Jeff Fort

Jeff Fort
Born (1947-02-20) February 20, 1947 (age 77)[4]
Aberdeen, Mississippi, U.S.[4][5][6]
Other namesAngel
Black Prince
Chief Malik
Abdul Malik Ka'bah[7][8]
Known forCo–founder and leader of Black P. Stones
Founder of El Rukn (Chicago)
Criminal statusADX Florence, Florence, Colorado, U.S.[9]
SpouseDiane Fort (née Brown)[10]
ChildrenAntonio Fort
(1965–1997)[11]
Ameena Fort–Matthews
Watkeeta Fort
Tonya Fort
Conviction(s)Murder
Drug trafficking
Conspiracy
Criminal penalty168 years' imprisonment
Date apprehended
September 10, 1986

Jeff Fort (born February 20, 1947),[5][12] also known as Abdul Malik Ka'bah, is an American mobster and former gang kingpin from Chicago, Illinois.[13]

Fort co-founded the Black P. Stones gang and is the founder of its El Rukn faction. Fort is currently serving a 168-year prison sentence after being convicted of conspiracy and weapons charges in 1987 for plotting to commit attacks inside the U.S. in exchange for weapons and $2.5 million from Libya,[14] ordering a murder in 1981 and a conviction for drug trafficking in 1983.[citation needed]

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  2. ^ United States Senate Report (1969); retrieved March 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "Jeff Fort Marshall Patner Jeff Fort left Editorial Stock Photo - Stock Image | Shutterstock". Shutterstock Editorial.
  4. ^ a b Austin, Curtis J. (2006). Up against the wall: violence in the making and unmaking of the Black Panther Party. University of Arkansas Press. p. 199. ISBN 1-55728-827-5.
  5. ^ a b "At one point, now-notorious Chicago gang leader Jeff Fort’s future looked bright", chicagomag.com; accessed July 15, 2020.
  6. ^ White, Deborah Gray; Bay, Mia; Waldo e. Martin, Jr (9 September 2016). Freedom on My Mind: A History of African Americans, with Documents. Bedford/St. Martin's. ISBN 9781319021337.
  7. ^ Schatzberg, Rufus; Robert J. Kelly (1987). African American Organized Crime: A Social History. Rutgers University Press. pp. 199–202. ISBN 0-8135-2445-8.
  8. ^ McPherson, James A. (May 1969). "Chicago's Blackstone Rangers". Atlantic Monthly. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
  9. ^ "Inmate Locator". bop.gov. Archived from the original on 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
  10. ^ "Rukn Boss's Order To Hit Son Is Told", Chicago Tribune, June 18, 1991.
  11. ^ Body Pulled From Wolf Lake Is Jeff Fort's Son, Chicago Tribune, March 29, 1997.
  12. ^ White, D.G.; Bay, M.; Martin, W.E. (2016). Freedom on My Mind: A History of African Americans, with Documents. Bedford/St. Martin's. ISBN 978-1-319-02133-7. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  13. ^ Jeff Fort Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, biography.com; accessed July 15, 2020.
  14. ^ "Five Draw Long Sentences for Terrorism Scheme". The New York Times. 1987-12-31. Retrieved 2007-12-21.