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[8] [1] [9] The UBN was established as the New York branch of the California-based Bloods, to which its members are loosely affiliated with, and the gang spread along the East Coast as members were released from prison. [2] The UBN became the dominant gang on the East Coast during the 1990s, outnumbering the rival Crips.
UBN was started in Rikers Island and is the start of what became the New York/East Coast Bloods. The gang was fathered by Greg Stone aka "Grog", from the Soundview Houses, and Xavier a.k.a. "X" from Bronx River Houses, low income public housing development managed by the NYCHA.
The Nine Trey Bloods and 6ix9ine forged a partnership, [19] with 6ix9ine receiving, in his words, "career, credibility, street credibility, videos, music, and protection" from the gang, [20] while 6ix9ine financially compensated the gang members. [21] 6ix9ine claimed affiliation with the Nine Trey Bloods, [22] and was extorted by the gang. [23]
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This is the second person sentenced in the incident, according to the Department of Justice.
On March 12, 1996, Portee led an attack, armed with a shiv fashioned from a Scrabble game piece, on members of the rival Latin Kings gang. [2] Three inmates were slashed in the incident. [6] Portee was released from prison on June 22, 1999, and returned to the streets to build the Bloods into a powerful street gang.
These two groups are traditionally distinct, but both call themselves "Bloods". UBN started in 1993 in Rikers Island's George Motchan Detention Center (GMDC) to form protection from the Latin Kings and Ñetas who were targeting African-American gang members. UBN is a loose confederation of predominantly African-American street gangs.
Nov. 25—The victim of a deadly shooting on Brockway Avenue in Morgantown early Nov. 20 had previously been federally convicted under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act ...