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Latin Kings Member Faces 20 Years for Racketeering Enterprise
A North Carolina man has pleaded guilty to participating in a violent racketeering enterprise as a member of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings), announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina Ripley Rand.
Wesley Anderson Williams, aka ‘King Bam,’ pleaded guilty on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, in U.S. District Court in Winston-Salem, N.C. to one count of conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise. During his plea hearing, Williams admitted to his criminal conduct and membership in the Latin Kings, specifically committing home invasion, burglary, assault, arson, and check kiting on behalf of the racketeering enterprise.
Williams faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 at sentencing, which has not yet been scheduled. The charges stem from a superseding indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Greensboro in February 2012, which alleges the defendants participated in a violent racketeering conspiracy involving Hobbs Act (commercial) robberies, kidnapping, robbery, arson, and extortion involving several businesses and individuals in the Greensboro/Winston-Salem area.
Williams is not the only member of the Latin Kings to face charges. In February 2012, Williams and 13 others were charged in the superseding indictment. Luis Alberto Rosa, aka ‘King Speechless,’ Marcelo Ysrael Perez, aka ‘King Lyrix,’ Charles Lawrence Moore, aka ‘King Toasty,’ Richard Lee Robinson, aka ‘King Focus,’ and Steaphan Acencio-Vasquez, aka ‘King Leo,’ have previously pleaded guilty and admitted to their criminal conduct.
Carlos Coleman, aka ‘King Spanky,’ Jorge Peter Cornell, aka ‘King J,’ Russell Lloyd Kilfoil, aka ‘King Peaceful,’ Randolph Leif Kilfoil, aka ‘King Paul,’ Jason Paul Yates, aka ‘King Squirrel,’ Samuel Isaac Velasquez, aka ‘King Hype,’ Irvin Vasquez, aka ‘King Dice,’ and Ernesto Wilson, aka ‘King Yayo,’ are scheduled for trial on Oct. 15, 2012.
An indictment is merely an allegation and is not evidence of guilt. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The cases are being prosecuted by Trial Attorney Leshia M. Lee-Dixon of the Criminal Division’s Organized Crime and Gang Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert A. J. Lang for the Middle District of North Carolina.
The matter was investigated by the FBI Charlotte Field Office, Greensboro Resident Agency; Greensboro Police Department; and the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office. The investigation and prosecution of racketeering enterprises are crucial in dismantling organized crime and improving public safety.
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Key Facts
- State: North Carolina
- Category: Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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