through telephone, with all parties prearranged and aware of their This entry was posted on Friday, September 17th, 2021 at 2:51 am and is filed under News, Police & Crime, US Attorney & DOJ. the communications chief, and the director. They talked about his location in a county jail, selected a hitman, and discussed how E.C needed to be hit on sight, according to a prosecution sentencing memo. We will continue to look at these organizations structurally to disrupt and dismantle them., According to the indictment, the 17 racketeering defendants were members and associates of the Nuestra Familia (NF) prison gang, a violent and lucrative organization formed in the 1960s. In spring, Brown Bob was shot seven times in his arms, legs, chest, and back while watering his rose bushes, and he died in his garage. The main targets of the investigation including alleged members of the Nuestra Familias leadership counsel are still in federal detention awaiting a resolution to their cases. The evidence presented during the trial included proof of the defendants involvement in several gang-related murders and attacks including the following: Todays sentencing marks the culmination of a six-year investigation and prosecution of Nuestra Familia, which resulted in the convictions of 12 members and associates of the gang. Nuestra Familia were prison enemies of the Southern Latinos who comprised La Eme, better known as the Mexican Mafia. As outlined in the indictment, membership in the NF involved a process of sponsorship, approval, and indoctrination. Cadena is stabbed 70 times before his body was hurled from the third tier to the main floor of the maximum security unit. segregation. . other inmates. 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Main Office: Nuestra Familia (Spanish for "our family") is a criminal organization of Mexican American . Tiene empleados que llevan tanto tiempo trabajando con ella que se han convertido en miembros de su familia. Surenos, which operate out of Southern California. in his head. In May 2002, at a Cinco de Mayo celebration, about 50 Norteos shot three men and stabbed two men in a fight with the Sureos. An indictment merely alleges that crimes have been committed, and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. out its objectives by smuggling in money, drugs, messages, and women In the span of just over one year, Jaime Cervantes participated in three armed robberies on behalf of the gang, and stabbed a rival at the direction of his carnal Larez. "By disrupting gang leadership, we take aim at the head of the snake and seek to reduce violence and other criminal activity on our streets and in our jails and prisons, said Hinds.". The Nuestra Familia is a prison gang that originally formed in the California state prison system in the 1960s. by thewestside May 20th, 2008, 2:20 am, Return to Mexico, Central America, South America & the Caribbean, Powered by phpBB Forum Software phpBB Limited. From their thrones in California's Pelican local law enforcement agencies concluded what was considered the most significant effort to dismantle the Central Coast leadership structure of Nuestra Familia. for sex. By removing violent actors and crime drivers from the streets, we make our neighborhoods safer." According to the documents unsealed today, La Nuestra Familia - Spanish for "Our Family"- was a prison gang operating in the California state prison system. organized criminal operatives upon release, also known as "wolfpacks." Between 2003 and May 2007, Huerta engaged in drug trafficking with NF members, communicated NF-related orders to NF members, and received monthly monetary benefits from NF drug proceeds. The remaining leadership of the organization in Pelican Bay consists of Daniel "Stork" Perez, Anthony "Chuco" Guillen and George "Puppet" Franco. The indictment outlines each position according to the NF Constitution. Supreme Commander Section I. Get up to speed with our Essential California newsletter, sent six days a week. Magic Memories ha prestado servicio a ms de 800 nios de toda la regin, y es una cuantificacin de su deseo de formar a los jvenes que sern el futuro de nuestro pas. The four defendants were convicted of racketeering conspiracy and other offenses following a three-month trial before U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. Brandon Gillespie said during a press conference on Friday. Huerta provided a vital communications link to incarcerated NF generals. Nuestra Familia gang leaders are accused of ordering and carrying out a campaign of intimidation, assaults and assassination to control a crime syndicate and drug distribution empire stretching from Santa Rosa to Salinas and the Central Valley. 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The rap group sold thousands of copies, and many members possessed the album. and their influence within the prison subculture. Seven members of the Nuestra Familia leadership council were among those charged, according to Hinds. Their footsoldiers make up an army on the streets that generate money for the organization, and they are based in Modesto, Salinas, and Santa Rosa in northern CA. (NPR: All Things Considered, March 7 2005). (NF 2011) Nuestra Familia was created because some of the Spanish inmates had gotten tired of the abuse handed out by the Mexican Mafiato fellow Mexicans. DUI jail sentence, he was shot at close range in the head. While the NF was composed of a relative few, it exercised control and wielded influence over thousands of subordinate gang members in counties and prisons throughout Northern California using such regiments. Padilla, Nuestra Familia launches a reprisal attack on the Mexican Mafia at 2:30 pm. By disrupting gang leadership, we reduce violence on our streets. Todays operation strikes a substantial blow to Nuestra Familia leadership. Nate Gartrell covers crime and corruption in Contra Costa County. Sentencing Guidelines and the federal statute governing the imposition of a sentence, 18 U.S.C. ) or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. Removals are approved in advance by the gang leader in charge of the facility. It is with gratitude and appreciation that we congratulate the FBI, the Bureau of Prisons, and the scores of local law enforcement officials who have brought this 6-year investigation to a successful conclusion., Criminal enterprises like the Nuestra Familia may spawn in prisons, but they often spread into our communities and onto our streets, bringing violence and mayhem with them, said Assistant Attorney General Caldwell. Mafia. captains. developed prison gangs in Colorado's prison system. [19] The spark that led to the ongoing war between Nuestra . Evidence at Garcia's trial showed that from December 2012 through April 2014, Garcia was an active member of the Nuestra Familia prison gang and was incarcerated at the Monterey County Jail. Nuestra Familia leaders control and direct the gangs criminal activities both inside and outside of the prison system. housing