A former member of the New Bedford Chapter of the Latin Kings was sentenced in federal court for racketeering, the final defendant in 'Operation Throne Down.'
A former Boston high school dean serving a 26-year sentence in state prison for shooting a student he had recruited to deal drugs has received an additional 18 years or more on a federal gang-related charge. Prosecutors said that Shaun Harrison, 63, lived a double life, portraying himself as an anti-violence activist and mentor for
Shaun Harrison, a 63-year-old former high school dean from Boston, will serve at least 44 years in prison for gang-related activity, including trying to kill a student.
Harrison is serving time after his 2018 conviction for attempting to kill a student who was selling marijuana in the high school at Harrison’s direction, authorities said.
Prosecutors said that Shaun Harrison, 63, lived a double life, portraying himself as an anti-violence activist and mentor for troubled teens while hiding his own gang ties and luring students into drugs and violence.