Feds arrest 'punk rock' gang leader[views:3893][posts:31]_____________________________________ [Jul 14,2009 11:00pm - RichHorror ""] 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 |
| ___________________________________ [Jul 14,2009 11:10pm - archaeon ""] So that's all they could get on him? lol. |
| _______________________________________ [Jul 14,2009 11:13pm - the_reverend ""] "undisclosed victim's band" they should have just said "soon to be dead band" |
| _____________________________________ [Jul 14,2009 11:14pm - RichHorror ""] It's getting to be that you can't threaten someone's life for personal profit anymore. |
| _______________________________________ [Jul 14,2009 11:21pm - the_reverend ""] http://cbs2chicago.com/local/street.gang.punk.2.1085570.html longer story... I was googling to find out what band it was. |
| _______________________________________ [Jul 14,2009 11:22pm - the_reverend ""] I like how it's already on wiki, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgin_James |
| __________________________________________ [Jul 15,2009 2:32am - madoakdevin nli ""] I'm still trying to figure out the band as well. I think this extreme music and sports festival has to be Warped Tour. Here is the list of bands that played Warped Tour 2005. Academy Is The All-American Rejects Amber Pacific Atreyu Avenged Sevenfold Bedouin Sound Clash Billy Talent The Bled Bleeding Through Dropkick Murphys The Explosion Fall Out Boy The Fight From First to Last Funeral For a Friend Go Betty Go Gratitude Gym Class Heroes Halifax Hawthorne Heights Hidden In Plain View HorrorPops Hot Rod Circuit Kinison Mae The Matches Mest Millencolin Motion City Soundtrack My Chemical Romance No Use For A Name The Offspring Plain White Tees Reggie & The Full Effect Relient K Silverstein The Starting Line Strike Anywhere Strung Out The Transplants Thrice Tsunami Bomb The Unseen Underoath Which bands are from Chicago? Also, the best article yet: http://chicago.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel09/cg071409.htm |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 15,2009 2:47am - zenerik NLI ""] Fall Out Boy is from Illinois. :P That would be funny... |
| __________________________________________ [Jul 15,2009 2:58am - madoakdevin nli ""] the only thing is a member of fall out boy did some video footage for elgin james at somepoint. i'd think that'd mean they'd get along. it's also the only band that makes sense, too. |
| __________________________________________ [Jul 15,2009 3:28am - madoakdevin nli ""] In 2006 Elgin moved to Los Angeles, California to work as a filmmaker. He wrote and directed the short film Goodnight Moon starring Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy), which was released by THINKFilm. |
| ________________________________ [Jul 15,2009 5:04am - robing ""] I grew up with Nathan. Helped me through alot of shit. |
| __________________________________ [Jul 15,2009 6:42am - Dankill ""] madoakdevin%20nli said:In 2006 Elgin moved to Los Angeles, California to work as a filmmaker. He wrote and directed the short film Goodnight Moon starring Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy), which was released by THINKFilm. bennyhillifier |
| _____________________________________ [Jul 15,2009 8:22am - xanonymousx ""] what band played on oct 7th 2005 |
| __________________________________________ [Jul 15,2009 8:33am - HeavensJail_nli ""] Looks like FOB played the Tsongas on October 8 in '05: http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/ar...grounded_despite_skyrocketing_fame/ and it looks like the 7th may have been an off day: http://www.livedaily.com/news/8565.html not conclusive, but not impossible either. |
| ___________________________________ [Jul 15,2009 11:32am - archaeon ""] I don't think fall out boy would give much of a shit about 5,000 dollars. |
| _______________________________________ [Jul 15,2009 11:41am - the_reverend ""] I think that devon's post is the only way to figure it out. then look to see if that band was also not on tour on 11/27/05. I thought that I proved it wasn't FOB cause they were on tour, but that was 07 not 05. |
| ____________________________________ [Jul 15,2009 11:46am - joeycobra ""] according to google....and the b9board it was Mest. |
| _______________________________________ [Jul 15,2009 11:49am - the_reverend ""] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mest it's not on their wiki so I don't believe it. |
| ____________________________________ [Jul 15,2009 11:52am - joeycobra ""] http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/c...tortion-singerjul15,0,2390803.story |
| _______________________________________ [Jul 15,2009 12:04pm - the_reverend ""] Mest sucks. |
| __________________________________________ [Jul 15,2009 2:58pm - madoakdevin nli ""] ive never even heard of mest. |
| ________________________________ [Jul 15,2009 3:24pm - xmikex ""] seconded. what's a mest? |
| __________________________________________ [Jul 15,2009 4:09pm - madoakdevin nli ""] haha i will pull a move you pulled in a post that i found hillarious. "Mest is a pop punk band from Blue Island, Illinois. The band's lineup, prior to their breakup in 2006, consisted of vocalist and guitarist Tony Lovato, guitarist Jeremiah Rangel, bassist Matt Lovato, and drummer Nick Gigler. They broke up in 2006 after an eleven year run, but reformed in 2008 with a new lineup, featuring only their singer returning for a final tour for people who missed the last one." |
| __________________________________________ [Jul 15,2009 4:09pm - madoakdevin nli ""] my post wasn't funny though. |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 15,2009 4:53pm - the_reverend ""] hellfest [img] the mosh pit complete with moe picking his ass. [img] |
| __________________________________ [Jul 15,2009 4:56pm - brian_dc ""] well, apparently that dude almost killed someone or killed someone. wiki is confusing. Mest =/= Mast Don't kill me. |
| _______________________________ [Jul 15,2009 11:37pm - jvv ""] mest is playing sunday at lupos with hollywood undead |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 15,2009 11:48pm - xanonymousx ""] i saw mest, dont know why they played hell fest, but i liked them the only reason why i wish this scum bag didnt get arrested is so he could order a hit on brokencyde. |
| _____________________________________ [Jul 15,2009 11:49pm - RichHorror ""] MAST IS FUCKING DEAD |
| ________________________________ [Jul 15,2009 11:51pm - Murph ""] RichHorror said:MAST IS FUCKING DEAD Richit, yaw sucha jokah. |
| _________________________________ [Jul 15,2009 11:56pm - xmikex ""] madoakdevin%20nli said:my post wasn't funny though. sometimes the internet is serious business |
| ______________________________ [Jul 16,2009 7:06pm - jvv ""] bump because i think this needs more talkign about cant wait to see mest sunday at lupos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111 |