Biography
Jorge Peter Cornell became a high-profile figure in Greensboro through a mix of community-facing advocacy and controversy. Publicly, he positioned himself as someone calling for peace between street groups and challenging local gang-policing practices, including criticism of the Greensboro Police Department. Federal prosecutors, however, alleged he simultaneously served as a key leader within the Latin Kings and pursued violence and racketeering behind the scenes. After a multi-week trial, he was convicted of racketeering conspiracy and related offenses and, in 2013, was sentenced to 336 months (28 years) in federal prison for his role in the organization’s criminal activities in North Carolina.
From a second record of the same person, merged here so nothing is lost:
Founder and "Inca" (leader) of the Greensboro, North Carolina chapter of the Almighty Latin King & Queen Nation. Indicted December 2011 and convicted at trial November 21, 2012 on federal RICO conspiracy and violent crimes in aid of racketeering (VICAR) charges, including conspiracy to murder rival gang members. Sentenced August 14, 2013 to 28 years in federal prison. The Fourth Circuit upheld the conviction in 2015 (No. 13-4630).
