CHICAGO - A gang leader who prosecutors say oversaw a sophisticated and brutal organization with at least 10,000 "soldiers" in Illinois - even while he was in prison - that beat, shot and extorted money from rivals was sentenced yesterday to 60 years in federal prison.
Augustin Zambrano, 51, an unimposing man with short, graying hair, was convicted in April of conspiracy to commit extortion and assault with a deadly weapon after a trial in which prosecutors portrayed him as the "CEO" of the Latin Kings, a Chicago-based gang with members across the United States.
