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Osman Nunez, ex-Latin Kings leader, sentenced to 30 years in prison

A Newburgh city police vehicle. (June 18, 2012)

Photo credit: Leslie Barbaro | A Newburgh city police vehicle. (June 18, 2012)

A former Newburgh gang leader was sentenced to 30 years in prison Tuesday, the U.S. attorney's office said.

Osman Nunez, 24, a reputed Latin Kings leader, pleaded guilty in September to murdering John Maldonado, a 20-year-old aspiring gang member who went by the name Tarzan.

Nunez and his underlings believed Maldonado had betrayed them, so they lured him to a place where a gunman was...

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