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In 1988, Fort was also convicted of ordering the 1981 murder of a rival gang leader and was sentenced to 75 years in prison to be served after the completion of his terror conspiracy sentence. While Fort continues to exercise considerable influence over the BPS from prison, the various Black Stones
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group, and continued to involve the gang in street crime and drug trafficking. BPSN co-founder Eugene
Hairston was incarcerated on drug charges in June 1966 and was eventually murdered in 1988. Fort was arrested for mismanagement of government grants totaling $ 927,000 from the U.S.
318:. In 1986 four of its members were indicted for conspiring to commit terrorist acts in the United States for the Libyan Government. The verdict marked the first time American citizens had been found guilty of planning terrorist acts for a foreign government in return for money.
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Cooley, Will (2017). "Jim Crow
Organized Crime: Black Chicago's Underground Economy in the Twentieth Century," in Building the Black Metropolis: African American Entrepreneurship in Chicago, Robert Weems and Jason Chambers, eds. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 147–170.
415:'s government, Fort was arrested. In 1987, Fort was tried and convicted for conspiring with Libya to perform acts of domestic terrorism. He was sentenced to 80 years imprisonment and transferred to the USP Marion, the federal supermax prison in Marion, Illinois.
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in March 1972. Fort was released in 1976, but was later re-incarcerated on drug charges in the early 1980s. At the same time he was released from prison, Fort converted to
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Control of Organized Crime in Black Chicago, 1940-1975," Journal of Urban History 37:6 (November, 2011), 911–932.
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splinter groups suffer from rampant infighting without a clear leader. There are two major groups that have split with the BPSN: The
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Chicago Courtroom, Nation's First Super Gang Fights for Life". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-12-28.
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Fort seized upon the gang's changed mission, renaming it the Black P.(Peace) Stone Nation. He transformed the BPSN into a
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712:"Five Draw Long Sentences for Terrorism Scheme". The New York Times (Associated Press). 1987-12-31. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
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movement, eventually attracting the attention of the
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483:"Rise And Fall Of El Rukn: Jeff Fort's Evil Empire"
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1969:10th & Oregon Crew
1957:St. Louis crime family
1937:Rochester crime family
1922:Patriarca crime family
1907:Milwaukee crime family
1856:Cleveland crime family
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1912:Morello crime family
1846:Buffalo crime family
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620:. December 7, 1987.
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2049:Bugs and Meyer Mob
1892:Genna crime family
1709:Rudaj Organization
1554:Logan Heights Gang
1460:(Central American)
1059:Gangster Disciples
888:Black Mafia Family
881:Junior Black Mafia
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599:Kenneth O'Reilly,
532:The New York Times
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982:Chambers Brothers
770:978-1-55652-845-3
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1198:(Japanese)
1196:Tokyo Boyz
1186:(Filipino)
1162:(Filipino)
1154:Asian Boyz
1096:Miami Boys
1049:The Family
856:39ers gang
680:2008-02-10
537:2018-08-08
512:2008-03-08
328:South Side
172:Vice Lords
124:Activities
116:Membership
83:NW Indiana
2439:The Order
2399:Combat 18
2343:(Florida)
1761:Irish Mob
1589:Venice 13
1569:Puente 13
1534:Barriox13
1484:(Mexican)
1478:(Mexican)
1472:(Mexican)
1422:(Mexican)
1416:(Mexican)
1393:(Mexican)
1376:(Mexican)
1345:Wah Ching
1338:Wo Hop To
1311:Suey Sing
1286:Bing Kong
1091:Metz Gang
977:Byrd Gang
322:Territory
288:Jeff Fort
272:Jeff Fort
221:Jeff Fort
133:extortion
105:Ethnicity
74:Territory
2843:Inactive
2788:Inactive
2759:Inactive
2691:Hispanic
2678:Jousters
2671:Inactive
2647:Gaylords
2620:TAP Boyz
2613:Inactive
2477:See also
2364:211 Crew
2347:Warlocks
2341:Warlocks
2227:Bandidos
1996:Jousters
1564:Playboys
1529:Azusa 13
1470:Norteños
1306:On Leong
1301:Hop Sing
1296:Hip Sing
1174:(Korean)
1145:East and
1076:KUMI 415
945:Mob Piru
332:Woodlawn
87:Michigan
59:Illinois
2899:Outlaws
2538:Chicago
2309:Outlaws
2304:Mongols
2247:Diablos
2189:(Tamil)
1979:Camorra
1823:Italian
1801:Westies
1524:Avenues
1508:Sureños
1444:(Cuban)
1382:(Cuban)
1316:Ying On
1276:Ping On
1213:Chinese
1184:Satanas
1180:(Hmong)
1131:Westmob
413:Gaddafi
382:History
367:Jungles
352:Elkhart
348:Portage
306:leader
284:El Rukn
276:Islamic
264:Chicago
79:Chicago
35:Founded
2882:Active
2827:Active
2698:Active
2640:Active
2554:Active
2321:Pagans
1323:Triads
1202:Yakuza
910:Bloods
898:Bloods
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372:Bloods
252:Stones
196:Rivals
161:Bloods
149:Allies
141:murder
61:, U.S.
2657:Popes
2336:Vagos
2232:Breed
1677:Popes
1464:Ă‘etas
1458:MS-13
1281:Tongs
992:Crips
955:Pirus
760:2011
427:Notes
406:Islam
254:, or
2920:and
780:ISBN
766:ISBN
618:Time
559:ISBN
350:and
336:Gary
256:Moes
240:BPSN
230:The
38:1959
2187:VVT
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