the longest-serving Familianos and Familiano leaders in While members of the Norteos gang are considered to be foot soldiers of Nuestra Familia, being a member of Nuestra Familia itself does not signify association as a Norteo. A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. culture in the face of a majority white culture saturating both Todays sentences have a special significance in light of the courts findings that three of the defendants were among the highest ranked members of the organization internationally. According to court documents, Huerta is the wife of a Nuestra Familia general Joseph Pinky Hernandez. the state. The gang was an enemy of the Mexican Mafia, and it decreed that all Nortenos ("northerners") were members of the NF, granting them protection from "La Eme" (the Mexican Mafia) behind bars. The . recruited into the organization. up an inmate's rectum. The trial focused on 10 removals in the Monterey County Jail between December 2012 and April 2014. then forward the correct debt sum to the financial minister. manager, or "store" manager, is a level 1 member that The investigation revealed that Nuestra Familia members in prison were smuggling out messages in body cavities, directing street gang members to murder, commit robberies and sell drugs. In spite of his situation, he has remained positive and optimistic, she wrote. (Generations of United Norteos) that invited all Norteos into the NF. Crime and Public Safety | Bay State Prison, they controlled the intra-prison drug and Even in lockdowns, NF members were able to communicate using fishing lines, and they could educate their friends about making crude weapons and using codes. The Aryan Brotherhood is a white supremacist prison gang and considered the largest and most deadly in the United States. On 20 April 2001, federal agents arrested 13 members of NF, including 6 inmates, among them Rubelcaba. Authorities have identified a motorist killed in an auto accident Friday morning as a man who recorded a rap album that helped finance a prison gang before he turned police informant. Nuestra Familia (Spanish for "our family") is a criminal organization of Mexican American (Chicano) prison gangs with origins in Northern California. The dividing line was Bakersfield, California, and the affiliation of Mexican gangsters was a simple matter of geography. Nuestra Familia is a major Norteos criminal organization based in northern California. is based on a model of capitalist enterprise, and relies on regular that in most cases one must be a Chicano, but also requires at least The charges pending against these defendants are as follows: The court also may order additional terms of supervised release, fines, and restitution. By disrupting gang leadership, we reduce violence on our streets. and task-force experts aknowledge that the complete destruction The workouts were intense, and they also had to read history books, law books, and philosophy books. Membership in the gang is generally sought for protection from nuestra familia, equipo de trabajo, clientes y entorno. Most of them occurred in K-Pod, a cell block in the jail that housed Nortenos exclusively. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Early Nuestra Familia leadership September 15 1968 Hector Padilla a gang member from northern California is attacked after a confrontation with . by SUR 14 May 19th, 2008, 11:21 pm, Unread post He has had to adjust to a life that has had choices no one should have to make. Somos . Familianos under one roof, strengthening their power within prison. By contrast, Maldonado was serving a life sentence for a 2008 conviction of dissuading a witness from testifying against another gang member. Many Familia leaders on the outside also Description of indictment by USDOJ against Nuestra Familia leaders, members and associates on Aug. 25, 2021. then transport drugs, trade goods, or messages into and out of prison. September 17, 2021 / 1:09 AM Huerta is scheduled to be sentenced on June 24, 2013, by United States District Judge William B. Shubb. The meeting was ultimately unsuccessful because of the significant security measures in place at the facility. Vincent Gerald Garcia, 55, of Salinas. revenue for the Familia on the outside. Hernandez exercised ultimate authority over the Salinas regiment from within the federal Supermax prison in Colorado through coded conversations. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS His second-in-command Joseph "Death Row Joe" Gonzalez spent years on death row before he was commuted to a life sentence, and he had no patience for fools. Maldonados mother wrote to the court that he entered the prison system as an immature young man and has been affected by prison life. 13 is reserved for the Mexican Mafia, corresponding to the letter"M." letter of the alphabet, as well as the Northern Star, and the 14 While all Nuestra Familia soldiers and captains in California are expected to follow the orders of Cervantes, a small percentage of the gang remains loyal to the former generals and captains . In an intercepted prison message, Nuestra Familia leaders explained that Crystal Morado was killed because she was no longer "functioning," according to a specialist who has investigated the gang for federal and state agencies for 15 years. The bust was part of a five-year, multi-agency investigation and Hinds said the enforcement action is not over yet. to upholding the cultural idenitity in the hierarchy of social, member of his own gang, top-ranking Salinas, California gang leader Michael Thus, generally, Familiano leaders According to court documents, in 2004, Huerta would occasionally receive four ounces of methamphetamine from the NFs Salinas regiment. "The indictment charges all seven of the members who make up the Nuestra Familia's ruling body: the General Council," said Acting U.S. Attorney Hinds. Northern California, or Norte, is the original An official website of the United States government. Eric Zarate Sr., 44, was sentenced to 100 months in federal prison, while his co-defendant Robert Maldonado, 57, was given 88 months. The Nuestra Familia share allegiances with their Northern California-area of the Familia is an impossibility, with the gang's tentacles spanning the neighborhood. The album generated revenue for the Nuestra Familia leadership and united Northern California Latino street gangs, which had been feuding. In January 2015, one of the men also identified by prosecutors in the indictment, Vincent Gerald "Chente" Garcia, 51, received 35 years to life in prison for his role as a Nuestra Familia. In September 2011, Jaime Cervantes and another gang member burned the bodies of two murder victims in an apartment in Oakland based on orders from Henry Cervantes. Nevertheless, any sentence following conviction would be imposed by the court only after consideration of the U.S. Mi esposo Josue es nacido en Dallas Tx pero con sus races bien puestas de Guerrero Mx. 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