According to the 25-count indictment, Colon--known as "Lord Gino"--used prison telephones and meetings with visitors at Menard to direct the gang's massive drug operations, including the purchase of cocaine and the wholesale distribution of drugs from an apartment building in the 2400 block of North Kedzie Avenue. The parking lot of Lawrences Fish & Shrimp, where Rudy Rangel Jr. bought a Franck Muller watch for $25,000. A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. In 1996, the new leader of the Latin Kings in New York, which seemed to be spearheading other East Coast Latin King chapters, was Antonio "King Tone" Fernandez. Vargas said he tried to get out of the gang twice, but he was threatened with harm both times. The sentence was announced by Gary S. Shapiro, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, together with Cory B. Nelson, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Larry Ford, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago Office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. On June 4, 2003, late in the evening, the gang leader known as Kato was in the barber chair, his back to the open door, Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and New Jersey Nets on the TV. Law enforcement officials do not know the location of Nieves and Sanchez. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Colon was arrested two months after the shooting. As soon as the men in the car waiting outside the barbershop heard gunfire, Bro Man began shouting Get me out of this car, a detective wrote after interviewing Nunnery. Two other co-defendants convicted at the same trial also received substantial prison terms. Born in Donell Simmons cap was found on the sidewalk near Rudy Rangel Jr.s SUV. The four were among a total of 31 co-defendants who were indicted in September 2008 or charged in a superceding indictment in Oct. 2009. He was sentencing Latin Kings leader Alexander Vargas, who had ordered two murders and been involved in drug trafficking, while taking into account his cooperation with the government, which aided in the conviction and guilty pleas of several other gang members. Martise Nunnery 26, asthmatic and a member of the Unknown Vice Lords told authorities John told him about selling the watch to Rangel and that hed seen him wearing that, a diamond bracelet and a platinum necklace with a pendant. [2] However, the appellate court recognized that federal statutes generally allow only the attorney general, through the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to determine the conditions of confinement imposed on federal prisoners,[3] but that other statutes,[4] allow district courts to set special conditions of confinement on defendants convicted of racketeering. Bro Man said a Cuba mother or Mexican wanted dude taken care of. Bro Man asked Donell to kill the dude for ten to thirty thousand dollars.. Lord Gino Colon, a former leader, is leading his Latin Kings from inside the Menard Correctional Center, but he is not the only one. Detectives and DEA agents on Thursday executed search warrants at five homes that Chronister said were being used as storage and distribution points by the Latin Kings for a drug operation that raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars each month. A sheriffs office spokesperson said after the news conference that investigators estimated the operation was making $300,000 to $500,000 each month. An FBI investigation of the gang led to charges against 40 Latin King members and associates in 2008. Donell states that as they rode in the car, he saw Martise on the sidewalk shaking the dudes hand. / CBS Chicago. WebThe Chicago Crime Commission estimates that there are over 20,000 Latin Kings in the Chicago area alone. WebCHICAGO Twenty-six alleged members and associates of the Latin Kings street gang are facing federal narcotics charges, most of them for their alleged roles in one of two drug-trafficking organizations that supplied and distributed multi-kilogram quantities of heroin, cocaine and marijuana in Chicago and the south suburbs. The following year, he was found guilty of murder and sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison. In late 2006, ATF agents led an investigation that resulted in federal drug trafficking and firearms charges against 38 Latin Kings members and associates. | Illinois Department of Corrections. Rudy Kato Rangel Jr. was a leader of the Latin Kings when he was shot and killed in June 2003. Simmons was walking to a liquor store at Madison and Keeler when he saw Nunnery driving a red Ford Taurus with Spann in back and another man in the front. | Chicago Police Department. U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois, Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee (LECC), Latin Kings Second-In-Command Sentenced To 40 Years In Prison For RICO Conspiracy And Related Gang Crimes. The Illinois Appellate Court would later say of Colons actions: Far from displaying any reluctance or visible effects of intimidation, the defendant fairly reveled in the execution of his victim. He said the man drove them three blocks to a Hollywood Video at Roosevelt and Spaulding where Nunnery called his girlfriend, who picked them up, dropping him nearby before taking Spann to Arthington and Karlov. Gary Marx, Chicago Tribune Reporter, states that Gino has a rival, a Latin King leader outside the prison. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS The indictments serve as a powerful reminder that the state's Hispanic gangs operate in much the same way as its most powerful black gangs. One transaction charged in the indictment alleges that Colon, Martinez, Herrera, and Diaz tried to sell approximately 3 kilograms of cocaine on Aug. 14, 1997. 