The U.S. Attorneys Office has charged 15 members of a motorcycle club with racketeering and conspiracy to distribute controlled substances.

A 16th person has been charged in a conspiracy to distribute controlled substances.

The US Attorney’s Office says the Sin City Deciples, which was formed in 1967, is a motorcycle organization whose members and associates allegedly engage in acts of violence, extortion, trafficking in stolen property, and narcotics distribution.

The 15 defendants charged with racketeering conspiracy and conspiracy to distribute controlled substances are:

Ronnie Ervin Major a/k/a “Black,” 51, of Gary, Indiana
Antoine Jermell Gates a/k/a “Twan,” 44, of Gary, Indiana
Kenneth Christopher McGhee a/k/a “Sonny” and “Angel,” 72, of Merrillville, Indiana
Michael Castro Rivera a/k/a “Puerto Rican Mike,” 64, of Gary, Indiana
Douglas Sherman Blowers a/k/a “Profit,” 41, of Lake Station, Indiana
Daniel Richard Spanley a/k/a “Tattoo,” 42, of Hobart, Indiana
Roger Lee Ervin Burton a/k/a “Bo,” 52, of East Chicago, Indiana
James Ulrich Richardson a/k/a “Little Rick,” 52, of Crown Point, Indiana
Richard White a/k/a “Ignorant Bastard,” 54, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Brandon Romand Parks a/k/a “Baywatch,” 43, of Chicago, Illinois
Herman Troy Jefferson a/k/a “G-Rilla,” 49, of Jacksonville, Arkansas
David Lagrant Guy a/k/a “Fly Guy,” 51, of Merrillville, Indiana
Jessie Donald Willis a/k/a “Chip,” 57, of Portage, Indiana
Marvie D. Gardner a/k/a “Widowmaker,” 51, of Louisville, Kentucky
Bernard Smith, a/k/a “Flirt” and “Preacher,” 59, of Gary, Indiana

Daniel Richard Spanley a/k/a “Tattoo” is also charged with distribution of cocaine and possessing a firearm as a felon.

Gregory Patrick Weldon a/k/a “Sugar Bear,” 53, of Hobart, Indiana, has been charged in the conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, and distribution of cocaine.

The original indictment alleged Ronnie Ervin Major a/k/a “Black” and Antoine Jermell Gates a/k/a “Twan” engaged in murder for hire and used a firearm during the December 19, 2010 murder of Jocelyn Blair.