A former New Bedford Latin King who took part in a 2019 shooting in which the victim was shot in the back has been sentenced on racketeering and drug charges.
A former New Bedford Latin King who took part in a 2019 shooting in which the victim was shot in the back has been sentenced on racketeering and drug charges.
Top Latin Kings gang discipline official pleads guilty
March 9, 2021
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BOSTON (AP) A former top official in the Latin Kings gang s internal disciplinary system pleaded guilty Tuesday to racketeering charges, federal prosecutors in Boston said.
Gregory Peguero-Colon, 48, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to conduct enterprise affairs through a pattern of racketeering activity, more commonly referred to as RICO conspiracy, prosecutors said. He faces up to 20 years in prison at sentencing scheduled for June 9.
As Chairman of the Crown Council for the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation in Massachusetts, Peguero-Colon was responsible for presiding over trials for gang members who violated its code of conduct, prosecutors said.