Former prosecutor weighs in on newly unsealed court records revealing 3 more men tied to Jacksonville’s ‘Slime’ gang

Newly unsealed federal court documents reveal three additional men connected to Jacksonville’s alleged “Slime” gang pleaded guilty weeks before prosecutors publicly announced a sweeping indictment against 13 other people in August.Jermaine James, Marquise Felton and Derrick Jerome Brown were not among the 13 defendants named during the federal announcement, when prosecutors outlined a 16-count indictment targeting the Jacksonville-based organization.But court documents filed in July, which were recently unsealed, show the three men were already facing racketeering conspiracy charges.News4JAX sat down with attorney and former federal prosecutor Curtis Fallgatter to discuss what the guilty pleas could mean for the government’s case and why prosecutors might pursue charges under the RICO.Why prosecutors use RICO chargesFallgatter explained that RICO allows federal prosecutors to bring multiple alleged crimes together under one case when they are connected to a criminal organization.“If th