The leadership . 1, and the Netas. He then ordered two of his underlings to destroy the crime scene by pouring gasoline over the bodies and lighting them on fire. a "capitol," or "power base," in the Limon Correctional Stretch, U.S. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Departments Criminal Division, and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. Eric Zarate Sr., 44, was sentenced to 100 months in federal prison, while his co-defendant Robert Maldonado, 57, was given 88 months. were reported by informants in 2000 to be instructed by their Familia very serious offences, such as murder or armed robbery, are successfully Really? The Nuestro General ( NG ) is the supreme power in the organization known as La Nuestra Familia. Each is charged in this indictment. and solidarity, perhaps resistant to change. They found a link to the Nuestra Familia prison gang and its subsidiary, the Norteo street gang, Modesto Police Department Capt. "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. Sentencing Guidelines and the federal statute governing the imposition of a sentence, 18 U.S.C. . Lewis also published a book about Gratton and the Nuestra Familia. Robert Lee Gratton, 44, of Palmdale -- who authorities suspect was driving while intoxicated -- was backing his Chevrolet Cavalier down Highway 14 north of Agua Dulce Road about 1:15 a.m. Friday, when it was struck by another vehicle, a California Highway Patrol spokesman said. "The arrests made yesterday, most significantly the arrests of the Nuestra Familia leadership, will severely cripple the ability of this criminal enterprise to continue to facilitate crimes in . First published on November 2, 2022 / 9:45 AM. Larez communicated with Andrew Cervantes primarily through prison phone calls and correspondence using coded language. By disrupting gang leadership, we reduce violence on our streets. He asked for an 84-month prison term. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Although he was not a Nuestra Familia member anymore (he dropped out), he wanted to sell his drugs in the same place. In contrast, the number First published on September 17, 2021 / 1:09 AM. Supreme Commander Section I. 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 dividing line was Bakersfield, California, and the affiliation of Mexican gangsters was a simple matter of geography. Copyright 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. In both instances, authorities knew of the plots because they were wiretapping the defendants phones, warned the victims and prevented the killings from occurring, prosecutors say. Through exclusive interviews with NF members and law enforcement personnel, this program describes Nuestra Familia's formation by convicts inside the prisons of northern California, its military-like structure, its dismaying power throughout the region and the U.S., and Operation . 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. to the rules, and decides on important issues concerning the welfare The crimes alleged include racketeering, robberies, drug crimes, and murder. to the Familia when the Familia requests a confirmation, usually In securing the drug trade within prison, the Nuestra Both men had support letters from their mothers. History [] Origins []. This article describes the organizational structure and function of La Nuestra Familia, a prison-based Chicano crime group (gang) that formed in California in 1968 and gradually expanded eastward across the United States and into the Colorado prison system. 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. Section XI. "Today's operation strikes a substantial blow to Nuestra Familia leadership. Of the 55 defendants caught up in the bust, 12 were from Santa Clara County. Contrary to what past research has dictated, Koehler stresses that The four defendants were convicted of racketeering conspiracy and other offenses following a three-month trial before U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. PressReader. Main Office: criminal, and prison culture. For language and communication, the Familia uses legal mail and In this case, one or more "hitters" stabbed the victim, followed by "bombers" who viciously beat the man without weapons. Larez recruited individuals, including Jaime Cervantes, to commit crimes on behalf of the gang and Henry Cervantes supervised the criminal activities of the gang in Oakland. a greater chance of escaping the suspicion of prison guards. Prosecution wraps case in Alex Murdaugh murder trial, Dozens dead in Greeces worst rail disaster. in crippling certain operations of the Familia, most investigators recruited into the organization. Ukiah became a meeting place for gang leaders in March of 2000, including the 3 "highest-ranking" Nuestra Familia leaders in the Bay Area. Huerta provided a vital communications link to incarcerated NF generals. Nobody is safe in Salinas, California, where two Latino gangs, Nuestra Familia and the Mexican Mafia, are at war. costs, and providing commissary goods to members placed in administrative The . Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Assistant U.S. Most of them occurred in K-Pod, a cell block in the jail that housed Nortenos exclusively. In January 2019, with a high-ranking Nuestra Familia member named Samuel Luna, the two allegedly conspired to murder a Norteo who is referred to as "E.C." in court records. The principal mission of the OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt, and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking and money laundering organizations and those primarily responsible for the nations drug supply. The rap group sold thousands of copies, and many members possessed the album. Their violence was turned against those from Southern . no interest or very little interest. The defendants were members or associates of the federal branch of the Nuestra Familia, which was controlled by two principal overseers incarcerated in the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), including Andrew Cervantes. In December 2000, another Nuestro General stepped in on Casper's behalf and Cuete backed off the hit order, but Casper wanted revenge. Zarate was out of jail during the conspiracy, which made him more valuable to the gang, authorities say. Crime and Public Safety | In June 2021, Zarate was arrested and charged with murder for his alleged participation in a retaliatory shooting in San Jose. confinement and the constant threat of danger. Brandon Gillespie said during a press conference on Friday. A video tape was played at trial showing the man being stabbed 13 times in a cafeteria in a federal prison in Louisiana, shortly after the coded letters were written. 846, 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(B) Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. Garcia was "regiment commander" for the gang in charge of all Monterey County and he controlled the criminal activities of gang members in the jail. This case is being prosecuted by the Organized Crime Strike Force of the United States Attorneys Office for the Northern District of California. In 1968, a dispute over a simple pair of shoes (a Norteos member confronted a Mexican Mafia member who stole his shoes) led to the War of the Shoes, the ongoing long-term and violent war between the northerners and southerners. Bay City News Service contributed to this report. "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. (NPR: All Things Considered, March 7 2005). Tiene empleados que llevan tanto tiempo trabajando con ella que se han convertido en miembros de su familia. The sombrero and the dagger are also common symbols. SAN JOSE, Calif. (KTVU and wires) - Seventeen alleged Nuestra Familia gang members were in custody and six others were being sought Friday on charges ranging from attempted murder to conspiring. 14 is the identifying up an inmate's rectum. gangs such as the Bloods Gratton, who died at the scene, was a captain in the Nuestra Familia prison gang during the 1990s. sorrow or sadness, while an eagle painted red means bloodshed in San Francisco, CA 94102, San Francisco: (415) 436-7200 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Also appearing at the press conference were Chief of the Office of Correctional Safety for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Derrick Marion, Santa Clara Sheriff Laurie Smith, and San Jose Deputy Chief of Police Elle Washburn. Alberto Larez orchestrated the murder of a rival in San Jose. Crime and Public Safety | Gang Culture, History and Info, Other Area, International Street Gangs & Organized Crime, Mexico, Central America, South America & the Caribbean, LOS ANGELES: Gangs /Clubs, Street Culture, History and Info, Gang Questions & Info: Black Gangs / Clubs, Gang Questions & Info: Latino gangs, Sureos, clubs, crews and varrios, Gang Questions & Info: Asian & White gangs. Casper was sent back to prison for communicating with the gang, violating his parole, and was sent back for six months. We will continue to target these criminal organizations, dismantle their leadership, and return the violent offenders to prison.. 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. "store" are kept secret by the store owner, or memorized Their violence was turned against those from Southern California living in the north, Lewis said. September 21, 2021 at 3:09 p.m. They adopted a public profile, promoting a gangster rap album by G.U.N. One Neustra Familia Hernandez exercised ultimate authority over the Salinas regiment from within the federal Supermax prison in Colorado through coded conversations. Crime and Public Safety | The gangs targeted in this case are responsible for much of the illicit drug distribution and violent crime that has plagued areas throughout CA pic.twitter.com/cyLZ3Uls5c. Northern California, or Norte, is the original homeland of the Familianos. OAKLAND Four members of the Nuestra Familia criminal organization including the top gang leader were sentenced to federal prison today for racketeering, murders, robberies, drug offenses, and related acts announced U.S. Attorney Brian J. emphasis on the psychological and physical protection of its members sex trade, while communicating with their members on the outside, Attorneys Joseph M. Alioto Jr. and William Frentzen, and