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March 7, 2008

Man convicted in Latin Kings sweep heads back to jail

A man who was in the 1990s convicted in the first federal investigation in the state of the Latin Kings street gangs has pleaded guilty to drug and gun charges and is facing a return to federal prison.

In the mid 1997, Karim Abdullah, now 32, was sentenced, with 12 others, during “Operation Checkmate,” for racketeering, witness intimidation and a firearms offense, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.

He was released in 2006.

According to prosecutors, last June detectives entered Abdullah’s Providence apartment and found him standing by a window with a gun. The police say he dropped it when ordered to, and they subsequently found four handguns, ammunition, and about 33 grams of crack cocaine in the apartment.

Abdullah is being detained until his sentencing, which is scheduled for Aug. 1.

He faces 10 years for being a felon in possession of a gun; 5 to 40 years for possession with intent to distribute 5 or more grams of crack; and 2 years for violating the terms of his supervised release.

He also faces more than $2.5 million in fines.

-- projo.com staff writer Brandie M. Jefferson

Posted by Brandie Jefferson  at 11:47 AM | Permalink

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