Gil was sentenced to life in prison. Includes some other documents Addeddate 2008-06-19 19:34:56 Identifier LatinKingsManifesto Identifier-ark I know, my brother still has one of them.". or "Terminate On Sight" order, which allows any active Latin King to kill him on the spot. This was supposed to prove my toughness," details Sanchez. From kissing a crown before the supreme leader to how they cross their arms is all regulated, the authors note. According to theMorning Call, there are strict rules that demand that a member must not "lust for pleasure" towards another member's spouse. And their literature is considered pretty sacred. Search the history of over 797 billion $60,843. We discounted it at the time, but information developed over the years and culminated in hard evidence. The 2 days will be on the 11th & 12th of every . The other whacko has since been released and is now happily married and could be working as a chef at a government center employee cafeteria somewhere. I was not in agreement with him, you can deal with him on the outside is what I tried to argue, I suggested sending Kush pictures of his wife and children. The way the "hit" was carried out was quite clever. And to our knowledge the Illinois Department of Corrections still lists the victim as an "escapee". On August 11, 2020, Thomas pleaded guilty to the charges, admitting that in August 2019, he conspired with others to purchase cocaine from members of the Latin Kings in New Bedford, Massachusetts for resale. He suggests that this makes "a potent mixture for troubled ghetto kids whose lives lacked structure and hope. The Latin Kings use the logos ALKN, ADR, LK, 5-POINTED CROWN AND 5-POINTED STAR. We asked a leader who had spent 20 years in the gang, before being forced to basically testify against his own gang in a situation comparable to that in the movieAmerican Meexcept this particularly member was not going to accept being killed and he flipped instead, to tell us how the Latin Kings took down the armory and here is his story: "In 1977 or 1978 we hit the armory at North Avenue and Kedzie. 21) A king will fast for 2 days, 24 times a year. In their four year investigation, the department confirmed drug trafficking, murders of more than 10 victims, and violent crimes such as "robbery, stabbings and witness intimidation.". This letter and many others were how Felipe was initially linked to three murders on the streets of New York; testimony from former Kings was used as further evidence of the orders. [95], The Latin Kings in Spain were founded in Madrid in February 2002 by Ecuadorian national Eric Javier Vara Velastegui. At the local level, groups of Latin Kings are organized into "tribes." The indictment alleges that in the spring of . In Sanchez's case, he already collaborated with the Latin Kings in their retaliation against the rival Gaylords, thus already proving himself, as he recounts in his book. In a chilling case from the Bronx, New York, the group brutally attacked a teenager in the process of gang recruitment because he was gay, reportsABC News. Revenues; Some inmate chow hounds were pleasantly surprised to find so many friendly Latin Kings and GD's offering their entre for the evening meal to other hungry inmates. The last of the gang members was sentenced on November 27, 2018. About two years later, when he was in the Illinois State Penitentiary, inmate Rolez would get his "violation" for disrespecting the southside leader of the ALKN. The monthly universals drew attendance of 500600 regularly. 74.7 percent have fired a gun at someone to defend their gang turf. So the cops got the M-60 back, but not any of the hand grenades or the M16's. [31] In 1991, Felipe was returned to prison after a short release for parole violations stemming from the receipt of stolen goods. 8.8 - Age first heard anything about "gangs". Italians and Portuguese have been found to be members of the gang. The Special Commissioner of Investigation for Schools soon charged the ALKQN with infiltrating the school system; a school security guard with five years of service was dismissed on charges of unprofessional conduct for his association with the Latin Kings[citation needed]. Despite the fact that the Latin Kings are heavily involved in thedrug business across the country (even international), there are strict rules when it comes to drug usage and abuse, but also selling. Graffiti included "HPDK," an acronym for "Holland Police Department Killer" and a pitchfork turned upside down. After the arrest, members of the group claimed it was actually the gang's leader who threatened them to engage in such activity. 66.7 percent are willing to die for their gang friends. 