text: Public Enemy No. 1 (abbreviated as PEN1; pronounced ), also known as PENI Death Squad (or PDS), is a prison and street gang formed in Long Beach, California and now based in Orange County, California. In 2004, the California Department of Justice described PEN1 as "one of the most powerful and fastest-growing gangs inside and outside prison", and reported it had about 200 members statewide. The gang's main activities include identity theft, credit card fraud, and methamphetamine sales.
  History
  The Public Enemy No. 1 gang emerged from the hardcore punk scene in Long Beach, California during the 1980s. By the 1990s, however, PEN1's base of operations was in Orange County where the gang began recruiting white suburban adolescents and became involved in methamphetamine trafficking, prostitution and identity theft. The gang also formed ties with the Aryan Brotherhood and the Nazi Lowriders in the prison system.
  One of the gang's founders; Donald "Popeye" Mazza, became a made member of the Aryan Brotherhood. Another founding member, Devlin "Gazoo" Stringfellow, was stabbed to death by two other inmates at California State Prison, Sacramento on January 10, 2018. In June 2022, Donald "Popeye" Mazza has pleaded guilty to racketeering and conspiracy charges in federal court.