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b6 b7C Rukns were convicted of conspiracy to commit a terrorist act. In addition to the "Rukbom" investigation, captioned. case concentrated primarily on the racketeering activities of the. El Rukn's with respect to drug and murder violations. Investigation revealed that the El Rukns consisted of approximately 2oo individuals in Chicago, Illinois, as well as Rukn chapters in both Milwaukee and Detroit. On October 27, 1989, a Federal.Grand Jury. in the. Northern District of Illinois (NDI) returned two separate indictments charging a total of 65 members and associates of the El Rukn Street Gang with racketeering, conspiracy, murder,. attempted murder, conspiracy to murder, witness intimidation and. retaliation, kidnapping, obstruction of justice, drugs, and. firearm violations. At present, 12 major El Rukn members are cooperating with the government, have plead guilty, and will be sentenced after all El Rukn trials have been concluded. The remaining 53. indictees will be brought to trial in six separate trials, the first trial commencing in April of 199l. In addition to the arrests of the El Rukns members, the. main Chicago El Rukn headquarters was federally seized on October 27, 1989, and later turned over to the state. Subsequently, the. State of Illinois had the headquarters demolished so that the. area could be used for a park..