Jorge Peter Cornell, Racketeering, North Carolina 2013
A violent gang leader in North Carolina has been brought to justice after a lengthy investigation by federal and local authorities. Jorge Peter Cornell, also known as 'King Jay,' was sentenced to 336 months in prison for his role in the Almighty Latin King/Queen Nation (ALKQN) gang.
Cornell, a 36-year-old resident of Greensboro, North Carolina, was convicted of racketeering conspiracy, violent crimes in aid of racketeering activity, and use of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence for an April 2008 assault with a dangerous weapon.
According to court documents, Cornell was the leader of the North Carolina ALKQN, a violent street gang that originated in Chicago in the 1960s and migrated to cities throughout the United States, including New York City and Greensboro in 2002.
From approximately 2005 until December 2011, ALKQN gang members met regularly to increase their knowledge base of the gang rules, discuss criminal activity, and purchase firearms. They also engaged in violent crimes such as robberies, bank fraud, arson, and carjacking.
Cornell conspired with other ALKQN members to commit racketeering acts, including the April 2008 shooting of a rival gang member, the commissioning of no fewer than five Hobbs Act Robberies of businesses located throughout the Greensboro area, and the plotting of firebomb attacks on the residences of former ALKQN members.
Cornell provided firearms to members of ALKQN to commit several of these crimes.
Jason Paul Yates, also known as 'King Squirrel,' was sentenced to 206 months in prison for his role in the ALKQN gang. Steaphan Acencio-Vasquez, aka 'King Leo,' was sentenced to 96 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Ernesto Wilson, an ALKQN associate, was sentenced to 204 months in prison and three years of supervised release.
The investigation was conducted by the FBI's Charlotte Division and the Greensboro Police Department, with assistance from the Guilford County Sheriff's Office.
Key Facts
- State: North Carolina
- Category: Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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