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This article needs additional citations for. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: – ( August 2017) Latin Kings, King Brothers, Reyes Latinos Founding locationYears active1950s–presentTerritoryUnited States, Mexico, Central and South AmericaEthnicityPredominantly Latino (Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Central and South American)Membership50,000 in the U.S. , proven number unknown.Criminal activitiesDrug trafficking, weapons trafficking, murder, assault, robbery, auto theft,.AlliesRivalsgangs,The Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (ALKQN, ALKN, LKN) is the largest worldwide. Its roots date to 1954 in. Contents.Latin KingsThe Latin King street gang was formed in in Chicago in the early 1950s. They saw themselves as a Latino progress movement to improve quality in immigrant families overcoming racial discrimination and founded the organization on the philosophy of 'overcoming racial prejudice' and creating an organization of 'Kings' and 'Queens'.

They devolved, however, into a criminal enterprise operating throughout the United States. There are two umbrella factions: the Motherland, also known as KMC (King Manifesto and Constitution), and Bloodline (New York City). All members of the gang identify themselves as Latin Kings.Motherland factionLatin Kings associating with the Motherland faction also identify themselves as 'Almighty Latin King Nation (ALKN)'; they make up more than 160 structured chapters operating in 158 cities in 31 states. The membership in Chicago is estimated to be 20,000 to 35,000. Bloodline factionThe Bloodline Manifesto was founded by in 1986 in the New York State Collins Correctional Facility.

Latin Kings associating with New York State Bloodline Chapter also identify themselves as the 'Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (ALKQN)'. Membership is estimated to be as many as 7,500, divided among several dozen Tribes operating in 15 cities in five states. New York State Bloodline Latin Kings share a common culture and structure with KMC and respect them as the Motherland, but not all chapters report to the Chicago leadership hierarchy. Organizational structureThe Latin Kings have a hierarchical organizational structure. They have numerous 'chapters' or 'tribes' around the country which adhere to a regional, state, and national system. Officers are supported by a 'Crown Council' of the 5 Crowns Council members.

The Council sets rules and regulations and holds disciplinary hearings.The hierarchy rises to regional officers and ultimately to two supreme regional 'Incas' based in Chicago. The heads of the entire criminal organization are known as 'coronas'.

One retired detective said in 2004: 'When you compare them to other street gangs like the and the, none compare to the organization of the Latin Kings.' DisciplineWhen any member believes that another member has violated a regulation, they begin the disciplinary process by submitting a Procedures for Violation Form. This form includes a variety of information about the allegation, including the violation, the statement of the accused, and members present or other witnesses. Latin Kings sweater patchThe Chicago faction of the Latin Kings is recognized as the largest Hispanic street gang in the United States and one of the largest Chicago-based street gangs. Their greatest membership is within the United States, unlike and, whose greatest membership exists in Central and South America. The inquisition. The gang has more than 25,000 members in the city of Chicago alone and has organized chapters in 41 states and several Latin American and European countries, including Mexico, Spain, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Canada, Italy, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, United Kingdom, and others.

Bloodline Latin KingsThe Bloodline Latin kings are a faction of the Latin Kings headquartered in New York.LeadershipIn the early 1980s, to avoid imprisonment for his criminal activities in Chicago, (a.k.a. King Blood) fled to New York. Soon after arriving in New York Felipe was arrested and convicted of murdering his girlfriend.

In 1986, while in prison, Felipe started his own chapter of the Latin Kings known as the Bloodline. He designated himself as Inca and Supreme Crown of the state of. In 1995 Antonio Fernandez (a.k.a. ) was designated Inca and Supreme Crown of New York State and New Jersey, and the ALKQN once again began a transformation.

Street gang: 1986–1995From 1986 to the internal power struggle that erupted in 1994, the ALKQN solidified its role as a gang through crimes such as murder, and charges.In 1991, Felipe was returned to prison after a short release for parole violations stemming from the receipt of stolen goods. However, Felipe continued to guide the ALKQN members, who now numbered about 2,000, both incarcerated and free. In 1994, with the rapid growth of the Latin Kings, an internal power struggle erupted and violence within the Kings ensued. Between June 1993 and February 1994, seven Latin Kings were murdered. Following the outbreaks of internal gang violence, Luis Felipe and 19 others were charged with murder and; the indictments ended in 1995 with 39 Latin Kings and 1 Latin Queen indicted under the RICO Act.The details of the charges against Felipe were later revealed: Felipe was charged with ordering the killing of William (Lil Man) Cartagena.

Cartegena was taken to an abandoned apartment where he was, and his corpse set on fire. Although Felipe was in prison, the government later alleged he had ordered a TOS ('Terminate On Sight') to all Latin Kings for the murder of Cartagena.

This letter and many others were how Felipe was initially linked to three murders on the streets of New York; testimony from former Kings was used as further evidence of the orders. The letters had been copied and stored by the, who were not aware of the significance of the letters until a federal task force was formed that included homicide investigators, and investigators. Reformation: 1996–1999In 1996, following the trial of Luis Felipe, Antonio Fernandez, who was recently blessed as the Inca and Supreme Crown of kneeled with other Latin Kings in front of the and is quoted as stating, 'It's time for a fresh start. Now they can't hold our past against us.'

