NEW BEDFORD A former New Bedford-based regional officer for a national criminal enterprise known as the Latin Kings has been sentenced to 4.5 years in prison and three years of supervised release on racketeering charges.
According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney s Office, 26-year-old Michael Cotto of New Bedford, known as King Gordo, was sentenced on June 8 by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Rya Zobel.
A former member of the Latin Kings New Bedford Chapter, Cotto had previously pleaded guilty to racketeering charges in January after admitting to playing a role in distributing drugs and conducting acts of violence for the gang.
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