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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Federal prosecutors say the head of the a Memphis gang has been indicted robbing narcotics traffickers.

James Earl McCracken, 27, of Memphis, Tennessee, was indicted by a federal grand jury for a violation of the Hobbs Act.

The Hobbs Act makes it a federal crime to commit a robbery that interferes with interstate commerce.

McCracken was the head governor of FAM Mob in Shelby County according to prosecutors.

According to the indictment, McCracken and FAM Mob members took part in robbing narcotics traffickers.

“It is alleged that on or about July 9, 2011, McCracken and others conspired to obstruct, delay, and affect interstate commerce by robbery – specifically, that McCracken and others robbed an individual engaged in narcotics trafficking. The indictment charges that this was a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1951.”

McCracken faces up to 20 years in prison, a fine of $250,000, and up to three years of supervised release.

There is no parole in the federal system.