WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
CHICAGO - A leader of a Chicago street gang has been sentenced to life in federal prison for committing multiple murders and engaging in other acts of violence.
ROMEO BLACKMAN personally committed four murders and three attempted murders while leading a Chicago street gang known as the Goonie Boss/Goonie Gang. Blackman also sold narcotics, trafficked stolen firearms, violently prevented witnesses from cooperating with law enforcement, and publicly boasted about the gang's activities on social media. As a leader of the gang, Blackman instructed and encouraged juvenile Goonie members to commit murder...