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- Status
- Wanted
- Agency
- FBI
- Notice
- FBI Wanted
- Issued
- 2024
- Nationality
- American
- Checked
Joseph Matos
Joseph Matos, an American national, is wanted by the FBI, which published this notice in 2024. He is wanted for: Murder in Aid of Racketeering and Murder Through the Use of a Firearm. The FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Joseph Matos. Additional reward money may be available.
He is described as 1.88 m tall, weighing about 100 kg, with brown eyes and brown hair. Distinguishing marks noted by the agency: Matos has the following tattoos: "M-Town Kings" on the right side of his neck; "1300" on the left side of his neck; "Move in Silence" on his right hand; “Trust no one” on his left hand; "MOST WANTED" on his belly; "Heavensent, Hellbound" on his forearms; and "Jesus Christopher Matos" on his chest. Born on 9 September 1982 in Illinois, he would now be 44.
- Murder or homicide
- Drug trafficking
- Organised crime
- Extortion or racketeering
- Weapons offences
- Violent assault or bodily harm
Charges, as published
- Murder in Aid of Racketeering and Murder Through the Use of a Firearm
Reward
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Joseph Matos. Additional reward money may be available.
Case details, as published by FBI
Joseph Matos, also known as "Troubles", is wanted for his alleged involvement in the murder of a National Guard member in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois on July 3, 2021. The victim had just graduated from basic training and was walking to his car after leaving a party over the Fourth of July weekend when he was alleged to have been shot and killed by Matos and a fellow gang member. Matos is believed to be a member of the Milwaukee Kings street gang, a criminal organization whose members and associates have engaged in narcotics trafficking and committed acts of violence, including murder and assault, to acquire and preserve the gang’s perceived territory on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois. On May 14, 2024, an arrest warrant was issued for Matos in the United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, Chicago, Illinois, after he was charged with murder in aid of racketeering and murder through the use of a firearm.
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