219 S. Dearborn St., 5th Floor Vargas said he realizes his cooperation with the government puts a target on his back. (STMW) -- U.S. District Judge Rudy Lozano admitted the task before him Thursday was difficult. A man who authorities said was second in commandofone of the country'slargest street gangs has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for organizing a violent criminal enterprise that plagued neighborhoods in Chicago and beyond, prosecutors said. CHICAGO A high-ranking leader of the Latin Kings street gang was sentenced today to 35 years in federal prison after being convicted of racketeering conspiracy and related charges involving narcotics trafficking and violence that plagued the Little Village neighborhood on the citys west side. Garcia and Zambrano were the highest-ranking Latin Kings to be convicted and sentenced since Gustavo Gino Colon, who also holds the title of Corona, was sentenced to life in prison in 2000. CHICAGO (AP) Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson will meet in a runoff to be the next mayor of Chicago after voters denied incumbent Lori Lightfoot a second term, issuing a rebuke to a leader who made history as head of the nations third-largest city. Ware, Spann and a third man were driving around, Simmons said, then Spann called Nunnery, and they headed to Roosevelt and California. Spann, whose attorney Tod Urban didnt return messages seeking comment, already is facing as many as 70 years in prison, having pleaded guilty three months before the indictment to being a felon in possession of a weapon, obstruction of justice involving witness tampering and cocaine possession with intent to distribute. The U.S. Attorneys Office argues that Colon is serving a sentence that is within the advisory guidelines range and fully justified given his role as leader of the Latin Kings. Prosecutors have also focused heavily on Colons murder conviction in state court, a tactic that Pissetzky called a red herring., Its just unconscionable, I think, to keep somebody in prison for a drug offense for that long of a time, Pissetzky said. 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Anthony Davis (PF/C LAL): $10,200 DraftKings, $11,500 FanDuel We talked about this yesterday, and were using Davis again for all the same reasons. There are very few of these copies in existence, and they are fiercely protected by the gang members, the sheriff said. Colon, 43, and 12 of the other defendants were charged with drug conspiracy. Gang leaders outside of Illinoisfollowed rulesset by theChicago operation. U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois, Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee (LECC), Latin Kings Leader Of Little Village Region Sentenced To 35 Years In Prison For RICO Conspiracy And Related Gang Crimes, Federal Indictment Charges Rockford Man With Arson, Three Chicago Men Charged with Odometer and Title Fraud. Bravo was arrested Thursday at a home on the 17000 block of Carlton Branch Drive in Wimauma, booking records show. Nunnery had known Spann just a few months. So Rangel, a leader of the Latin Kings, one of Chicagos biggest street gangs, had been going several times a month to Nationwide Cutz, a barbershop operating out of a trailer near Roosevelt and Sacramento on the West Side. Zambrano, 52, was sentenced to 60 years in prison in January 2012. This sentence holds Garcia accountable for the barbaric enterprise known as the Latin Kings and his role in murder, attempted murder, shootings, beatings, drug trafficking, and other crimes, said Gary S. Shapiro, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. The action by a federal grand jury followed a joint investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Chicago police and other agencies dating to early 1990s, according to law enforcement sources. Is it time to let Lord Gino Colon come home? He ascended the gang ranks while in prison, eventually becoming leader of Latin Kings and calling the shots from behind bars. We got you, the prosecutor wrote after an interview with Simmons. Jose Guzman, a former Nation Enforcer in the 26th Street, or Little Village, faction, was sentenced to 35 years in prison, and Alphonso Chavez, the Inca, or leader of the gangs 31st and Drake faction, was sentenced to 30 years in prison. Colon's wife, Marisol Colon, 31, was named in the indictment along with two other people for allegedly serving as the gang's top street administrators. Before his sentence was handed down, Vargas, 35, expressed remorse for his actions with the Latin Kings. All have been convicted and sentenced except for a few defendants who remain fugitives. A Rockford man was indicted today by a federal grand jury on charges of arson for allegedly setting fire to two buildings in Rockford, Ill. A federal grand jury in Chicago, Illinois, returned an indictment, which was unsealed yesterday, charging three Illinois men with operating an odometer and title fraud scheme that involved hundreds of Chicago-Area Man Charged With Conducting Illegal Sports Gambling Business, Eastern Division Of those 31, 24 pleaded guilty, four were convicted at trial and three remain fugitives. NunneryStatement-1 by The Watchdogs on Scribd. The indictment also alleges that gang members selling narcotics were forced to pay protection money to the organization. While locked up, Colon ascended to the rank of Corona the top Latin Kings decision-maker. Six years later, in 1986, after fleeing Chicago, he founded the New York chapter of the Latin Kings. Labar Bro Man Spann. ) or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. That investigation dubbed Operation 5K for Fifth Avenue and Karlov, where Spann lived led to dozens of murder convictions. Colon was found guilty on all but one of the 21 counts leveled against him. Marisol Colon, of the 1600 block of North Kildare Avenue, was released on her own recognizance and the other eight are awaiting a detention hearing in federal court scheduled for Tuesday. Judge Martin said Felipe must serve the sentence in solitary confinement. 2013 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Two high-level leaders of the Latin Kings gang were among 21 people arrested in a months-long investigation that resulted in the seizure of large amounts of A Latin King leader explains the history and aims of his organization in an talk for the Chicago Gang History Project. The Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administrations Tampa office worked together on the investigation, dubbed Operation Checkmate, that led to the search of five homes in the Wimauma area last week, Sheriff Chad Chronister said at a news conference. 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