The Latin Kings use the logos ALKN, ADR, LK, 5-POINTED CROWN AND 5-POINTED STAR. 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. These can be found in a document known as the King Manifesto. 73.3 percent have recruited other persons into the gang. Members are specifically required to know their personal cultural history and family lineage. CONTACT: Latino Community Foundation - 235 Montgomery Street, Suite 1160, San Francisco, CA 94104. info@latinocf.org | 415-236-4020 [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. Unless a club violates a rule, Vesta is not responsible. Unfortunately, it is easier to find those who do not want to uphold . One other was apprehended a month later after fleeing to New York. Between June 1993 and February 1994, seven Latin Kings were murdered. The Latin Kings is a gang that started in the mid-1950s in Humboldt Park, an urban neighborhood of Chicago as a social organization to help Latinos but in the late 1960s began making money from drug sales. [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. 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]. 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. No traces of the skin, bones, teeth, or blood of Carlos Robles were ever found. : Primarily Correctional Facilities and large metropolitan areas throughout Florida, Connecticut, Chicago, New York, New Jersey, Mexico, New Mexico, California, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. Lusinski was killed because Vallodolid thought he was a rival gang member. But, these rules are not set in stone, and the level of their seriousness depends on the maturity level of a member. The Latin Kings are members of the People Nation alliance of gangs , and are therefore opposed to the rival Folk Nation gang alliance. 15.6 - Age at time we surveyed them for this profile. [31] Latin Kings and Queens began appearing en masse at political demonstrations in support of the Latino community. Keeping to themselves while incarcerated comes with a general distrust of the law. The two Whacko's intending to killCarlos, basically told him they were throwing him a "going away party". [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. 2019. This includes a strict hierarchy with office holders relying on promotion and demotion, governing by "elected organizational bodies such as the Crown Council and Supreme Team," and "a formal membership directory with full biographical records of members," as explained by theCanadian Journal of Sociology. From 1986 to 1994, the ALKQN solidified its status as a gang through crimes such as murder, racketeering, and other offenses covered under the RICO Act. [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. As an Almighty Latin King Nation under one sun protected by your love and guidance we bring our right fist upon our heart for sincerity, love, wisdom, strength, knowledge and understanding; three hundred-sixty degrees of strong King wisdom. And to our knowledge the Illinois Department of Corrections still lists the victim as an "escapee". a leap in logic, by which a necessary part of an equation is omitted. As the authors detail, this means that they must be employed or at least looking for work, they must attend a school, should show family responsibility, and be interested in Latino cultural history. [92] A thirteen-year-old who was left partially paralyzed as a result of being stabbed. Do not assume that simply because you are sincere in your desire to be a positive member of the community, that others are sincere in theirs. Human translations with examples: rex regum, fons vitae, rex mortuis, deos victoria, fons scientiae. The monthly universals drew attendance of 500600 regularly. We took the M-60 to hid it at Hector's house, so what does Hector do, he has it on its stand, the tripod, in his attic, and it is visible through the window to the outside streettwo gang cops stop on Spaulding and Beach, they look up at Hector's attic window, and they see the M-60 in plain view. Originally created with the philosophy of overcoming . [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. 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. The Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (ALKQN, ALKN, or LKN, also known as simply Latin Kings) is one of the largest Hispanic and Latino street and prison gangs worldwide. Most of the new graffiti targeted the Holland police, threatening police officers but also other gangs. 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). The KMC faction is active in 41 U.S. states, and the Bloodline faction is active in 5 U.S. states. The general male members are called Reyes or Kings; their wives or girlfriends are called Queens. [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. After the proving phase, the real initiation takes place, with gang members taking their turns beating the initiate. The Latin Kings have a strong line of communication and support between members incarcerated and those members on the outside. The history of this gang is written in blood, with episodes so bizarre that they read like chapters from a pulp fiction novel. 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. Let us share some information from middle-management leaders of the Latin Kings who were in fact in this same penitentiary and were directly knowledgeable of the Kush assassination: "Kush was the type of officer who came to work to do his job, he was young. . In 1994, with the rapid growth of the Latin Kings, an internal power struggle erupted, and violence within the Kings ensued. The Latin Kings street gang was formed in Chicago in the 1940s and consisted predominantly of Puerto Rican and Mexican males. We sold one crate of the M16's to the Spanish Lords and the Unknowns who were allies at the time. The Latin Kings gang has a variety of rituals that members must participate in, from celebrating specific holidays to various gang signs they use. The sentences they are likely to. In our historical approach to developing gang profile information we routinely collect old photographs of the gang, and gangs like the LKs are very predictable in this regard: they love to pose for pictures that members keep in their gang photo albums. The second warning is a one-minute of beating in front of everyone. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Members are also not allowed to attend a meeting under the influence of anything that could disrupt its process. a Roman Silver Age maxim. the welfare of the people is to be the highest law. Amor de Rey, "King Love", is what they yell while listening to one of the leaders give instructions to the gang. : Chicago Latin Kings, eta and Brotherhood. Latin Kings associating with New York State Bloodline chapter also identify themselves as the "Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation" (ALKQN). "[40] Kingism is a blend of tribal gang rhetoric and religious mysticism. Total expenses. 