New Bedford Latin Kings Enforcer Pleads Guilty
A key player in the New Bedford Chapter of the Latin Kings street gang has pleaded guilty in federal court to drug charges.
The U.S. Attorney s Office says 33-year old Jeremia Medina, also known as King Sweepy, pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to distribute, manufacture and possess with intent to distribute cocaine base.
Federal District Court Judge Rya Zobel scheduled sentencing for June 17, 2021.
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According to prosecutors, Medina admitted to being an enforcer for the Latin Kings and was a leader in the New Bedford chapter, charged with organizing violent acts and administering violence.
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BOSTON A former member of the New Bedford Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (“Latin Kings”) pleaded guilty this week to racketeering charges, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Kevin Guadalupe, aka “King K-Milly,” 19, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to conduct enterprise affairs through a pattern of racketeering activity, more commonly referred to as RICO conspiracy. U.S. Senior District Court Judge Rya W. Zobel scheduled sentencing for June 10, 2021.
The news release said that Guadalupe admitted to participating in an unarmed robbery committed in November 2019 by members of the Latin Kings in New Bedford. During the robbery, which was captured on video, the victim was chased down in the middle of a busy street, thrown to the ground and kicked and beaten by six members of the Latin Kings. At the end of the beating, an item believed to be a wallet or cell phone was taken from the victim’s
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BOSTON – A former member of the New Bedford Chapter of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (“Latin Kings”) was sentenced Wednesday on drug conspiracy charges.
According to a news release from Massachusetts US Attorney s office, Ines Lugo, a/k/a “Queen China,” 42, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Rya W. Zobel to time served (approximately 47 days in prison) and three years of supervised release. The government recommended a sentence of 18 months incarceration. In November 2020, Lugo pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine base.
Lugo admitted that she conspired with other Latin Kings members and leaders to possess cocaine base (also known as “crack cocaine”) with the intent to distribute it. Specifically, in August 2019, she conspired with others to obtain cocaine base from members of the Latin Kings in New Bedford for resale. On Aug. 24, 2019, Lugo was captured on video delivering cocaine base to another Latin Kings memb
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