A federal judge last week sentenced three Cass Lake members of the Native Mob to more than 103 years total in federal prison.
Former Native Mob leader Wakinyon Wakan McArthur, 36, received a sentence of 43 years on Sept. 30 in Minneapolis, a release from the U.S. Attorney's office said.
Anthony Francis Cree, 27, was sentenced to 24.3 years and William Earl Morris, 27, was sentenced to 35 years. The multiple charges against the men included racketeering, weapons charges and drug charges.
Over the past several years, a total of 25 other defendants have pleaded guilty or been convicted of crimes related to their membership in the Native Mob, the release said.
"The Native Mob is a regional criminal organization that originated in Minneapolis in the early 1990s," the release said. "Members routinely engage in drug trafficking, assault,
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robbery, and other violent crime, including murder. Membership is estimated at 200, with new members, including juveniles, regularly recruited from communities with large, male, Native American populations. Association with the gang is often signified by wearing red and black clothing or sporting gang-related tattoos."
The case against the Native Mob was a long-term investigation involving more than 40 agencies.
