- A Chicago 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 Wednesday to 60 years in federal prison.
Fifty-one-year-old Augustin Zambrano did not speak during the hearing and displayed no emotion when U.S. District Judge Charles Norgle imposed the maximum sentence that, because federal guidelines require he serve at least 51 years, means he will most certainly die behind bars.
Calling Zambrano, an unimposing man with short, graying hair, “a leader of this barbarian organization,” Nagle said that in court filings Zambrano had shown no remorse and had not accepted any responsible for his role in the Chicago-based street gang.
A happy ending.