yes they were being investigated for running guns, one of there "affiliates" Wise God Allah was murdered in steubenville, then that created a war...ghostface raps about it on the song In The Rain or some call it Wise

he says "yall Steubenville niggas fucked up"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhnwZ_ZyPeM

rza has a lot of family in steubenville and actually was on trial for murder there but got off on self defense