 Aryan Brotherhood of Texas tattoo | |
| Founded | 1981[1] |
|---|---|
| Founding location | Eastham Unit (Texas) |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Territory | Texas and throughout the federal prison system[1] |
| Ethnicity | White American[1] |
| Membership (est.) | 3,500[1] |
| Activities | Drug trafficking, murder, extortion, robbery, theft and identity theft[1] |
| Allies | Gulf Cartel[2] |
| Rivals | Aryan Circle[3] |
| Notable members | Mark 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]
- ^ a b c d e Aryan Brotherhood of Texas Southern Poverty Law Center
- ^ 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
- ^ "The Aryan Circle: Crime in the Name of Hate" (PDF). Anti-Defamation League. December 2009. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "www.adl.org" (PDF).
- ^ "The Aryan Brotherhood of Texas". adl.org. Anti Defamation League. Retrieved 7 August 2014.