N.J. charges 9 with forming a ‘hit squad’ behind bars to attack officers and prisoners
Updated Apr 29, 2021;
Posted Apr 29, 2021
New Jersey State Prison in Trenton in a Feb. 12, 2020 file photo.
Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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New Jersey officials have accused a group of prisoners of forming a “hit squad” to attack both officers and others locked up around the state.
One prisoner was beaten so badly last year he suffered a traumatic brain injury, and members of the gang discussed attacking investigators at their homes, authorities said. Another prisoner targeted by the gang was moved to protective custody before he could be hurt.
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Former Chairman of Massachusetts Latin Kings Crown Council Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy
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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.