11.0 - Age first fired a pistol or revolver. [88] Gang-related violence escalated on Milwaukee's South Side after the indictments as a perceived lack of leadership in the Latin Kings prompted rival gangs to attempt takeovers. The Latin Queen agenda is composed of self-respect, independence, family support, ethnic identity and self-empowerment. [67], On December 6, 2019 more than 45 Latin King (suspected) members, including its leader Michael Cecchetelli, were arrested by the FBI and other state and local agencies, in Massachusetts. . [97], Eric Javier Vara Velastegui received a forty-year prison sentence for rape, violent assault and kidnapping in June 2006. As one member put it, the Manifesto is "considered our Bible", and reading it is to go "from the darkness to the light". [77], In December 2011, thirteen Latin Kings members were indicted by a federal grand jury in Greensboro for conspiring to participate in a racketeering enterprise. The various Latin King factions are generally well structured and organized in terms of criminal organization. [55], Twenty-three Latin Kings members were indicted in south Florida in May 2015 on charges including racketeering conspiracy, drug trafficking and illegal weapons possession. [48], Sixteen Latin Kings members, included the four highest-ranking members in the state, were arrested in Bridgeport and New Haven on June 30, 1994 and charged with conspiring to sell cocaine and heroin. This is important to understand because of the fact that the top gang leaders of the LKs have never been held accountable as of this date. Over half of the arrested were charged with misdemeanors; other were charged with weapons possession and drug trafficking. [86], Thirty-three members of the Latin Kings in Milwaukee were charged in a RICO indictment on June 19, 1998. Ancient King is a brother who has moved on or is inactive. A lot of the M16's are still out there. Such things like failing to share drug earnings with each other or disrespecting a higher-ranking member can be brought before a gang court, an internal organization consisting of elected members. The charter establishes the Ten Commandments, the royalties, guidelines for establishing a chapter, election of officers, and disciplinary procedures. This LK Manifest is based on the A.L.K.Q.N of the state of Massachussetts. They often have Puerto Rican background, but during the last 20 years when they broadened to Europe, there became more and more people with also Hispanic, Portuguese or Italian background members. They do racially mix latins and whites. And another prohibits police cooperation. According to theCanadian Journal of Sociology, Latin Kings gang members must follow the King's Manifesto that outlines their purpose and ideology, called Kingism, which offers principles in which to live by, with prayers, stages of enlightenment and various rules and procedures. Other funds are raised from membership dues and extortion both from the community and inside correctional facilities. [citation needed], In the early 1980s, to avoid imprisonment for his criminal activities in Chicago, Luis Felipe (a.k.a. Did Carlos really escape one day before his parole? Almighty Latin Kings Nation. The journal also notes that the manifesto instructs members to "forgo criminality" and strive towards "a revolution that will bring freedom to [their] people.". Internal changes to the organization began to take place as Fernandez amended the ALKQN manifesto to include parliamentary elections and new procedures for handling inter-organizational grievances and remove death as a possible punishment, replacing it with "vanishing", the act of being banished from the movement. The gang also discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation through strict rules about homosexuality: "Any member that participates in homosexual activities will be suspended from the Nation pending an investigation by the Chapter Crown Council," as per the NYPD. [98] In February 2011, Velastegui had an additional four years added to his sentence after being convicted of directing the gang from prison, while lieutenants Jose Fabricio Icaza and Maria Torres were sentenced to three-and-a-half years' and two years' imprisonment, respectively. [38] Latin King symbolism is usually accompanied with the name and number of the Tribe, region, or city of the gang. 23.0 - Age they expect to get legally married to someone. This contributed to some of the Chicago gang folk lore in the 1980's about how the Latin Kings were a "heavily armed" gang and had powerful military weapons. The first week of March is known as King's Week or The Latin Kings Week of the Sun, which is the gang's annual anniversary celebration, and the last week in October is celebrated as the "Week of Blood" (via Gang Enforcement). Said another high-ranking source in the LKs: "Gino summoned me to the law library where carried out our executive meetings and he saidI want Kush hit. : Folk Nation aligned STGs, Crips, Latin Locos, Solidos, 20 Luv and Elm City Boys (ECB), Nation, Gangster Disciples, Black Gangster Disciples, La Raza, Imperial Gangsters, Maniac Latin Disciples, Satan Disciples and Spanish Cobras . 