‘Sex Money Murder’ Bloods Gang Leaders Plead Guilty In Essex County

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Two Essex County leaders of the Sex Money Murder set of the Bloods street gang admitted their respective roles in a racketeering conspiracy that involved murder and conspiracy to distribute heroin, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced Tuesday.

Narik Wilson, a/k/a "Spaz," 32, and Emil Rutledge, a/k/a "Diddy," 27, both of Newark, pleaded guilty in Newark federal court to count two of a 14-count superseding indictment charging them with racketeering conspiracy.

According to authorities, the Bloods street gang is organized into subgroups that operate in specific geographic locations. “Sex Money Murder” is the subgroup that operates primarily in Essex County.

Prosecutors said that Wilson and Rutledge, high-ranking members in Sex Money Murder, admitted that from 2007 to 2011, they committed a series of violent crimes to advance the gang's objectives.

Wilson, the leader, or "O.G.," of Sex Money Murder, admitted that he directed the murder and attempted murder of eight rival gang members in and around Newark.

Rutledge, a "captain," or "shot-caller," of Sex Money Murder, admitted that he and others carried out a number of the shootings ordered by Wilson, causing series injuries to others and the death of a victim.

Wilson also admitted that he conspired with and directed other members of Sex Money Murder to kill the following individuals:

• Feb. 4, 2007, attempted murder of a rival gang member, (Victim 1)
• Feb. 16, 2007, attempted murder of a rival gang member (Victim 2)
• Oct. 29, 2010, attempted murder of a rival gang member (Victim 3)
• June 16, 2011, attempted murder of rival gang members (Victims 4 to 7)
• July 14, 2011, murder of a rival gang member (Victim 8)
• Aug. 3, 2011, attempted murder of a rival gang member (Victim 6)

According to prosecutors, Rutledge admitted that - acting at Wilson’s direction - he and others carried out drive-by shootings of Victims 3 through 7 on the above dates. Rutledge also admitted that he and others killed Victim 8 in a drive-by shooting.

In addition to the murder and attempted murder charges, Wilson and Rutledge admitted conspiring to distribute more than one kilogram of heroin in and around Newark, prosecutors said.

The plea agreements require both Wilson and Rutledge to be sentenced to 30 years in prison, minus time served in jail on related cases and five years of supervised release.

Sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 15, 2017.

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