Two accused of planning middle school 'mafia'
03/25/03
Northfield Center Township - Two juveniles were arrested by the Summit County Sheriff's Department after an investigation into what was described as a "mafia-type organization" at the Nordonia Hills Middle School.
Capt. Larry Momchilov of the sheriff's department said police were called to the school after papers were discovered there detailing a proposed network that included references to taking over the school, fixing grades and transferring money into bank accounts by computer hacking.
An organizational chart detailed jobs within the organization, including those who were responsible for weapons, protection, money laundering, candy sales and hit men. Momchilov said 13 boys ages 14 and 15 were involved in the group, which was in the early stages of being established.
He said no injuries resulted from the group and no weapons were recovered, although police did confiscate hand-made plug-in devices that could possibly cause electrical problems at the school.
Momchilov said the top two organizers of the group were arrested and will be charged in Summit County Juvenile Court with inducing panic and criminal mischief. Officials from the Nordonia Hills School District could not be reached for comment.
As scary as it is I'm not suprised.
