United States v. Akein Scott

Akein Scott and his brothers were members of the Frenchmen/Derbigny gang. On Mother’s Day 2013, Akein and one of his brothers opened fire at a second-line parade in New Orleans, intending to Mil a rival gang member. They shot the intended victim and 19 innocent bystanders. Akein was named in a 24-count Third Superseding Indictment charging racketeering, drug trafficMng, and firearms conspiracies, as well as a host of violent offenses in aid of those conspiracies. Akein was also indicted for four separate shootings that occurred prior to the Mother’s Day shootings.

Before Akein pled guilty, the…