WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release:

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Five Highs Gang Members Convicted by Jury of RICO Conspiracy, Drug Trafficking, and Firearms Offenses

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Following a three-week trial, a federal jury in Minneapolis convicted five Minnesota men today for their involvement in the Highs -- a violent Minneapolis street gang -- and in gang-related murders, shootings, and narcotics distribution.