72.8 percent felt "there is hardly anything lower than a person who does not feel a great deal of love, gratitude, and respect for his/her mother", while only 57.5 percent felt the same way about father. Gang markings consist of a five- or three-point "sacred crown", writings of LK, ALK, ALKN, ALKQN abbreviations (or the whole words), and drawings of the Lion or the King Master. They have numerous "chapters" or "tribes" around the country[37] which adhere to a regional, state, and national system. Members are instructed onthe precise amount of exercise they should be doing while locked up "running two miles in 20 minutes, performing 500 push-ups and doing 50 sit-ups in two minutes." The Celestial Chapter It is different than that of the original LK Manifest in the original chapter in Chicago,Illinois also known as "The Motherland". The Council sets rules and regulations and holds disciplinary hearings. One other was apprehended a month later after fleeing to New York. Luis Rosa is listed in theLibertad, an extreme leftist publication of the National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Political Prisoners of War (2048 W. Division, Chicago, IL 60622, email address:ncprpowpp@aol.com), as serving a 105 year sentence at Joliet presently (IDOC #N02743, DOB 8/6/60). [79], A dozen Latin Kings members were among thirty-four people indicted on drug charges following a year-long investigation called Operation Royal Flush by the FBI, Cleveland Division of Police (CDP) and Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office. : The content of these gang profiles are compiled from years of investigations, training, gang member and subject matter expert interviews, confiscated gang paraphernalia, historical research, etc. The head was the only body part that could not be sliced up into smaller pieces. Luis Rosa was one of 11 FALN members arrested in 1980 in Evanston, Illinois and later convicted. [72], Four leaders of the Latin Kings in Newark were among fifteen people indicted on racketeering charges on July 13, 2017 as part of Operation Peddling Misery, an investigation by the NJSP and Division of Criminal Justice that targeted a drug distribution enterprise that was dealing large quantities of heroin and crack cocaine in the city. In 1981, the leader of Chicago's southside chapter, one Raul Gonzalez (AKA "Baby King") of the Latin Kings had a "run in" with a member of the northside chapter of the Latin Kings. Members must set a good example to other gang members, as well as Latino community in general. The membership in Chicago is estimated to be 20,000 to 35,000. [46], The Latin Queen agenda is composed of self-respect, independence, family support, ethnic identity and self-empowerment. on June 19, 2008, Though primarily thought of as a gang, the LK has quasi-political and quasi-religious aspects. n/a. [61] The gang's second-in-command, Vicente "Disciple Killer" (DK) Garcia, was sentenced to forty years in prison on related charges on February 11, 2013. According to a report by the Madrid government commission, there are approximately one-hundred active members and six-hundred associates in the city. Total expenses. "Lord Gino") is considered the "SUN" of the Almighty Latin King Nation in Chicago. Lusinski was killed because Vallodolid thought he was a rival gang member. [44], While originally the Latin Kings are thought to be a male organization, it eventually began to absorb women and give them an equal share. According to The Morning Call, an important part of their constitution states that members can sell crack but can't use it. In 2019, as reported byMichigan Live, a substantial rise in graffiti messages was noticed after a local gang leader was taken to prison in Holland, Michigan. That is for years. Basically washing off the body parts. We continued to be skeptical of such accounts. 73.3 percent have recruited other persons into the gang. There is no third warning, as per rule book. The violence exhibited by the Latin Kings is not restricted solely to members who do not conform to the gang's rules and orders. The first phase of the investigation, went after the Lawrence chapter of the ALKQN, was converted to an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force/High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area case involving numerous federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. Following the U.N. demonstration, Rafael Cancel-Miranda, another Puerto Rican nacionalista who spent 25 years in federal prison for the same crimes as Lebrn, attended a monthly universal. [89], Another police crackdown on the Milwaukee faction resulted in forty nine Latin Kings members being indicted on October 12, 2005 on federal racketeering charges for crimes that include four murders, 38 attempted murders and widespread drug trafficking. The next day after