Department of Justice Press Release

For Immediate Release
October 22, 2009 United States Attorney’s Office
Eastern District of Wisconsin
Contact: (414) 297-1700

Forty-One Defendants Federally Indicted in Racine Gang Case

United States Attorney Michelle L. Jacobs announced today that two indictments were unsealed in federal court charging 41 defendants with various drug-trafficking offenses. The defendants, many of whom are alleged to be members of the Vice Lords and North Side Gangster Disciples street gangs, are charged with, among other things, conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A) and 846.

The defendants are identified as: Starsius T. Barnes, a.k.a. “Starâ€