Jeff fort black p stone nation

  • Jeff Fort, also known as Abdul Malik Ka'bah, is an American mobster and former gang kingpin from Chicago, Illinois.
  • Jeff Fort (born February 20, 1947), also known as Abdul Malik Ka'bah, is an American mobster and former gang kingpin from Chicago, Illinois.
  • This article describes the history and activities of a Chicago gang that began in the early 1960's on the South Side of Chicago, the Blackstone Rangers.

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    The Blackstone Rangers emerged in an area of urban decay and public housing projects. The area was 99 percent African- American, and over 90 percent were public aid recipients. Another 95 percent of all births were out of wedlock, and it was a place where crime and violence were normal. The Blackstone Rangers (Stones) were founded by Jeff Fort, and his leadership and organizational skills have been instrumental in the criminal successes of the gang. By 1965, the Stones had nearly 1,000 members. Members were recruited through the threat of death, and members of opposition gangs were murdered. Recruitment expanded into every part of the city where black street gangs functioned. By late 1965, the Stones had become the Black P Stone Nation. At this stage Jeff Fort had complete and total control of over 7,000 of the most dangerous gangsters in Chicago. The Black P Stone Nation had an annual income of $4,114,000 by 1972, obtained primarily through the extortion of m

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    Almighty Black P. Stone Nation

    American street gang founded in Chicago

    "Black Stones" redirects here. For other uses, see Blackstones (disambiguation).

    Criminal organization

    Founded1959
    Named afterBlackstone Avenue
    Founding locationWoodlawn, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
    Years active1959–present
    TerritoryPrimarily concentrated in Chicago, some areas of NW Indiana, Michigan, and the neighborhood of Baldwin Village in Los AngelesRockford Illinois, very populuated on the north side of Rockford Illinois with tons of sets that claim “Black P Stone”.
    EthnicityPredominantly African American
    Membership6,000–8,000+[1]
    Activities
    Allies
    Rivals
    Notable membersJeff Fort
    Eugene "Bull" Hairston
    G Herbo
    Lil Bibby

    The Almighty Black P. Stone Nation (often abbreviated as BPS, BPSN, Black Peace Stones, Black P. Stones, Stones, or Moes) is an American street gang founded in Chicago. The gang was originally formed in

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    United States v. Fort, 921 F. Supp. 523 (N.D. Ill. 1996)

    921 F. Supp. 523 (1996)

    UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff,
    v.
    Jeff FORT, Leon McAnderson, Roosevelt Hawkins, Alan Knox, Reico Cranshaw, and Melvin Mayes, Defendants.

    No. 86 CR 572.

    United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

    April 3, 1996.

    Melvin Mayes, Chicago, IL, pro se.

    John F. Podliska, Asst. U.S. Atty., Chicago, IL, for U.S.

     
    OPINION AND ORDER

    NORGLE, District Judge:

    Before the court is the motion of Defendant Melvin Mayes requesting that, because of his citizenship of the Republic of New Afrika, he be recognized as a political prisoner. For the reasons that follow, the motion is denied.

     
    I.

    Mayes was one of many indicted in 1986 for his connection with the former Chicago El Rukn street gang. Mayes bolted from the jurisdiction in 1986; a warrant was issued for his arrest. While Mayes was at large, Trammel Davis, one of Mayes' co-defendants, pleaded guilty

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