the burglary, the cops went postal on us. The ideology of Kingism has three different stages of development for an individual, which means that the rules are more loose for members at the lower level, and violations of them aren't taken as seriously as in the case of more established members. The arrests resulted from a four-month investigation by the FBI and the New York Police Department (NYPD). But all the two whackos did was turn on the showers and let the blood run down the drain. Black represents death and gold represents life. Fifteen Latin Kings leaders were imprisoned as a result. [99], The inner circle of the Latin Kings in Madrid was dismantled when fifty-four members were arrested during a police operation carried out in February 2010. Contextual translation of "kings of knowledge" into Latin. The investigation successfully tracked and documented Latin King activity in five counties, and resulted in charges related to the planned attempted murder of a rival gang member, the sale of heroin, crack cocaine and marijuana, the theft and resale of stolen automobiles and other stolen property, and the possession, use and sale of prohibited assault weapons. The Latin Kings use symbols depicting three- or five-pointed crowns, lions and Inca- or Aztec-inspired artwork to demonstrate their affiliation. Hector "Bebo" Salazar was sentenced to five years and nine months' imprisonment for distributing heroin, fentanyl and crack cocaine on November 18, 2019,[51] and Brian "Buddha" Matos was sentenced to four years and nine months' for trafficking cocaine and fentanyl on February 5, 2020. [80], An eighteen-month investigation in York County, known as Operation Sunrise, resulted in the arrests of more than eighty people, including members of the Bloods, Crips and Latin Kings, and the seizure of heroin and cocaine with a street value of more than $300,000, 43 vehicles, seven guns, and more than $34,000 cash in February 2013. A KINGS RESPECT IS 360 DEGREE STRONG. [82], An investigation by the FBI into gang activity in Rhode Island found that the Providence chapter of the Latin Kings, made up of approximately 100 members, has been active in narcotics trafficking, gunrunning, extortion and murder since at least September 1994. Latin Kings meet at one of the headquarters of the gangs in Bushwick, monthly meeting often take place at parks or abandoned houses. If the member is found to be guilty of the violation at their Crown hearing, they may be subject to a range of penalties depending on the severity of the offense: L.A. Kaufman wrote in the February 2015 issue of New York Magazine that the Kings had a "unique mixture of intense discipline, revolutionary politics and a homemade religion called 'Kingism'". Following the outbreak of internal gang violence, Luis Felipe and 19 others were charged with murder and racketeering; the indictment process ended in 1995 with 39 Latin Kings and 1 Latin Queen indicted under the RICO Act. Membership is estimated to be as large as 7,500, divided among several dozen tribes operating in 15 cities across five states. The colors associated with, and often worn by, the Latin Kings are black and gold. After building a RICO case against the gang, the ATF and local police arrested eighteen members during a series of coordinated raids on November 19, 2009. 91.0 percent indicated "I believe in God", and 28.2 percent expected to go to hell in the afterlife. Carlos entered the basement of the cellhouse with the two whackos for his "parole party". No member is beyond reproach, and if they don't pass the test, they could potentially be givena T.O.S. Latin Kings associating with New York State Bloodline chapter also identify themselves as the "Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation" (ALKQN). [46], The evolution of the ALKQN has been viewed by outside sources as being assisted by the addition and greater role in which Queen Loki and Queen Vailor have played, exposing the ALKQN to a greater range of cross-class supporters than would have been possible prior to their integration. As reported by The Washington Post, a member of the Latin Kings was sentenced for murdering a young transgender woman. The largest Latino gang in Chicago, and perhaps in the United States, are the Latin King and Queen Nation. [62], Thirty-four alleged Latin Kings were charged with racketeering conspiracy in Chicago on July 26, 2016. Not little "shanks" as homemade knifes are called, but rather the much larger Machetes, usually about two feet long and made out of heavy gauge steel. The Latin Kings are members of the People Nation alliance of gangs , and are therefore opposed to the rival Folk Nation gang alliance. To support the conspiracy, Vallodolid murdered Victor Lusinski in Hammond on April 12, 2009. Of all the gangs, Latin Kings are the hardest to gain information from; they will not even admit their membership in many