Afternoon Briefing: Racketeering charges follow high-profile Lincoln Square FBI raid

Good afternoon, Chicago.

Weeks after a high-profile FBI raid on a quiet Lincoln Square street, federal racketeering charges have been unsealed accusing two gang members in the 2021 drive-by slaying of a teenage National Guard member on the Northwest Side.

Gary Roberson, who goes by the nickname “Gotti,” and Joseph Matos, whose street name is “Troubles,” were charged in an indictment unsealed Thursday with murder in furtherance of racketeering conspiracy, which could bring the death penalty if convicted, court records show.

Roberson, 40, of Chicago, was arrested on May 16 and is being held without bond. That same day, the FBI raided a home in the 2200 block of West Farragut Avenue, where Matos was believed to be living with relatives, but he was not found there, according to court records.

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