Oct 15, 2021 · Federal prosecutors have charged a reputed member of the Mexican Mafia with ordering the murder of an inmate at a Los Angeles federal detention center and three associates of the prison-based May 19, 2017 · Today, federal, state and local authorities arrested 26 individuals, including “TMM General” Raul Ramos, and are looking for four others in connection with a heroin/cocaine trafficking operation in the San Antonio area announced United States Attorney Richard L. Texas Mexican Mafia leader faces life in prison after pleading guilty to federal racketeering charges | ICE Sep 6, 2008 · Enriquez has been involved in organized crime for 20 years and was a Mexican mafia member for over 17 years. Dec 2, 2023 · In November 2001, the Fresno Bee reported that Turscak had received a 30-year prison term, calling him an “FBI informant who was a former member of the Mexican Mafia. October 2, 2020 7:48PM CDT. Dec 26, 2023 · Federal authorities in Los Angeles charged 23 suspected members and associates of the MS-13 gang, alleging that one of the group’s leaders in California is a powerful Mexican Mafia figure who Jun 14, 2016 · LOS ANGELES – Based on an indictment issued last week by a federal grand jury, 31 members and associates of a Los Angeles-area street gang were arrested Tuesday on charges related to a wide-ranging criminal enterprise controlled by the Mexican Mafia that allegedly is responsible for the murder of a rival gangster and the attempted murder of a Whittier police officer. LOS ANGELES (AP) - Federal prosecutors say they've dealt a blow to two Los Angeles gangs that have ties to the Mexican Mafia after charging dozens of suspected members with Apr 28, 2022 · April 27, 2022 Updated 6:57 PM PT. For cutting short the life of a fellow Mexican Mafia member in a hail of bullets, a judge ruled Monday that Jose Luis Loza should spend the rest of his own in a federal Sep 23, 2014 · Mafia member was part of the Hondo- and Uvalde-based criminal organization. “Doctorazo,” of Huntington Park It was not until 2002 that a high-ranking member of the Mexican Mafia defected and cooperated with the federal government and confirmed the organization’s hierarchy. Dec 15, 2014 · A federal grand jury indictment, returned on February 27, 2013, and unsealed today, alleges that since June 1, 2010, the seven defendants charged with conspiring to violate the RICO Act were members or associates of the TMM and engaged in a pattern of extortion, attempted murder, attempted kidnapping, narcotics trafficking, and gun smuggling. Attorney, Western District of Texas. LAPD Hopes to Use Federal Charges To Foil Gangs. 13, 2021 3:23 PM PT. Years active. Allegiance. Ortiz Jan 13, 2021 · Jan. The guilty plea and sentencing were announced by Acting U. ORANGE, Calif. Turscak led a faction of the Mexican Mafia in the Los Angeles area in the late Rene " Boxer " Enriquez (born July 7, 1962 in Artesia, California) is a former Mexican-American prison gang member and major organized crime figure. Joseph Morgan (born Joseph Međugorac; April 10, 1929 [1] – November 8, 1993) [2] was an American gangster who became the first non-Hispanic member of the Mexican Mafia. Occupation. a. Durbin, Jr. today announced the successful prosecution of all 31 members of a Mexican Mafia cell. The severity of this rule was displayed in the case of "American Me," a film starring Danny Trejo that led to several murders. Diaz, San Antonio Division, and San Antonio Police Chief William McManus announced the arrest of six Texas Mexican Mafia (TMM) members this afternoon charged by federal indictment Apr 1, 2024 · An Orange County gang member, who got caught up in a federal Mexican Mafia racketeering case after police arrested him on his way to assault another man on Christmas Day 2017 on the orders of a The indictment alleges that Espudo is a validated member of the Mexican Mafia who oversees their activities throughout much of northern San Diego County. Calif. Mar 15, 2024 · Thirteen members or associates of the Mexican Mafia prison gang were charged by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office for their alleged roles in a narcotic smuggling operation and Apr 27, 2022 · Federal prosecutors have announced indictments against the leaders of the Mexican Mafia that controlled Latino street gangs in Orange County, Calif. a Martin Madrigal Cazares, a fugitive Mexican Mafia member who controlled gangs in Ventura County from