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Windy City Kid contributed this interesting tie-in that relates to my post "The Twins Who Betrayed Chapo. Interesting backstory....Paz, Chivis
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This week, neighbors learned what is behind the gate.
Federal prosecutors say Kiley Murray, 37, is part of an international cocaine trafficking ring tied to $1.8 billion in drug sales. He was arrested Wednesday when police raided his Scarborough Road home in Henry County.
Murray is charged with conspiring with others to distribute five kilos of cocaine and one kilo heroin, according to a federal indictment.
Murray is now on his way to Chicago, where he will appear before a federal judge for a detention hearing, Sanborn said Friday.
“I knew something wasn’t right because he seemed to have more money than God and they never worked,” the mother of two said.
Neighbors asked their names not be used for fear of their family’s safety.
On Friday, parents in Murray’s neighborhood spent the afternoon chatting at school bus stops about the raid and wondering what will happen to the gated mansion that has since been seized by federal prosecutors.
It’s unclear if Murray’s family is still living in the Ellenwood house. There was no answer at the home Friday afternoon.
The neighbor said she came home from taking her children to school Wednesday and saw about 20 police cars at Murray’s house. A white box truck was backed into the driveway while officers loaded furniture, computers and filing cabinets into the truck.
After filing the truck, a U-Haul pulled up and took more of Murray’s belongings, two neighbors said.
Henry County Police said they also seized three vehicles, including a BMW and a GMC Denali.
“They were there for about five hours,” said another neighbor who lives a few houses down. “I thought it was strange they were going through his garbage. But it was trash day — literally.”
Neighbors said neither Murray, nor his wife or three children — including a teenage son, a teenage daughter and a little boy — used the pool, gated basketball court or large yard at the home.
“They never came outside. People came in to do their lawn, their pool, everything. I don’t even know if they checked their own mail,” the mother of two said. “The kids weren’t even allowed outside to play.”
Murray was one of 43 alleged drug leaders indicted this week by the U.S. Attorney as part of a federal crackdown on narcotic sales between the U.S. and Mexico. The indictments include 10 Mexican drug cartel leaders, said Laura Sweeney, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Justice.
Investigators are working to seize $8.65 million that Murray and his conspirators made from drug sales, according to the federal indictment. They have already seized the Ellenwood home and six properties in Chicago.
Murray, who also goes by the names “Cali,” “Kal” or “Hollywood,” worked with several other drug traffickers in Chicago, according to the indictment. All of the other arrests were made in Chicago and New York, Sweeney said.
In addition to the arrests, police are working to seize a total of $1.8 billion in cash proceeds from the drug sales, said Patrick J. Fitzgerald, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois.
The Chicago ring, which Murray was affiliated with, handled 1,500-2,000 kilos of cocaine a month, Fitzgerald said. They used submarines, private planes, cargo ships and tractor trailers to transport the cocaine, prosecutors said.
18 Months Later....
Kiley Murray of the 11300 block of South Calumet Avenue was pronounced dead at the scene of a drive by shooting, according to a spokesman for the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Preliminary reports said Murray was walking to his house shortly after 9 p.m. when a white vehicle pulled up and two male suspects jumped out, police said. One of the suspects shot the man..
As of Wednesday, nobody was in custody in connection with the shooting. Chicago police are investigating the case.
The SPECIAL FEBRUARY 2008-2 GRAND JURY charges:
Beginning in or about 2000, and continuing until at least in or about January 2009, at
Chicago, in the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, and elsewhere,
KILEY MURRAY,
also known as “Cali,”
also known as “Kal,”
also known as “Hollywood,”
defendant herein, did conspire with others known and unknown to the Grand Jury, knowingly and intentionally to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute a controlled substance, namely, 5 kilograms or more of mixtures and substances containing a detectable amount of
cocaine, a Schedule II Narcotic Drug Controlled Substance, and 1 kilogram or more of mixtures and substances containing heroin, a Schedule I Narcotic Drug Controlled Substance, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(a)(1); In violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 846.