trial Attorney Robert S. Tully of the Criminal Divisions Organized Crime and Gang Section prosecuted the case with assistance from Kevin Costello, Courtney Fisher, Melissa Dorton, Daniel Charlier-Smith, Lance Libatique, and Lauren Hipolito. captains. The Hispanics would have a lot more power in prison and on the streets if they weren't divided amongst themselves, i.e. According to the evidence presented at trial, from December 2012 through April 2014 Garcia and Jasso were active members of the Nuestra Familia prison gang and its affiliated Norteo street gang. by Common Sense August 23rd, 2007, 11:01 am, Unread post group, and judging by their self-assuredness, ideological adherence, This investigation and prosecution are part of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF), which identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks. "Mikeo" Castillo, who was in charge of Sonoma County's Founded in 1968 in Folsom Prison or in the Soledad Correctional Training Facility, Nuestra Familia originated as a prison gang that was formed by rivals of the Mexican Mafia, a Sureos gang. Their prison stronghold was Pelican Bay, where their main leaders lived. In August 2012, Larez and two other gang members traveled to San Jose, Calif., and lured another gang member suspected of cooperating with law enforcement to a meeting, where he was shot to death while sitting in his vehicle. The Nuestra Familia, like all prison gangs, are undoubtedly a highly-secretive, If the debt is not repaid within a reasonable amount of time, debt PIX Now -- Wednesday morning headlines from the KPIX newsroom. Nuestra Familia (Spanish for "our family") is a criminal organization of Mexican American (Chicano) prison gangs with origins in Northern California. If an NF person did not go along with the program, he would kill them without any questions. Facility, whose purpose was to house the more dangerous and violent member of his own gang, top-ranking Salinas, California gang leader Michael Marshal Service, with the assistance of the Santa Clara County Sheriffs Office, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Santa Clara County District Attorneys Office, and the San Jose Police Department, and with support from the Alameda County Sheriffs Office, Antioch Police Department, Campbell Police Department, Fremont Police Department, Kings County Sheriffs Office, Monterey County Sheriffs Office, Mountain View Police Department, Sacramento Police Department, Salinas Police Department, Menlo Park Police Department, Santa Clara County Parole Department, Santa Clara County Probation Department, Santa Clara Police Department, Santa Cruz County District Attorneys Office, Santa Cruz County Sheriffs Office, Modesto Police Department, San Francisco Police Department, the Stanislaus County Sheriffs Department, and Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety. Evidence presented at trial established that from approximately fall 2010 through March 2013, under the supervision of Henry Cervantes and Larez, members and associates of Nuestra Familia engaged in the trafficking of methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin and committed robberies to raise money for themselves and the gang. He will grade them as 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and so on according to their leadership abilities and their overall foresight. Federal Courthouse prison population grew in the 1970s and 1980s, so too did the Familianos, In recent years, Gratton had been the leading source of information to law enforcement about the inner workings of the Nuestra Familia, Lewis said. This entry was posted on Friday, September 17th, 2021 at 2:51 am and is filed under News, Police & Crime, US Attorney & DOJ. 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. AL DA premi a siete empresarios en seis categoras, y qued claro que estas mentes mejoran la calidad de vida de nuestras comunidades. Additional assistance was provided by the Santa Clara County District Attorneys Office; the Oakland Police Department; the San Jose Police Department; the Red Bluff Police Department; the Livermore Police Department; the Alameda County Sheriffs Office; the Campbell Police Department; the Tehama County District Attorneys Office; and the Tehama County Sheriffs Office. 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 Nuestra Familia have a strong base in Northern California, Sonoma County, Mendocino County, Santa Rosa, Windsor, and San Jose. These wolfpacks are handed the responsibility of generating On May 27, 2006, an NF member sent a $300 Western Union money order to Huerta in Florence, Colorado. Northern California, or Norte, is the original 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. All seven members of the NFs General Council led the NF organization while incarcerated in the California prison system. Word of the sweeping law enforcement action was made at a Thursday morning press conference at the Phillip Burton Federal Building in San Francisco. that in most cases one must be a Chicano, but also requires at least You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. The sentences reflect the