a base in Mexico where he developed a drug-trafficking network and brought California-style Jan 24, 2024 · Mexican Mafia Associates Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Terms. U. Attorney, Robert Pittman, Western District of Texas. Mar 2, 2020 · A Mexican Mafia member and “shotcaller” of the Santa Fe Springs and Whittier-based Canta Ranas street gang was sentenced today to life plus an additional 30 years in federal prison for leading the wide-ranging criminal enterprise and for murdering a rival gangster at a San Gabriel Valley restaurant in 2016. Mexican Mafia’s roots run deep in So. It took 26 years for death to catch up to Donald Ramon Ortiz. While the Mexican Mafia had initially been created to protect Mexicans in prison, there was a perceived level of abuse by members of La eMe towards the imprisoned chicanos from rural farming areas of Northern California. A tenth defendant was acquitted on four Jun 22, 2015 · LOS ANGELES – The “shotcaller” of a South Los Angeles street gang pleaded guilty today to federal racketeering and drug trafficking charges for his role in orchestrating the day-to-day activities of the gang that is controlled by an incarcerated member of the Mexican Mafia. A criminal defense attorney was charged in a federal indictment unsealed last week with conspiring to murder a member of the Mexican Mafia who had fallen out of United States Attorney Robert Pitman, FBI Special Agent in Charge Cory B. SAN DIEGO – Marquella Marshall and Marsha Delacruz were sentenced in federal court today to 180 months and 48 months in prison, respectively, for their parts in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy that operated in San Diego jails. Morris and Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS May 18, 2024 · Nicknamed "Crow," he is a member of the Mexican Mafia, federal prosecutors say, charged with ordering a series of murders that allowed him to maintain a grip over street gangs and jail inmates in May 18, 2024 · Nicknamed “Crow,” he is a member of the Mexican Mafia, federal prosecutors say, charged with ordering a series of murders that allowed him to maintain a grip over street gangs and jail inmates Aug 18, 2015 · In a verdict that was issued by a federal jury after 9:00 on Friday night, Luis Manuel Tapia, the leader of the Colonia Chiques and a validated associate of the Mexican Mafia prison gang, was found guilty of each of the 26 federal charges filed against him. 22, 2021 5 AM PT. 1946–1993. Jan 25, 2024 · Code words, smuggled phones, $50 tips: Mexican Mafia micromanages drug deals from prison. In a major victory for federal prosecutors, 12 members of the Mexican Mafia were convicted Friday of racketeering and conspiracy charges, including Apr 27, 2022 · Federal prosecutors have announced racketeering charges against 31 Mexican Mafia members in California's Orange County that alleges the gang's leadership ordered murders, conspired to distribute Jun 22, 2023 · A Mexican Mafia member who controlled one of the largest gangs in Los Angeles, Florencia-13, Castellanos shaped generations of gang members on the streets of California and in prison yards up and Mar 25, 2010 · El Centro, Calif. A Mexican Mafia member is the Feb 13, 2019 · FOX 11 Los Angeles. Jun 22, 2015 · Following a nine-day trial, a federal jury convicted the lead defendant in the racketeering case – Armando “Mando” Barajas, a 50-year-old Mexican Mafia member who resides in Pomona. Attorney’s Office July 16, 2009. James Lorenz sentenced Jose Alberto Marquez, a. Dec 1, 2023 · Turscak was once a high-level member of the Mexican Mafia, however, in 1997 he became an FBI informant and helped an investigation resulting in the indictment of more than 40 alleged members and Aug 7, 2013 · Federal prosecutors called the gang "one of the largest, most powerful and oldest street gangs in Southern California," with several members rising to become leaders of the Mexican Mafia. CORCORAN (AP) — A purported leader of the Mexican Mafia whom the federal government once accused of running street gang operations from inside Apr 27, 2022 · SANTA ANA, California - A 33-count federal grand jury indictment unsealed today charges 31 members and associates of the Orange County Mexican Mafia with racketeering offenses, two murders and six attempted murders, and related drug and gun charges. 