cases. [52], The Latin Kings are one of the few organized street gangs operating in the state of Delaware. Latin King documents reveal that Gino Gustavo Colon (a.k.a. [citation needed], The Latin Kings have a hierarchical organizational structure. In the beginning of the 20th century a lot of Puerto Rican immigrants came to New York. Another symbol is the lion which represents courage, just as the crown does. [96] Such Latin American gangs spread to Spain as a result of mass deportations from the United States of Latin American immigrants with criminal records. Because Rolez was basically in the same gang, just in a different geographical unit, Baby King approach the leader of the northside chapter of the LKN, Gino Colon, and got his "blessing" to change Carlos Robles permanently before he is released. As written by former gang member Reymundo Sanchez in "My Bloody Life," it is often hard to not fall into addiction, being surrounded by the drug business most of the time. And, often very violent punishments are meted out. Blood was everywhere. Those who severely break the rules end up on "beat-down on sight" and "terminate on sight" lists meaning the hit list. While members are presumed lifetime members, they still are susceptible to being screened, as King Angelico notes in his account. The gang has a strict way of how meetings are conducted. Everyone present at the meetings must pay the membership fee of $7 per meeting. [3], Latin Kings associating with the Motherland faction also identify themselves as "Almighty Latin King Nation" (ALKN); they make up more than 160 structured chapters operating in 158 cities in 31 states. If this rule is broken, the member is first warned by having to do "50 push-ups or stand in push-up position for 10 or 20 minutes." The investigation which involved the ATF, Michigan State Police (MSP) the Holland Police Department became public on July 19, 2012, when over a hundred state and federal officers simultaneously executed search warrants at over fifteen residences and a business in Holland, which were all linked to the HLK. The Latin Kings street gang was formed in Chicago in the 1940s and consisted predominantly of Puerto Rican and Mexican males. According to "The Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation," by David C. Brotherton and Luis Barrios, the gang promotes social responsibility. The letters had been copied and stored by the NY Department of Corrections, who were not aware of the significance of the letters until a federal task force was formed that included NYPD homicide investigators, FBI agents, and DOC investigators. And we kept one crate of the M16's for ourselves. [22][23][24] The gang was founded by Puerto Ricans in Chicago, Illinois in 1954. According to theNYPD gang, the rules also prescribe continuous improvement of one's communication skills, with the intention to educate future gang members. In addition to narcotics offenses, the trio were also charged with conspiring to shoot a rival. Financials for Consortium of Physicians From Latin America. : Chicago Latin Kings, eta and Brotherhood. After the significant disruption of the Lawrence chapter in February 2004, information provided by cooperating defendants led to the significant disruption of the Springfield chapter in June 2005. Officers are supported by a "Crown Council" of the 5 Crowns Council members. Currently he is serving a life sentence in federal prison due to a 25-count indictment, which includes charges of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and other drugs. The skull bone apparently simply "rolled around" in the meat grinder like a basketball spinning on a net rim, and thus it had to be buried. [30], The Bloodline Manifesto was founded by Luis "King Blood" Felipe in 1986 in the New York State Collins Correctional Facility. The History of the Latin Kings begins in the 1920s or 1930s, but at this time they were known under a different name. PCP or angel dust is also out of question, as per The Chicago Tribune. Our information comes from the 2nd in command (a Prince) of the gang at that time who is now a federal informant in the witness protection program. (Beat on sight) beating of undetermined length of time, Three minute physical three-minute beating by at least three members, Five minute physical five-minute beating by five members, This page was last edited on 10 February 2023, at 20:57. On July 1, 1989 a correctional officer at the Stateville Correctional Center, Lawrence Kush, Jr., was assassinated by the Latin Kings while on the job. As explained by Reymundo Sanchez in his book, "My Bloody Life," a new potential member has to prove himself to the gang first before he can be considered for going through the process of initiation. King Angelico gained the status of an "ancient king," meaning that even though he is not active in group activities anymore, the gang will "always ride for him and with