By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The highest-ranking leader in the United States of the notorious street gang the Latin Kings was sentenced in Chicago to 60 years in federal prison on Wednesday, according to a statement from the FBI. Augustin Zambrano, 51, was given the statutory maximum. He was convicted of racketeering conspiracy and other charges…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Another story from the city known for deep dish pizza, hot dogs and public corruption: a former Chicago police officer pleaded guilty Friday to a series of charges involving collusion with the violent Latin Kings street gang. Antonio C. Martinez Jr., a 40-year-old former Chicago police officer, faces a possible lifetime…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com About 500 federal, state and local police on Thursday converged on the town of Newburgh, about 50 miles north of New York City, to round up gang members of the Bloods and the Latin Kings, who authorities say have been responsible for a good chunk of crime and drug trafficking in…