FORFEITURE ALLEGATION
The SPECIAL FEBRUARY 2008-2 GRAND JURY further charges that:
The allegations of the indictment are realleged and fully incorporated herein for the purpose of alleging forfeiture to the United States pursuant to Title 21, United States As a result of his violations of Title 21, United States Code, Section 846, as alleged in the foregoing indictment,
KILEY MURRAY,
The interests of the defendant, subject to forfeiture to the United States
pursuant to Title 21, United States Code, Section 853, include, but are not limited to, approximately $8,650,000.
it is the intent of the United States to seek forfeiture of substitute property, including but not
limited to the following, under the provisions of Title 21, United States Code, Section 853(p),
as incorporated by Title 28, United States Code, Section 2461(c):
the property located at 428 Scarborough Road, Ellenwood, Georgia, 30294;
the property located at 5527 S. Peoria Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60621;
the property located at 7565 S. Hoyne Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60620;
the property located at 612 W. 111th Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60628;
the property located at 11316 S. Calumet, Chicago, Illinois, 60628;
the property located at 8319 S. Green, Chicago, Illinois, 60620; and
the property located at 8308 S. Green, Chicago, Illinois, 60620.
All pursuant to Title 21, United States Code, Section 853.
Sources: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Archive; Windy City Kid
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Windy City Kid contributed this interesting tie-in that relates to my post "The Twins Who Betrayed Chapo. Interesting backstory....Paz, Chivis
Many people have stated that the twins would not have been able to move 500+ keys a month if it wasn't for "Hollywood", he was one of their main customers for 250+ keys at a time. He was their primary distributor for the black street gangs on the southside as well as other midwestern states and east coast.
The twins had a number of customers in chicago and Milwaukee would be fronted 20, 50 a week. But few customers like Kiley that would be fronted 100 keys - 1/4 ton at a time.
Feds: International cocaine ring tied to Henry County . Windy City Kid
Feds: International cocaine ring tied to Henry County . Windy City Kid
The Flores Twins Largest Customer
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| His home in Atlanta above, and below where he was living at the time of his murder |
He bought two houses next door to each other — including a six-bedroom, six-bath, brick home worth $769,000, according to Henry County property records. He also bought a three-bedroom home, worth about $93,000, and had it bricked to look just like the larger house.
He put up a large fence around the two homes, complete with a gate and call box at the entrance —the only one on the block .
But as fancy cars — Porsches, Maseratis, Ferraris, Mercedes — came and went in the middle of the night, neighbors began to think differently of Murray.
“Beautiful cars, cars you dream about, would come in. There would be tons of cars and then nothing, no activity,” a mother of two who lives in the neighborhood said Friday.
This week, neighbors learned what is behind the gate.
Federal prosecutors say Kiley Murray, 37, is part of an international cocaine trafficking ring tied to $1.8 billion in drug sales. He was arrested Wednesday when police raided his Scarborough Road home in Henry County.
“He was a customer of a Chicago distribution crew-The Infamous Twins- that was getting cocaine wholesale from the Mexican cartels,” said Randall Sanborn, spokesman for the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois.
Murray is charged with conspiring with others to distribute five kilos of cocaine and one kilo heroin, according to a federal indictment.
Murray is now on his way to Chicago, where he will appear before a federal judge for a detention hearing, Sanborn said Friday.
“I knew something wasn’t right because he seemed to have more money than God and they never worked,” the mother of two said.
Neighbors asked their names not be used for fear of their family’s safety.
On Friday, parents in Murray’s neighborhood spent the afternoon chatting at school bus stops about the raid and wondering what will happen to the gated mansion that has since been seized by federal prosecutors.
It’s unclear if Murray’s family is still living in the Ellenwood house. There was no answer at the home Friday afternoon.
The neighbor said she came home from taking her children to school Wednesday and saw about 20 police cars at Murray’s house. A white box truck was backed into the driveway while officers loaded furniture, computers and filing cabinets into the truck.
After filing the truck, a U-Haul pulled up and took more of Murray’s belongings, two neighbors said.
Henry County Police said they also seized three vehicles, including a BMW and a GMC Denali.
“They were there for about five hours,” said another neighbor who lives a few houses down. “I thought it was strange they were going through his garbage. But it was trash day — literally.”
Neighbors said neither Murray, nor his wife or three children — including a teenage son, a teenage daughter and a little boy — used the pool, gated basketball court or large yard at the home.
“They never came outside. People came in to do their lawn, their pool, everything. I don’t even know if they checked their own mail,” the mother of two said. “The kids weren’t even allowed outside to play.”