22, 2011, Lopez told TMM member and co-defendant Anselmo Flores, 28, from Eagle Pass, to stab and murder Eagle Pass resident Angel Cantu. One additional associate was arrested for misprision of a felony. Attorney Bob Troyer and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Denver Division Special Agent in Charge Calvin A. For media inquiries about ICE activities, operations, or policies, contact the ICE Office of Public Affairs at (202) 732-4242. United States Attorney Laura E. According to the rules outlined in " The Black Hand ," members of the Mexican Mafia must not, under any circumstances, participate in homosexual activity. Southern District of California (619) 557-5610. Murphy Sep 23, 2014 · SAN ANTONIO — Law enforcement authorities on Thursday arrested six members of the Texas Mexican Mafia (TMM) and their associates following two federal drug indictments, announced U. Jurors learned during the course of the trial that the Mexican Mafia uses violence and extortion to exert influence in both state and federal prisons and on the streets of Southern California. Crime boss. A Texas Mexican Mafia member was sentenced Thursday to two consecutive life sentences in federal prison plus 10 years for federal racketeering offenses and a murder in south Texas. This sentence was announced by Robert Pitman, U. ; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division; Drug Released from federal prison in 2013 after serving 23 years for bank robbery, Munoz returned to his old neighborhood on the west side of Wilmington to find it claimed by Mexican Mafia members held Dec 22, 2021 · Dec. His criminal history also includes jailhouse stabbing attacks on other inmates, drug trafficking, extortion, and a sexual assault. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE Jan 16, 2024 · NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – January 16, 2024. He received the nickname "Pegleg" by authorities because of his prosthetic leg. A member of the Mexican Mafia, Ortiz was cast out of the criminal organization in the mid-1990s after angering other members. In the first decades of the 21st century, the Mexican Mafia was rumoured to have ordered an ethnic cleansing of its jurisdictions by instructing its foot soldiers and affiliated Dec 22, 2021 · It took 26 years for death to catch up to Donald Ramon Ortiz. The Mexican Mafia is a powerful and violent prison gang that controls drug distribution and other illegal activities within the California penal system and on the streets of Southern California by organizing Hispanic street gang members for the purpose of establishing a larger network for the Mexican Mafia’s illegal activities. — Federal prosecutors announced a sweeping racketeering case Wednesday aimed at dismantling the leadership of the Mexican Mafia that controlled street gangs in part of Sep 3, 1997 · TIMES STAFF WRITER. Three reputed gang bosses suspected of running the Mexican Mafia’s criminal operations in Orange County were charged along with 28 others in a sprawling Sep 23, 2014 · Updated: 09/23/2014. Carlos Guadalupe Reyes, a member of the Eastside Wilmas gang, is accused of directing a drug trafficking Feb 26, 2024 · After getting out of federal prison in 2014, Dominick "Solo" Gonzales began collecting money from gangs and dealers in the San Fernando Valley, angering Mexican Mafia members in the California Jan 23, 2024 · Garcia, a known Mexican Mafia gang member, was in the rear seat of the vehicle. In 1998, United States federal authorities indicted 22 members and associates of the Mexican Mafia, charged under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act with crimes which included extortion, murder, and kidnapping. SAN DIEGO – Nelson Alexander Flores of Tijuana was sentenced in federal court to 210 months in prison for trafficking large quantities of methamphetamine into the United States from Mexico on behalf of MS-13 street gang and the Mexican Mafia prison gang. Nov 14, 2023 · The indictment returned November 8 and unsealed today alleges that an imprisoned MS-13 member who also was a member of the Mexican Mafia controlled MS-13 Los Angeles by imposing a rule on all the gang's Los Angeles-area cliques that required them to buy methamphetamine from Herlyn Barrientos, a. Apr 1, 2022 · A member of Brown Nation, a small Latino gang in Paramount, Hinojos gained a reputation in prison as a reliable, efficient moneymaker for several Mexican Mafia members, according to testimony and According to the indictment, the Mexican Mafia has about 200 members, but