Video: Man received $25 million for wrongful conviction, used the money to build a street gang in Chicago, is now going to prison after his friend filmed him shoot a man in both legs!
A visibly shocked judge sentenced Thaddeus “T.J.” Jimenez on Thursday to more than nine years in prison after watching a cell-phone video that showed the multimillionaire-turned-gang leader stopping his Mercedes convertible and shooting a man in both legs. Jimenez had used a $25 million court award in a wrongful conviction case to help build up his street gang, the Simon City Royals, federal prosecutors said. They played a video of Jimenez blasting opera music while cruising in his Mercedes, with two guns in the car. His pal Jose Roman recorded their conversation as Jimenez boasted about his gang.
