The Prohibition Era saw the halt of spirits for personal enjoyment, but saw an increase in bootlegged liquor. Enter The Purple Gang. The Purple Gang was a notorious gang in early-1900s Detroit hailing ...

Detroit — Six members of the Purple Heart Vets gang, so named because they promoted themselves as soldiers and passed out Purple Heart medals to members who engaged in violence, were indicted Tuesday ...

Evansville, Ind., is a quiet community of 141,543 on the Ohio River with all sorts of distinction. It is known as the “Home of Pablum” for its Mead Johnson cereal plant, and as the “Barbecue Capital ...

Members of a violent Detroit gang were indicted on various federal charges, including racketeering conspiracy, trafficking controlled substances, firearm charges, and unemployment insurance fraud.