Overview
- A federal jury found Spann guilty on racketeering conspiracy, two murders in aid of racketeering and extortion, and held him responsible for four killings including Latin Kings boss Rudy “Kato” Rangel.
- Judge Thomas M. Durkin set sentencing for April 20, 2026, and the convictions carry a mandatory life term.
- Prosecutors said Spann directed murders from 2000 to 2003 to strengthen the Four Corner Hustlers’ grip, including a $20,000 contract on Rangel.
- The government’s case relied on cooperating former gang members, and a prosecutor’s undisclosed promise to witness Sammie Booker led to the earlier conviction being vacated.
- In a separate 2014 gun, drug and obstruction case, Spann has moved to withdraw his guilty plea based on a recent U.S. Supreme Court Second Amendment ruling.