Arrests and Charges
A federal indictment unsealed charges 68 members of the SFV Peckerwoods, a White supremacist gang in , with drug trafficking, firearms possession, and financial fraud, including -19 benefit scams.
Law enforcement arrested 29 individuals linked to the gang, with an additional 13 already in custody, as part of a sweeping operation described as one of the largest against a neo-Nazi group by the DOJ.
Gang Activities and Ideology
The SFV Peckerwoods, aligned with the and the , engaged in violent crimes, drug trafficking (including fentanyl), and fraud, using Facebook for communication and threats.
Members displayed their ideology through Nazi tattoos, graffiti, and online threats, targeting racial, ethnic, and religious minorities, with plans for attacks against these groups.