Nine Trey Gangsters

Nine Trey Gangsters
Founded1993; 31 years ago (1993)[1][2]
FounderOmar Portee and Leonard McKenzie [2]
Founding locationRikers Island, New York City, New York, United States[3][2]
Years active1993–present[2]
TerritoryEast Coast, Mid Atlantic and Southeastern U.S.[2]
EthnicityAfrican American[2]
ActivitiesDrug trafficking, pimping, robbery, extortion and counterfeiting[4]
AlliesLucchese crime family[5]
United Blood Nation[4]
RivalsCrips[4]
Notable members(formerly), Jim Jones, Juelz Santana, Shotti

The Nine Trey Gangster Bloods or Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods (NTG)[6] (also referred to as Bentley's or Billionaires)[7][8][9] are a "set" of the United Blood Nation street gang,[10] which is itself a set of the Bloods gang.[11][12][13] The gang operates on the East Coast of the United States.[11]

  1. ^ Wootson, Cleve R. Jr. (2014-10-30). "Final member of local Blood gang sentenced to federal prison". CharlotteObserver.com. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
  2. ^ a b c d e f unsigned, undated. Sampson County Sheriff's Office, "Gang Profile - United Blood Nation". Accessed May 17, 2017.
  3. ^ "Nine Trey gang members sentenced to prison". Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  4. ^ a b c Who are the Nine Trey Gangsters? Henry Culvyhouse, The Daily Times (May 18, 2016)
  5. ^ 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment fbi.gov (2011)
  6. ^ Bosworth, Mary (2005). Encyclopedia of Prisons and Correctional Facilities. SAGE. p. 120. ISBN 9780761927310. ... United Blood Nation (UBN) that started in Riker's Island Detention facility. This set includes independent Bloods from California, as well as members of New York sets including Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods (NTG),
  7. ^ "United Blood Nation history, terminology, background". WSOC-TV. Charlotte, North Carolina. May 18, 2017.
  8. ^ Barratt, Robin (2011). The Mammoth Book of Hard Bastards. Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN 978-1849017596.
  9. ^ Harris, Donnie (2004). Gangland. Holy Fire Publishing. p. 113. ISBN 0976111241.
  10. ^ Investigation, New Jersey State Commission of (1999). Annual Report of the Commission of Investigation of the State of New Jersey to the Governor and Legislature of New Jersey. The Commission. The business associate was arrested in November for allegedly laundering more than $100,000 for the Nine Trey Gangsters, a violent set of the Bloods street gang. If convicted of the charges, the defendant faces up to 20 years in prison.
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