him." 69.3 percent had other family members who are in a gang. A king with many years of knowledge. Drug trafficking, assault, burglary, homicide, identity theft and money laundering, Probation for a period ranging between two weeks and two months, can be imposed in addition to other punishments, Fines (Multas) may also be used as a way to recoup the expense of gang property when it is destroyed or lost by a member, Stripping the member is stripped of rank and titles, unlikely to ever rise to the previous rank again, Suspension the member is stripped of all offices and duties, is not permitted to wear the colors, and is addressed as a novice, Community service particular assignments made on a case-by-case basis, B.O.S. Latin King Knowledge [SHORTENED] Seeing, perceiving and observation by all Kings, is the network of the Nation - the eyes of the Almighty Latin Kings Nation are everywhere. In 1999, he was sentenced to 13 years in prison, which he began serving at Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary in Kansas, and was placed in solitary confinement. No traces of the skin, bones, teeth, or blood of Carlos Robles were ever found. The Almighty Latin King Nation is a American street gang founded in Chicago in 1940 and active mostly in Chicago.Latin King documents reveal a man by the name "Gino Gustavo Colon" (a.k.a. Starks was spared the death penalty (see: Jerry Shnay, "Inmate is spared death penalty: Prisoner convicted in guard's death awaits sentencing",Chicago Tribune, March 15, 1994). The typical report we would get from LK members was this: "When Luis Rosa was imprisoned at Stateville the SGD's (Satans Gangster Disciples) tried to pull him their way because he is a bomb expert, but we got him to ride under our flag instead, he taught us how to make some wicked shit down there, Rosa taught us how to make some shit with batteries and remote control with a cell phone, taught us stuff about wiring bombs, taught us how to make homemade napalm, it was toxic substance, like a gluey toxic substance, some killer shit to make Molotov cocktails out of". 9.9 - Age first "bullied" someone else in school. This has been a true story. The Latin King gang is one of the most violent gangs in the United States today, with leaders unafraid to order "hits" on correctional officers and followers unashamed to obey their orders. The history of this gang is written in blood, with episodes so bizarre that they read like chapters from a pulp fiction novel. Illuminate our minds and our hearts. [27], The Chicago faction of the Latin Kings is recognized as one of the largest Hispanic street gangs in the United States after the Sureos and Norteos, as well as MS-13 and the 18th Street gang, and one of the largest street gangs based in Chicago. Furthermore, meetings are obligatory, and a member has to have a justified reason to be absent. The history of this gang is written in blood, with episodes so bizarre that they read like chapters from a pulp fiction novel. He describes an event from his past, when he overdosed on cocaine and almost died, which put him in violation: "They didn't care about me endangering my life with a coke habit. [66], Operation Dethrone was an investigation by the Western Massachusetts Gang Task Force, consisting of the FBI, the Chicopee Police Department, the Hampden County Sheriff's Department, the Holyoke Police Department, the Massachusetts State Police, the Springfield Police Department, and the West Springfield Police Department. He was eventually transferred again and placed in general population, and has since been released. Other important trends found among members of the LK gang are as follows: Most confirmed that their gang has written rules and that their gang has adult leaders who have been in the gang for a very long time, and that their gang holds regular meetings, that their gang has a treasury, and that their gang has existed for about 20 years. [76], Carlos Gil, "Warlord" or enforcer, of a Latin Kings chapter in Sunset Park, Brooklyn was convicted on May 11, 2007 for the murder of Jorge Rodriguez, a member of a Flatbush, Brooklyn-based Latin Kings chapter who was shot and killed on October 14, 2001 for associating with another gang in violation of the Latin Kings' rules. II) THE CROWN Once a brother is crown, He shall carry himself with a respect that no one can reach. [70], A year-long investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Saint Paul Police Department (SPPD) known as Operation Wild Kingdom culminated in the arrests of twenty-six Latin Kings members and associates on federal narcotics and firearms trafficking charges during a series of arrests carried out across the Twin Cities area on March 7, 2006. Latin Kings use 5-point crowns as a symbol. Several gangmembers were charged with assault and unlawful imprisonment, among other things. 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