A street gang in Milwaukee allegedly stole millions of dollars in Covid-19 pandemic relief money that was then used to carry out a murder and purchase guns and drugs, among other items, according to a federal indictment. The indictment was returned by a grand jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin and unsealed in May. The alleged leader of the gang, Ronnell Bowman, and another defendant, Ronnie Jackson, were charged with the April 2021 killing of an individual named only as N.B. The fraud methods Bowman allegedly taught other gang members resulted in the theft of millions of dollars of Covid relief money, Kwaterski told the judge during the hearing. The indictment alleges that the "Wild 100s" filed fraudulent claims for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance in California and several other states.

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Persons: Ronnell Bowman, Ronnie Jackson, Bowman, Jackson, Laura Kwaterski, Kwaterski Organizations: Eastern, Eastern District of, U.S Locations: Milwaukee, Covid, U.S, Eastern District, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Houston, California