its reach extends to thousands of Hispanic street-gang members in Southern California. Ralph “Perico” Rocha and Rafael “Cisco” Gonzalez-Munoz committed what is considered a mortal sin among the ranks of the dreaded Mexican Mafia prison gang: they encroached into the drug territory of a senior gang member. A Mexican Mafia prison gang member and longtime leader of the Puente-13 street gang was sentenced today to life in federal prison for a host of crimes that included a Oct 25, 2000 · A federal jury convicted nine Mexican Mafia members and associates Tuesday on charges ranging from racketeering and drug trafficking to murder conspiracy. But a series of crackdowns has imprisoned many "old-school" members, or U. Jun 11, 2009 · Calif. k. —In a “fatal blow” to one of the most extensive, organized and violent extortion and drug trafficking operations in Imperial County history, Attorney General Edmund G. 18 hours ago · In San Antonio, the Texas Mexican Mafia has been the ruling gang, but a series of federal crackdowns resulted in long prison sentences for its top leaders, creating a void that is being filled by SANTA ANA, California – A 33-count federal grand jury indictment unsealed today charges 31 members and associates of the Orange County Mexican Mafia with racketeering offenses, two murders and six attempted murders, and related drug and gun charges. Mar 7, 2013 · City News Service, Neighbor. Two members of the Mexican Mafia--convicted in May after a seven-month federal trial that prosecutors hailed as a serious blow against the secretive prison gang--were sentenced Federal authorities in Los Angeles charged 23 suspected members and associates of the MS-13 gang, alleging that one of the group's leaders in California is a powerful Mexican Mafia figure who Apr 10, 2013 · DEL RIO, Texas – A gang member with the Mexican Mafia in Uvalde, Texas, was sentenced Wednesday to three consecutive life federal prison terms plus 210 months for committing racketeering offenses and assaulting a prison guard. Nov. Duffy announced today that United States District Judge M. Jan 19, 2017 · A 33-count federal grand jury indictment unsealed today charges 31 members and associates of the Orange County Mexican Mafia with racketeering offenses, two murders and six attempted murders, and related drug and gun charges. Sylvia Olivas, 73, was sentenced by United States District Judge Dale S. During a search, authorities discovered a Springfield Armory Champion 9mm pistol with gold grips and Aztec markings under the driver’s seat of the vehicle. Brown Jr. Northern District of Texas (214) 659-8600. Web Resources. Early this week, the leader of the cell, Patrick Ralph Ponce, 44, of Imperial County, pleaded guilty to drug Dec 4, 2014 · Seven people, including suspected drug traffickers, a member of the Mexican Mafia prison gang, and several associates, were arrested earlier this week by law enforcement officers and agents from Aug 31, 2016 · According to court records, on Jan. Feb. Cummings, announced U. But in the federal system Mar 2, 2020 · March 2, 2020 1:42 PM PT. Shivers. John E. Attorney’s Office June 19, 2009. Nelson, and Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw announced today that six San Antonio-based members and associates of the Texas Mexican Mafia (TMM) have been arrested based on two federal drug indictments. Attorney’s Office October 02, 2009. S. The indictment against three members of the group and 28 associates includes allegations of murder, extortion, and drug trafficking. Western District of Texas (210) 384-7100. Their transgression marked them for death according to county Feb 26, 2024 · LOS ANGELES — A criminal defense attorney was charged in a federal indictment unsealed last week with conspiring to murder a member of the Mexican Mafia who had fallen out of favor with the Aug 17, 2015 · The Texas Mexican Mafia, according to federal court documents and state An unclassified Texas Department of Public Safety report from 2014 says the gang has more than 5,500 members, A n Orange County gang member, who got caught up in a federal Mexican Mafia racketeering case after police arrested him on his way to assault another man on Christmas Day 2017 on the orders of a May 17, 2023 · OC Mexican Mafia: 31 members, associates indicted on federal racketeering charges FBI announces 'takedown' of 2 Los Angeles gangs Florencia 13: Vicious Mexican American gang linked to LAPD officer . Law