Keenan Seymour, Racketeering, Indiana 2023

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Defendant Sentenced to 180 Months for Racketeering in Hammond

A 23-year-old Chicago man has been sentenced to 180 months in prison for his role in a violent gang that terrorized the streets of Hammond, Indiana.

Keenan Seymour, a member of the Latin Dragons street gang, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit racketeering activity in a case that spanned multiple years and multiple states.

The Latin Dragons Nation originated in Chicago and spread to other areas, including the Northern District of Indiana, where members and associates engaged in acts of violence, including murder, attempted murder, witness tampering, and assault, to protect the gang’s territory.

Seymour was held responsible for a November 2017 murder as part of his sentencing. He is one of 19 defendants who pleaded guilty to participating in the racketeering conspiracy, with many of them being held responsible for murders and other violent crimes committed in Chicago and Northwest Indiana.

Other defendants received lengthy sentences, including

Ralph Mendez, Jr., sentenced to 42.5 years in prison for a May 2017 gang-related drive-by shooting/murder and another drive-by shooting/murder committed in July 2017.
Justin Anaya, sentenced to 35 years in prison for the July 2017 murder of a minor child and a November 2017 murder where he shot and killed a man while riding in a car.
Gustavo Mata, sentenced to 35 years in prison for a July 2012 murder where he shot the victim from the back porch of a residence.
Manuel Diaz, sentenced to 35 years in prison for a September 2017 murder where he shot and killed a man while driving in a car.
Jonathan Arevalo, sentenced to 20 years in prison for providing a firearm for a July 2012 murder and a March 2015 gang-related felony murder.
Luis Colunga, sentenced to 17 years in prison for a December 2012 felony murder.
Javier Aguilera, sentenced to 18 years in prison for a December 2013 shooting from a car.
Ralph Daniel Mendez, sentenced to 17 years in prison for an April 2017 drive-by shooting.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and local law enforcement agencies, with assistance from the Lake County, Indiana Prosecutor’s Office and the Cook County, Illinois State’s Attorney’s Office.

The case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a program aimed at reducing violent crime and gun violence in communities across the country.

The investigation and prosecution of this case highlight the commitment of law enforcement agencies to holding gang members accountable for their crimes and to keeping communities safe from gang violence.