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A federal jury Tuesday convicted the head of the relentlessly violent Wicked Town street gang and held him responsible for six murders at the end of a two-month racketeering trial at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse.
The trial of Donald “Lil’ Don” Lee and Torance “Blackie” Benson stretched across more than nine weeks and repeatedly exposed jurors to evidence of brutal murders.
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A federal jury on Tuesday found the reputed leader of the Wicked Town gang faction and one of his top lieutenants guilty of racketeering conspiracy involving a string of murders, shootings, robberies and narcotics trafficking.
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Defendants, charged with racketeering conspiracy and unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, unlikely to testify.
Brazen, devastating acts of bloodshed earned respect in the world of Chicago's Wicked Town street gang, a federal jury heard Monday.