Mar 5, 2013 · DEL RIO, Texas — Seven members and their associates of the Texas Mexican Mafia (TMM) were arrested Tuesday based on a federal indictment charging them with racketeering influenced and corrupt organizations (RICO) to include narcotics trafficking and firearms offenses. TIMES STAFF WRITERS. Jacks of the Jun 22, 2015 · The indictment also outlines an ongoing dispute involving members of the Mexican Mafia who are attempting to exercise control over the gang. During the course of the investigation, task force members made undercover purchases of 67 weapons (38 handguns and 29 rifles). Mexican Mafia. Attorney Robert Pittman, Western District of Texas. LUBBOCK, TX—The two top-ranking members in command of the Mexican Mafia that operated in San Angelo and Abilene, Texas, have been sentenced to lengthy prison sentences by U. Murphy, Acting United States Attorney, FBI Special Agent in Charge Ralph G. (SBG San Antonio) TOPICS RIVERSIDE, CA—Law enforcement authorities this morning arrested six defendants linked to a Riverside street gang that is alleged to act under the control of the Mexican Mafia and to engage in Dec 2, 2023 · Ex-officer Derek Chauvin, convicted in George Floyd’s killing, stabbed in prison, AP source says. Oct 19, 2021 · Elzbieta Krzysztof/Shutterstock. “The Mexican Mafia allegedly preyed on vulnerable communities through fear, violence, and intimidation,” said Assistant Aug 30, 2023 · NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – August 29, 2023. “Operation Carnalismo” In “Operation Carnalismo,” led by the Violent Crime Task Force-Gang Group, a group of federal, state, and local law enforcement agents led by the FBI, five Twelve Texas Mexican Mafia Members and Associates Charged in Federal Racketeering Indictment. Nov 28, 2022 · Phone Number: (713) 693-3329. These charges stem from an FBI-led investigation assisted by U. [1] [2] He was a high ranking made man in the Mexican Mafia before According to evidence presented at trial, Marquez is a documented member of the Mexican Mafia, a prison gang based out of Southern California. Apr 27, 2022 · Federal prosecutors announced a sweeping racketeering case Wednesday aimed at dismantling the leadership of the Mexican Mafia that controlled street gangs in part of Southern California Jul 14, 2017 · As a result of Operation Emero, law enforcement executed 11 search warrants and filed charges against 19 criminals, most of whom are active gang members with prior criminal convictions. A federal grand jury this week returned an 8-count indictment against all 12 defendants as part of a joint effort by local, state and federal law enforcement agencies called Jun 14, 2016 · LOS ANGELES – As a result of a racketeering indictment issued last week by a federal grand jury, 31 members and associates of a Santa Fe Springs-based street gang were arrested today on charges related to a wide-ranging criminal enterprise controlled by a member of the Mexican Mafia that allegedly is responsible for the murder of a rival gangster and the attempted murder of a Whittier Police HOUSTON—Alleged members or associates of the notorious Texas Mexican Mafia (TMM) prison gang have been indicted for trafficking in heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine; firearms violations; and for distributing explosive materials, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today along with FBI Special Agent in Charge Stephen L. Barajas controlled the gang’s activities, including the narcotics distribution activities in the gang's territory. Jun 22, 2015 · Some of the federal defendants also are associates of the prison gang who allegedly worked directly with one of the two Mexican Mafia members who oversee the Orange County wing of the criminal enterprise. "Doctorazo," of Huntington Park, and others. Authorities also discovered photographs of Garcia holding the distinctive firearm. According to the FBI, the gang comprises current and former convicts who hold positions of power within facilities and Apr 27, 2022 · 1:01. A member of the Mexican Mafia, Ortiz was cast out of the criminal organization in the mid-1990s after angering 4 days ago · A defense attorney was charged in a federal indictment with conspiring to murder a Mexican Mafia member who had fallen out of favor with the prison-based syndicate. Apr 27, 2022 · Three reputed leaders of the Orange County faction of the Mexican Mafia and 28 alleged associates are named