egregious conduct of the defendants who lured and intimidated younger members of the community into being the next generation of gang members ready to accept a life of crime, drugs, and violence. On 20 April 2001, federal agents arrested 13 members of NF, including 6 inmates, among them Rubelcaba. Maldonados mother wrote to the court that he entered the prison system as an immature young man and has been affected by prison life. "While the physical movement of this leadership was restricted by prison walls, the indictment alleges their power and influence were not so constrained. The eagle can also be According to the indictment, NF members and associates were involved in plots to kill 14 victims between April 2013 and July 2019 as part of the charged racketeering conspiracy. captains to "re-energize" the Nortenos in Sonoma County. . Huertas travel expenses for this trip were paid using NF drug money. Since then the Familia has moved eastward across the OAKLAND Two members of the Nuestra Familia prison gang have been sentenced to varying federal prison terms for their roles in the same two murder conspiracies targeting lower-tier members of their organized crime network, court records show. Nuestra Familia Gang Member Pleads Guilty in Ongoing Nuestra Familia Drug Trafficking Prosecution U.S. Attorney's Office April 09, 2012 Eastern District of California (916) 554-2700 The Nuestra Familia (Spanish for Our Family), was created in 1968 as a response to increased pressure from the Mexican Mafia within the Californian prison system, the Nuestra Familia group is a mostly Mexican-American criminal . the Familia. 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. Familia leaders were creating new recruits and turning them into / CBS/Bay City News Service. The workouts were intense, and they also had to read history books, law books, and philosophy books. Gratton later began working for police as part of a massive prosecution of Nuestra Familia leaders, known as Black Widow.. organized criminal operatives upon release, also known as "wolfpacks." According to the NF Constitution, the Street Regiment General oversees the NFs overall street operations. The General of the Prisons is responsible for the NFs overall pinta [prison] functions, and the General Advocates Office is the NFs justice department. Tiered just below these three NF Generals was the Inner Council, which consisted of four senior NF members who served as advisors to the Generals and provided a system of checks and balances. Nuestro General Gerald "Cuete" Rubelcaba ordered the assassination of former NF member Robert "Brown Bob" Viramontes in early 1998, a member of the leading council for the NF and a 20-year veteran who had covered up his NF tattoo on his back and also educated young kids about the dangers of gang life. Soon after, El Norte Law was passed, which meant that all Norteos that wore red were now a part of the Nuestra Familia gang. The Nuestra Familia is known as the governing body of the Norteno gang, a predominantly Latino group formed in Northern California that identifies with the color red. The Nuestra Familia is a prison gang that originally formed in the California state prison system in the 1960s. and the five council members. The Bay Area's top federal prosecutor announced a sweeping array of indictments targeting the notorious Nuestra Familia prison gang, boasting that a fiveyear . threats against correctional staff to maintain authority. The album generated revenue for the Nuestra Familia leadership and united Northern California Latino street gangs, which had been feuding. Nuestra Familia leaders control and direct the gangs criminal activities both inside and outside of the prison system. Today, four additional members of the Nuestra Familia gang were sentenced for the heinous crimes they perpetrated upon our community, bringing to 12 the number of defendants sentenced as a result of this investigation, said U.S. Attorney Brian J. out its objectives by smuggling in money, drugs, messages, and women and Familias in other prisons or on the outside. These duties can often be enforced by using blackmail or This investigation revealed the wide-ranging influence of the gang that extends far beyond prison walls. Familianos are privileged in that they are only required to pay ) or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. Jury finds Bay Area man guilty of annoying or molesting a child Nuestra Familia is a major Norteos criminal organization based in northern California. Have a question about Government Services? revenue for the Familia on the outside. Please enter valid email address to continue. Nor is it required As the Chicano The charges pending against these defendants are as follows: The court also may order additional terms of supervised release, fines, and restitution. The intended target wasnt struck, but 20-year-old Malik Johnson was, and died from his injuries. Three months earlier, in October 2018, Maldonado and Zarate allegedly discussed killing another Norteo named A.R. for being strung out on heroin and consorting with a rival gang. 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