...release, id., and that the sentencing factors weighed against granting relief, see id. § 3553(a). We affirm. Hoskins was "King" of the Imperial Insane Vice Lords, a...the first she had ever imposed-for "extraordinarily serious" crimes. See § 3553(a)(2)(A). And Hoskins took control of the Insane Imperial Vice Lords in his 40s, which the judge reasonably...

...of Givens's drug activities grew out of the investigation of two related street gangs, the Imperial Insane Vice Lords and the Traveling Vice Lords. The original target of that investigation was a man name Nathaniel Hoskins, who was allegedly a leader of the Imperial Insane Vice...deputized as a Task Force Officer for the Drug Enforcement Administration, described Jettie Williams as a leader of the Traveling Vice Lords who had been in contact with members of the Imperial Insane Vice...connection to Givens as targets of the same investigation. But the applications do not claim that Givens was in contact with Hoskins or was supplying drugs to the Imperial Insane Vice Lords. To the contrary...

...Judges. BARRETT, Circuit Judge. Nathaniel Hoskins, Julian Martin, and Torrie King were members of the Imperial Insane Vice Lords, a gang in Chicago. Following a multi-year...court. I. This case arises from the operations of the Chicago gang known as the Imperial Insane Vice Lords ("Vice Lords"). The gang controlled drug...hierarchy. The head of the Vice Lords was known as the "King." The hierarchy also included other important positions such as the Don (second in command), the Prince (third in command), and Five Star...

...felony; he was sentenced to a 91–month term of imprisonment on those charges. Two years later, he—along with several other members of the Imperial Insane Vice Lords gang—was indicted on a variety of....” In 2013, Faulkner and other members of the Imperial Insane Vice Lords were before the court on new charges. This time the indictment accused Faulkner of engaging in a racketeering...

...investigation of a street gang called the Imperial Insane Vice Lords. One of the targets of this earlier investigation was Nathaniel Hoskins, an alleged...Imperial Insane Vice Lords). The investigation of Hoskins led law enforcement agents to seek a court-authorized wiretap for the phone of a man named Jettie Williams...other affiliates of the Imperial Insane Vice Lords because Williams died before the charges in that case were brought. See Mot. Vacate at 2, No. 15 CV 7363, ECF No. 1; Gov't Resp. at 5...

...earlier investigation of two related street gangs, the Imperial Insane Vice Lords and the Traveling Vice Lords. During this earlier investigation, law enforcement agents obtained a wiretap for the...the criminal activities of the Imperial Insane Vice Lords to Williams and, in turn, to Givens himself. Upon examining the application, however, the Court concluded that it relied upon no such...phone of Jettie Williams, an alleged member of the Traveling Vice Lords. Intercepted conversations between Williams and Givens on Williams's...

..., and marijuana and possessing a gun to protect his drug-selling business. For four months, until his arrest, Cunningham sold drugs for the Imperial Insane Vice Lords, a violent gang that operated an...

..., the One Ways, and the victim's gang, the Imperial Insane Vice Lords or Double I's. Julius Wilson, a convicted felon, was called as a witness by the State. Wilson testified that...at the time of the shooting he was a member of the Traveling Vice Lords street gang. Wilson's gang was affiliated with the defendant's gang. At the time of his testimony, Wilson was...codefendant as the individuals who shot and killed the victim. Jarvell Jones testified that he was a member of the Conservative Vice Lords street gang and that he grew up on the same block...

...-trafficking charges. All three appealed, each raising different challenges. I. BACKGROUND The street gang known as the Imperial Insane Vice Lords, or...Hawthorne were also members of the Double-Is, and began selling narcotics for Faulkner in 2000 and 2005, respectively. Brown was a member of a different street gang, known as the Mafia Insane Vice Lords...

...& Procedural Background Faulkner was a high-ranking member of the Imperial Insane Vice Lords, a Chicago street gang, also known as the Double I's. In 2011, he was prosecuted for heroin...

...case began as an investigation into the Imperial Insane Vice Lords street gang with the interception of gang-leader Nathaniel Hoskins' phone. During that investigation, the Vice Lords' suppliers were...possibility that, as Smith contends, the issuing judge incorrectly conflated James and Hamlin's conduct with that of Hoskins and the Vice Lords. Moreover, to the extent Smith challenges the...

...member of the Conservative Vice Lords or the Imperial Insane Vice Lords street gangs. ¶ 18 The State subsequently sought a prison sentence of 17 years' imprisonment, noting that...or "foot soldier" of the Mafia Insane Vice Lords street gang from 1990 to 2005 and to having a gang tattoo. The PSI showed eighteen arrests and seven convictions...

...bit more than a mere failure to signal occurred. The police knew, for example, that Mr. Martin was a twice-convicted felon and was a high-ranking member of the Imperial Insane Vice Lords, a notorious...his car. In an intercepted call on April 12, 2011, Hopkins and Martin discussed making changes to the Vice Lords organization and leadership. Calls intercepted over additional target phones on June 17..., 2011 - Target Phones 2 and 3 - provided additional evidence of Mr. Martin's involvement in criminal activity in his role as a member of the Vice Lords. And, during surveillance, Mr. Martin was...

...defendant testified that he joined his gang, the Imperial Insane Vice Lords. when he was fifteen or sixteen years old, and that he joined the gang because he wanted to join it. The defendant testified...

...for his life. He stated that he and his best friend, Dwayne Green, were both members of the Imperial Insane Vice Lords gang. At 1 a.m. on July 28, 1995, the defendant and Green were walking on Sunnyside...is the oath that you guys took. Not whatever perverted cold law of the Blackstones, the Vice Lords, whatever. * * * Gangs do shoot. There is retaliation, and then there is retaliation from the...

...into him and [defendant] looked up and recognized the guy as a One-Way gang member, a rival gang to the Imperial Insane Vice Lords who [defendant] hangs out with." Defendant did not know the man's.... According to Detective Cirone defendant told the police that he was a member of the Imperial Insane Vicelords street gang. On the night in question, defendant was inside the liquor store located on the corner...One-Way street gang, a rival street gang that was currently at war with the Imperial Insane Vicelords, and that he wanted to kill him...

... investigation from the members of the Imperial Insane Vice Lords to Williams, a suspected Traveling Vice Lord, and his suspected drug supplier, Givens....But Givens offers no...

... Elaine E. Bucklo United States District Judge. Julian Martin was a high-ranking member of the Chicago street gang known as the Imperial Insane Vice Lords (the “Double I's” or...circumstantial evidence indicating that it was committed in retaliation for an incident involving members of the Four Corner Hustlers (“Hustlers”), a gang with whom the Vice Lords had an ongoing feud. Recorded...

.... JOSEPH FAULKNER A. Factual & Procedural Background Faulkner was a high-ranking member of the Imperial Insane Vice Lords, a Chicago...

...members of the Insane Imperial Vice Lords street gang with a range of unlawful conduct including racketeering, armed violence, and drug distribution. Defendant Joseph Faulkner, allegedly a high-ranking...