Aryan Brotherhood of Texas

Aryan Brotherhood of Texas
Aryan Brotherhood of Texas tattoo
Founded1981; 43 years ago (1981)[1]
Founding locationEastham Unit (Texas)
Years active1981–present
TerritoryTexas and throughout the federal prison system[1]
EthnicityWhite American[1]
Membership (est.)3,500[1]
ActivitiesDrug trafficking, murder, extortion, robbery, theft and identity theft[1]
AlliesGulf Cartel[2]
RivalsAryan Circle[3]
Notable membersMark Anthony Stroman
Carl Wayne Buntion

The Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) is an American white supremacist and Neo-Nazi prison and street gang.[4] According to the Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas is one of the largest and most violent neo-Nazi white supremacist prison gangs and organized criminal enterprises in the United States, responsible for numerous murders and other violent crimes.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d e Aryan Brotherhood of Texas Southern Poverty Law Center
  2. ^ White Supremacist Gang Does Business with Gulf Cartel Claire O'Neil McCleskey, InSight Crime (November 29, 2012) Archived August 10, 2023, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "The Aryan Circle: Crime in the Name of Hate" (PDF). Anti-Defamation League. December 2009. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  4. ^ "www.adl.org" (PDF).
  5. ^ "The Aryan Brotherhood of Texas". adl.org. Anti Defamation League. Retrieved 7 August 2014.