recording artist from the Chicago area."

Elgin Nathan James, who has been the subject of television documentaries, was arrested in Los Angeles this morning, the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago said. The charges against James were unsealed in federal court in Chicago.

Authorities allege James started the FSU street gang in Boston the 1990s to establish control over the punk rock scene there.

The alleged extortion took place when the undisclosed victim's band was on tour in 2005 and 2006, prosecutors said. It was an outgrowth of a dispute the victim had with a member of another band who also belonged to FSU, authorities said.

The victim was attacked in Boston and was told he could stop further attacks by making a $5,000 "donation" to FSU, prosecutors said.

James is scheduled to appear in court today in Los Angeles, according to the U.S. attorney's office.

http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/07...g-leader-involved-in-punk-rock.html

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