Murray was one of 43 alleged drug leaders indicted this week by the U.S. Attorney as part of a federal crackdown on narcotic sales between the U.S. and Mexico. The indictments include 10 Mexican drug cartel leaders, said Laura Sweeney, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Justice.
Investigators are working to seize $8.65 million that Murray and his conspirators made from drug sales, according to the federal indictment. They have already seized the Ellenwood home and six properties in Chicago.
Murray, who also goes by the names “Cali,” “Kal” or “Hollywood,” worked with several other drug traffickers in Chicago, according to the indictment. All of the other arrests were made in Chicago and New York, Sweeney said.
In addition to the arrests, police are working to seize a total of $1.8 billion in cash proceeds from the drug sales, said Patrick J. Fitzgerald, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois.
The Chicago ring, which Murray was affiliated with, handled 1,500-2,000 kilos of cocaine a month, Fitzgerald said. They used submarines, private planes, cargo ships and tractor trailers to transport the cocaine, prosecutors said.
18 Months Later....
Kiley Murray of the 11300 block of South Calumet Avenue was pronounced dead at the scene of a drive by shooting, according to a spokesman for the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Preliminary reports said Murray was walking to his house shortly after 9 p.m. when a white vehicle pulled up and two male suspects jumped out, police said. One of the suspects shot the man..
As of Wednesday, nobody was in custody in connection with the shooting. Chicago police are investigating the case.
Murray was out on a $250,000 secured bond at the time of his death. He was arrested in Henry County in August 2009 and later transferred to Chicago, where he was indicted on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 5 kilos or more of cocaine and 1 kilo or more of heroin, said Randall Samborn, a spokesman with the U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago.
A month later, Murray was released on the secured bond and was under electronic monitoring and home detention from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.
He was later allowed to remain free until 10 p.m., and the electronic monitoring was discontinued in September of this year, Samborn said. Murray also was allowed to travel between Chicago and Atlanta. He had a status hearing scheduled for next Tuesday, Samborn said.
"We don't believe there was a trial date set," said Samborn, who declined to discuss Murray's death.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
EASTERN DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
UNDER SEAL
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
EASTERN DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
UNDER SEAL
KILEY MURRAY,
also known as “Cali,”
also known as “Kal,”
also known as “Hollywood”
Violation: Title 21, United States Code,
Section 846
The SPECIAL FEBRUARY 2008-2 GRAND JURY charges:
Beginning in or about 2000, and continuing until at least in or about January 2009, at
Chicago, in the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, and elsewhere,
KILEY MURRAY,
also known as “Cali,”
also known as “Kal,”
also known as “Hollywood,”
defendant herein, did conspire with others known and unknown to the Grand Jury, knowingly and intentionally to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute a controlled substance, namely, 5 kilograms or more of mixtures and substances containing a detectable amount of
cocaine, a Schedule II Narcotic Drug Controlled Substance, and 1 kilogram or more of mixtures and substances containing heroin, a Schedule I Narcotic Drug Controlled Substance, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(a)(1); In violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 846.
FORFEITURE ALLEGATION
The SPECIAL FEBRUARY 2008-2 GRAND JURY further charges that:
The allegations of the indictment are realleged and fully incorporated herein for the purpose of alleging forfeiture to the United States pursuant to Title 21, United States As a result of his violations of Title 21, United States Code, Section 846, as alleged in the foregoing indictment,
KILEY MURRAY,
The interests of the defendant, subject to forfeiture to the United States
pursuant to Title 21, United States Code, Section 853, include, but are not limited to, approximately $8,650,000.
it is the intent of the United States to seek forfeiture of substitute property, including but not
limited to the following, under the provisions of Title 21, United States Code, Section 853(p),
as incorporated by Title 28, United States Code, Section 2461(c):
the property located at 428 Scarborough Road, Ellenwood, Georgia, 30294;
the property located at 5527 S. Peoria Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60621;
the property located at 7565 S. Hoyne Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60620;
the property located at 612 W. 111th Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60628;
the property located at 11316 S. Calumet, Chicago, Illinois, 60628;
the property located at 8319 S. Green, Chicago, Illinois, 60620; and
the property located at 8308 S. Green, Chicago, Illinois, 60620.
All pursuant to Title 21, United States Code, Section 853.
Sources: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Archive; Windy City Kid
