HAMMOND - Javier Castillo, 21, of Hammond, Indiana, was
sentenced before District Court Judge Philip P. Simon for his role in a
racketeering conspiracy as a member of the Latin Kings street gang, announced
U.S. Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II.
Castillo was sentenced to 70 months imprisonment and 2 years
supervised release.
According to documents in this case, Castillo admitted his
involvement in the June 2015, aggravated assault of a victim sustaining serious
bodily injury in Hammond, Indiana, and admitted his responsibility for
distributing between 500 grams and 2 kilograms of cocaine as relevant conduct
for his role in the Latin Kings.
The Latin King case is the result of the investigative
efforts of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Chicago
Police Department, the East Chicago Police Department, the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, the Gary Police Department, the Hammond Police Department, the
Lake County, Indiana, Sheriff’s Department and Lake County High Intensity Drug
Trafficking Area officers and agents.
The Northern District of Illinois United States Attorney’s Office and
the Lake County Prosecutor’s Office also has provided assistance. The Latin King case is being prosecuted by
Assistant U.S. Attorneys David J. Nozick and Dean Lanter of the Northern
District of Indiana.
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