High-Ranking Latin Kings Leaders Convicted


April 6, 2011 6:02 PM
04/07/11 5:39 a.m.

CHICAGO (WBBM/CBS) — Prosecutors are hailing the conviction of the alleged top leader of the Chicago-based Latin Kings as a blow to one of the nation’s most powerful street gangs.

As WBBM Newsradio 780’s Lisa Fielding reports, after a six-week trial, a federal jury on Wednesday convicted Augustin Zambrano, 51, the highest-ranking leader of the Almighty Latin King Nation, of racketeering conspiracy (RICO), conspiracy to commit extortion, and assault with a dangerous weapon.


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Three other high-ranking leaders of the Latin Kings street gang were also convicted at trial of charges involving narcotics trafficking and related violence that plagued numerous neighborhoods across the city.

“This verdict inflicts a serious blow to the to leaders of the Latin Kings,â€