in a federal grand jury indictment unsealed Wednesday that accuses those connected with Nov 14, 2023 · Federal authorities in Los Angeles charged 23 suspected members and associates of the MS-13 gang, alleging that one of the group's leaders in California is a powerful Mexican Mafia figure who May 31, 1997 · May 31, 1997 12 AM PT. Samuel Villalba, a longtime member of the Mexican Mafia who had fallen out of favor with the prison gang, was shot to death over the weekend in Long Beach, according to Oct 2, 2020 · "The arrests made as part of Operation Last Dance in San Antonio and the surrounding areas conclude a comprehensive investigation by DEA and our law enforcement partners into the criminal activities of violent local street gangs to include members of the Mexican Mafia, Texas Syndicate, and their criminal associates,” said DEA Special Agent in Aug 8, 2022 · Luis “Hefty” Garcia, 43, is the star prosecution witness against indicted attorney Gabriel Zendejas-Chavez, describing in his two days on the stand Chavez’s work as a facilitator for the Mexican Mafia who used his status as an attorney to secure private access to members in the most restrictive prisons in the nation. SAN ANTONIO (KTSA News) – Twelve reputed members and associates of the Texas Mexican Mafia have been arrested in drug raids in San Antonio. DEL RIO, Texas — A Texas "Mexican Mafia" gang member was sentenced on Thursday to 25 years in federal prison for conspiracy to violate the "racketeering influenced corrupt organizations" (RICO) statue, announced U. According to court records, Marshall, a Texas resident who Oct 2, 2020 · Nearly two dozen people were taken into custody early Friday morning during federal raids targeting members of the Mexican Mafia at several locations all over San Antonio. May 19, 2017 · The Texas Mexican Mafia, also known as "Mexikanemi," had been one of the largest in the state and in the Bexar County Jail. Fischer for playing an Dec 9, 2016 · Immediately after the guilty plea, Judge Blackburn sentenced Santiago to serve life in federal prison without the possibility of release. Attorney James T. 24, 2023. District Judge Sam R. Marquella Marshall and Marsha Delacruz were sentenced in federal court today to 180 months and 48 months in prison, respectively, for their parts in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy that operated in San Diego jails. Nuestra Familia are prison enemies of the Southern Chicanos who consisted of La eMe, better known as the Mexican Mafia. Feb 26, 2024 · Released from federal prison in 2013 after serving 23 years for bank robbery, Munoz returned to his old neighborhood on the west side of Wilmington to find it claimed by Mexican Mafia members held The Mexican Mafia. One of those Mexican Mafia members – James “Chemo” Gutierrez, 52, who is currently in federal custody after his supervised release following a 20-year sentence in a federal homicide case was revoked Feb 26, 2024 · February 26, 2024 at 12:00 PM. Jun 12, 2020 · June 11, 2020 / 9:04 PM PDT / CBS San Francisco. Those arrested include: Jun 29, 2020 · LOS ANGELES – A Whittier woman who was convicted earlier this year on several charges related to her role as a “secretary” to an imprisoned Mexican Mafia member who controlled a street gang was sentenced today to 151 months in federal prison. LAREDO, Texas – With the sentencing of a 37-year-old associate of the Texas Mexican Mafia, more than a dozen criminals are serving more than 1600 months combined for their respective roles in narcotics trafficking on the streets of Laredo, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Nov 14, 2023 · The indictment returned November 8 and unsealed today alleges that an imprisoned MS-13 member who also was a member of the Mexican Mafia controlled MS-13 Los Angeles by imposing a rule on all the gang’s Los Angeles-area cliques that required them to buy methamphetamine from Herlyn Barrientos, 46, a. Feb 1, 2022 · The Mexican Mafia is believed to have up to 300 members in the prison system. 26, 2024 Dec 17, 2022 · The federal case against Michael Moreno began in 2011, when Jose “Fox” Landa-Rodriguez, a Mexican Mafia member then held at a federal prison in Virginia, turned to him for help realizing a Nov 14, 2023 · MS-13 members on the streets of Los Angeles — and those in the county jail and California prison system — still pay taxes to and take orders from the Mexican Mafia. kh rg gi xq rm pv fn cq pj vq