1996 is believed to be the beginning of the ALKQN's transformation from a street gang to a 'street organization.' Latin Kings and Queens began appearing en masse at political demonstrations in support of the Latino community. To further its transformation and efforts to legitimize, the organization began to hold its monthly meetings (universals) at St.

Mary's Episcopal Church in. At this time, the membership of the Latin Kings is believed to have swelled to 3,000 incarcerated and 4,000 free. The monthly universals drew attendance of 500–600 regularly. Internal changes to the organization began to take place as Fernandez amended the ALKQN manifesto to include parliamentary elections and new procedures for handling inter-organizational grievances and removing death as a possible punishment, replacing it with 'vanishing', the act of being banished from the movement.For the ALKQN, 1997 began with Felipe being sentenced to the harshest penalty passed down since. Felipe was sentenced to 250 years in prison, the first 45 to be spent in.

He was a close friend of criminal (YACS) member Pavle Stanimirovic writes about it as he witnessed this brutality in Solitary confinement. The other 39 members were sentenced to an average of 20 years in prison for their roles in the crimes.

The year would bring further legal troubles as Fernandez and 31 others are arrested in a raid in the and charged with disorderly conduct. The Special Commissioner of Investigation for Schools soon after charges the ALKQN with infiltrating the school system; a school security guard with five years of service was dismissed on charges of unprofessional conduct for his association with the Latin Kings. The year came to a close with Fernandez being arrested in December by the FBI for.The pending charges against Fernandez were dropped in early 1998. Following the release of Fernandez, a joint operation of the, (NYPD), (INS), and the (DEA) comes to a close with the arrests of 92 suspected ALKQN members. The Latin King leadership insists over half of those arrested are not members. The operation, dubbed Operation Crown, cost the city over one million dollars and took 19 months to complete.Fernandez was released after four days on $350,000 bail, which was paid for by contributions from community members must mandatory pay their dues collected every week that goes into the 'Caja' Box that the treasurer would be in charge of collecting.

Over half of the arrested were charged with, other were charged with weapons possession and drug trafficking. Fernandez was eventually permitted, though on house arrest, to attend monthly universal meetings. It was during his time on that the Latin Queens underwent a shake up in leadership, dismissing many of the leaders in order to bring in more politically focused members.The Latin Kings during this period begin to gain legitimacy. First, who was a member of the, appointed the New York State ALKQN to protect her during a demonstration in front of the United Nations. Following the U.N. Demonstration, Rafael Cancel-Miranda, a Puerto Rican nacionalista who spent 25 years in federal prison, attended a monthly universal. Before years' end, Adelfa Vera, Puerto Rican activist, attended a monthly universal and was given sacred ALKQN beads by the present leadership.

Adelfa was praised during the meeting and stated 'These kids are hope for our liberation struggle. I can die in peace, because we found the continuation.' In 1998, Fernandez pleaded guilty to conspiracy to sell and distribute heroin. In 1999, he was sentenced to 13 years in prison, which he began serving at in and was placed in solitary confinement. He was eventually transferred again and placed in general population.

He has since been released. MassachusettsOperation Dethrone was an investigation by the Western Gang Task Force, consisting of the FBI, the Police Department, the Sheriff's Department, the Police Department, the, the Police Department, and the West Springfield Police Department. The first phase of the investigation, went after the Lawrence chapter of the ALKQN, was converted to an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force/High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area case involving numerous federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. After the significant disruption of the chapter in February 2004, information provided by cooperating defendants led to the significant disruption of the Springfield chapter in June 2005. 57 ALKQN members have been indicted.On December 6, 2019 more than 45 Latin King (suspected) members, including its leader Michael Cecchetelli, were arrested by the FBI and other state and local agencies, in Massachusetts.

Latin QueensWhile originally the Latin Kings are thought to be a male organization, it eventually began to absorb women and give them an equal share. The Latin Queens constituted the female Queen Anubis and Queen Maat of the ALKQN.The Latin Queen agenda is composed of self-respect, independence, family support, ethnic identity and self-empowerment.

Seeking such goals has attracted a wide variety of females who had been drug addicted, victimized and/or neglected by families, spouses and partners. Sociologists studying the Latin Kings and Queens have observed the different methods in which both groups attempt to 'reclaim and regulate' their environments. The Latin Queens are believed to focus more on their private space issues such as home life and protection and nurturing of their bodies, as opposed to the Latin Kings, who are more concerned with loss of public spaces in their own communities.The evolution of the ALKQN has been viewed by outside sources as being assisted by the addition and greater role in which Queen Loki and Queen Vailor have played, exposing the ALKQN to a greater range of cross-class supporters than would have been possible prior to their integration. In countries such as, Latin Queens are helping to legitimize the ALKQN through integration with government sponsored programs. In, the 200 persons including Queen Tragedy and King Zeus and the rest of the Latin Kings and Queens tribe was designated as the Cultural Association of Latin Kings and Queens of Catalonia. The 'cultural program' designation was bestowed through government sponsored programs to assist gangs with integration into society and is led by Latin Queen Melody, Erika Jaramillo.

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