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Finances: The main source of income for the Latin Kings is funds derived from the lucrative drug trade. Though members are not to use drugs, they may sell and distribute drugs to derive funds for themselves and the organization.
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This version of the Latin Kings—200 members of the newly formed Cultural Association of Latin Kings and Queens of Catalonia—was recognized in July as a civic group that can apply for money for projects to improve their members’ prospects. To reap such rewards, these Kings wrote a constitution, vowing to reject violence, cooperate with authorities and obey the laws of their new land.
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Within the correctional setting, the Latin Kings will set up security posts manned by the rank and file members in any main assembly areas (recreation yards, chapels, chow halls). Members on post are known to carry weapons.
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The 38-count indictment charged that the Latin Kings operated as a criminal RICO enterprise in Milwaukee and other parts of Wisconsin from January of 1998 through September 27, 2005, the date of the indictment. The indictment contained specific allegations regarding four murders and 38 attempted murders that were allegedly committed by the defendants. The indictment ... alleged that the Latin Kings had an established hierarchy, requiring the payment of membership and chapter dues paid from drug trafficking and robberies.[3]
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Current estimates regarding active Latin Kings members within the city of Chicago run as high as 25,000. A 1995 Florida assessment estimates 286 Latin King members in the state. As of the 3rd Quarter 1997, the Department of Corrections has 166 inmates/offender members.
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There were 37 members and associates of the Latin Kings named in federal and state indictments. Twelve indictments were unsealed in federal court charging 15 individuals with distributing crack cocaine. In state court, the Bristol County District Attorney's Office charged 22 defendants with state drug crimes.
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