NY Latin King gang leader gets 16 year sentence
A federal judge sentenced the leader of a Huntington clique of the Latin Kings street gang to 16 years in prison Wednesday for encouraging members to use violence against rival gang members. Angel Cordero Jr., 29, of Deer Park, pleaded guilty in July 2011 to charges of gang-related conspiracy to commit assaults with dangerous weapons, [...]
2 Members of the Latin Kings convicted for racketeering in North Carolina
A federal jury in Winston-Salem, N.C., has convicted two members of the North Carolina Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (ALKQN) and one associate of the gang for a racketeering conspiracy involving violent crimes and drug distribution for the benefit of the criminal organization. The convictions, which occurred late Wednesday, were announced today by Assistant [...]
Latin Kings leader is accused of trying to attack another gang member with a machete
WINSTON-SALEM — An indicted gang member testified today that another gang member told him that Latin Kings leader Jorge Cornell tried to set him up and wanted to attack him with a machete. Marcelo Ysrael Perez told a jury Thursday in the federal racketeering trial of Cornell and six other Latin Kings of a jailhouse [...]
Latin Kings street gang makes Park Slope junior high’s handball courts home base
A Park Slope park has turned into a hangout for the Latin Kings – and the cops are cracking down, the Daily News has learned. The handball courts behind Junior High School 51 in Washington Park near Fourth Ave. and Third St. draw about 30 gang members, sources and residents said. The Washington Park Kings [...]