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Unlike the head-to-toe violation, they would not be allowed to hit me in the face, groin, or basically anywhere where I could be seriously hurt. Central to the Latin King philosophy are the symbols such as the five point crown which represents, Love, Respect, Sacrifice, Honor, and Obedience. The charter establishes the Ten Commandments, the royalties, guidelines for establishing a chapter, election of officers, and disciplinary procedures. 8.8 - Age first heard anything about "gangs". 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. 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 whole Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (ALKQN)gang is divided on national, state, and local levels, and each state is led by a state representative, monitoring these smaller divisions (via San Antonio Express-News). Includes some other documents. At this time, the membership of the Latin Kings is believed to have swelled to 3,000 incarcerated and 4,000 free. [73] Japhet "King Japhet" Lopez, Kiele "King Forty" Lopez and Carlos "King Future" Rodriguez pleaded guilty to racketeering. [31] In 1991, Felipe was returned to prison after a short release for parole violations stemming from the receipt of stolen goods. That left Starks and Cabrera. The most recent emblem is the bulldog with a crown. The GD agreed, and ground up the body parts with the pork and beef that was also going into the meat loaf for the evening meal. "The Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation," byDavid C. BrothertonandLuis Barrios, notes that rule exceptions are made for those who incarcerated, "when both parties mutually agree to start new lives." They even have specific gestures for when they are in trouble, such as when a member is put on probation, he or she must "throw up a probation crown and say amor" (via theNYPD). ", According to Department of Justice District of Massachusetts, the gang relies heavily on drug distribution. 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. [95], The Latin Kings in Spain were founded in Madrid in February 2002 by Ecuadorian national Eric Javier Vara Velastegui. 95.1 percent worry about the safety of their family members. 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. A fee is also charged if a member comes in late $1 for every 15 minutes of delay. (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. When a gang member accepts Kingsim and thus the manifesto, it's almost like they are being confirmed into a religion, promising to uphold truth, justice, peace, and freedom, as per theNew York Police Department. The initials ALK, ALKN, ALKQN, ADR, LK, LKN. [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. The decision to join the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation is one that affects every aspect of your life as well as everyone in it. The journal also notes that the manifesto instructs members to "forgo criminality" and strive towards "a revolution that will bring freedom to [their] people.". Basically washing off the body parts. According to "King Angelico," when a member is accepted to the group, they promise to be a Latin King for life, according "The Oath (Bloodline)" they must follow. The Latin King members commemorate three times throughout the year. 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. Before the year's end, Adelfa Vera, also a Puerto Rican activist, attended a monthly universal and was given ALKQN beads by the present leadership. [91], Four people were injured after Latin Kings members attacked a former member at a subway station in Toronto on 22 June 2007. Latin Kings, chicano, gang Collection folkscanomy_politics; folkscanomy; additional_collections Contributor dudeman5685 Language English Though primarily thought of as a gang, the LK has quasi-political and quasi-religious aspects. It was during his time under house arrest that the Latin Queens underwent a shake up in leadership, dismissing many of the leaders in order to bring in more politically focused members. After the initiation beating, Sanchez was given the notebook with rules, Nation Literature, and was told whichprayer he had to memorize until the next meeting. His respect his shield and his sword is to all those who try to break him. They do racially mix latins and whites. The head was the only body part that could not be sliced up into smaller pieces. [63], Twenty-one Latin Kings were imprisoned for up to thirty years for a racketeering conspiracy involving two murders; the December 2003 murder of Jonathan Zimmerman in Hammond and the May 2008 murder of Jose Cortez in East Chicago. : Five Black followed by five Gold for members, five Black followed by two Gold for executive members. "I would have to take an initiation violation that consisted of two chosen Kings beating me for three minutes. [81], Twenty three people, including three members of the Latin Kings, were indicted in March 2019 as part of an investigation into a drug ring in Berks County. Then we got lucky. It also does not have various prayers and the set of rules. [75], Twenty members and associates of the Latin Kings were charged on June 21, 1994 with various crimes including the murders of at least seven of their own members. The last defendant pleaded guilty last week. The Latin Kings are members of the People Nation alliance of gangs, and are therefore opposed to the rival Folk Nation gang alliance.[11]. 2019. The Latin Kings are a highly-structured organization with than 20,000 members in the Chicago area. 33.8 percent have been in a drug/substance abuse counseling program. 55.1 percent have been in court-mandated psychological counseling or therapy. The heads of the entire criminal organization are known as "coronas". He was eventually transferred again and placed in general population, and has since been released. In addition to narcotics offenses, the trio were also charged with conspiring to shoot a rival. In the beginning of the 20th century a lot of Puerto Rican immigrants came to New York. According to the Chicago Tribune, rules demand that members are "willing to engage in violence," even if that means beating up their fellow members. [1] They would later, however, devolve into a criminal enterprise operating throughout the United States. [citation needed] The Latin Queens constituted the female Queen Anubis and Queen Maat of the ALKQN. [74] On June 29, 2018, Japhet Lopez was sentenced to fifteen years' imprisonment, Kiele Lopez was sentenced to seven years', and Rodriguez was sentenced to eight years'. The Latin Kings are known to beat, stab, or shoot members who have not conformed to the gang's rules of obedience, resulting in serious physical injury up to and including death. Next. We have spent much time with this particular ex-member of the LKs over a three year period: including about 40 hours of face-to-face interviewing, and about 80 hours of telephone interviewing. Infighting isn't really allowed, and only high-ranking members can approve retaliatory action between feuding parties. The two whacko's replied "he is one of our own", not one of yours. By the late '90s, the NYC branch became a "legitimate, highly formal, and relatively transparent organization. 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