A Sin City Deciples “founder” was sentenced Thursday to 30 years in prison.
A federal jury convicted Kenneth McGhee, a.k.a “Sonny”, or “Angel”, 75, of Gary, in November with racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, and being a drug user in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson said in a release.
He faced up to 84 years. After prison, he would serve three years on supervised release.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Toth wrote McGhee conspired with other members of the Gary motorcycle gang to commit racketeering and was at the top of its hierarchy.
McGhee’s attorney Kevin Milner wrote that he was an “old man” who was “being held responsible” for the gang’s crimes.
“Very little credible evidence was presented at trial regarding any crimes directly committed by Mr. McGhee,” he wrote in court filings.
He was among 15 members and associates of the Gary-based motorcycle club, who were charged in October 2021 in a superseding indictment with a racketeering conspiracy as well as a conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. A sixteenth individual has been charged in a conspiracy to distribute controlled substances.
The 57-page superseding indictment read like a television drama, weaving a tale of influence, obedience, intimidation, an internal power struggle, drugs, guns and murder spanning multiple states. and including local, regional and national chapters of the Sin City Deciples.
Post-Tribune archives contributed.