The Aryan Circle is a white supremacist, Neo-Nazi prison gang spread throughout many U.S. correctional facilities. The Aryan Circle was founded by Mark "Cowboy" Gaspard in 1985 in the Texas Department of Corrections as a splinter group of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT).

Dec 8, 2022 · According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Aryan Circle is a race-based and violent prison gang with hundreds of members operating throughout the country, both inside and outside of prisons.

Sep 15, 2016 · The Aryan Circle, a prison gang that was created in Texas in the 1980s, is one of the largest white supremacist gangs in the United States. Here are the 20 things you need to know about the...

Jan 24, 2025 · BEAUMONT, Texas – The leader of a white supremacist prison gang known as the Aryan Circle was sentenced to life in prison Sept. 8 for Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) violations following an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) that included Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Houston.

This profile of the Aryan Circle (AC), a White supremacist gang based primarily in Texas, addresses its organizational structure, leadership, recruitment strategies, and criminal activities. The AC first appeared in the Texas prison system in the mid-1980s and is now the second largest White supremacist gang in Texas.

Dec 8, 2022 · A top leader and another member of the white supremacy prison gang “Aryan Circle” have been sentenced to decades in prison for their part in several gang-related stabbings, U.S. Department of Justice officials said Thursday.

Jul 18, 2023 · A Missouri man was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations (RICO) charges stemming from his membership in the Aryan Circle (AC), a white supremacy prison gang.

Aug 10, 2017 · The defendants were members of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT), the Aryan Circle, the “Irish Mob,” the “Dirty White Boys,” the “White Knights,” and the “Peckerwood” – all of which are violent white supremacist gangs.

Nov 18, 2021 · A federal jury convicted a Texas man and a Missouri man on Tuesday of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations charges stemming from their membership in the white supremacy prison gang, the Aryan Circle, between 2010 and 2021.

Oct 15, 2020 · In a massive sweep of race-based gang members and associates, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday that five indictments in three states were unsealed with 24 individuals in total indicted...