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. They The Government introduced a video at trial of the stabbing. Historica Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. 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 written constitution of the Norteos stated that the leadership of the gang reside in Pelican Bay State Prison in California; the relocation of the gang's leaders led to the confusion of its soldiers and a power struggle of prospective generals.<ref name="Monterey"> New leadership, constitution for Nuestra Familia. 2019 - Catherine Arambula. Fair said arrests were made in Santa Clara, Alameda, Modesto, San Benito, Santa Cruz, Kern, San Francisco, Tulare and Stanislaus counties, with officers seizing bulk cash, dangerous weapons and narcotics. 26, pleaded guilty Tuesday to racketeering conspiracy for their roles as associates of Norteo leadership, Nuestra Familia, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney . The defense attorney representing some of the Nuestra Familia defendants . Monterey Herald. Nevertheless, any sentence following conviction would be imposed by the court only after consideration of the U.S. He rose through the ranks of the gang starting in the 1990s, prosecutors said. Gang Questions, Info & News - West Coast - U.S.A. Gang Questions, Info & News - East Coast - U.S.A. Gang Questions, Info & News - Mid West - U.S.A. Gang Questions, Info & News - South - U.S.A. Gang Questions, Info & News - General - U.S.A. 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The Nuestro General ( NG ) is the supreme power in the organization known as La Nuestra Familia. state-lines and touching the most vulnerable segment of the population, 846, 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(B) Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. Really? This investigation revealed the wide-ranging influence of the gang that extends far beyond prison walls. of the Nuestra Familia, the Family operates as a "mutual aid Known commonly as NF, the gang has tens of thousands of members, and the 1998 El Norte Law decreed that all . In June 2021, Zarate was arrested and charged with murder for his alleged participation in a retaliatory shooting in San Jose. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Larez communicated with Andrew Cervantes primarily through prison phone calls and correspondence using coded language. 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 Latinos from rural farming areas of Northern California. in the Bay Area. San Jose: (408) 535-5061. The Aryan Brotherhood was formed by Irish bikers in 1964 when California prisons were desegregated, and prisoners of every color and ethnicity began to . Hernandez exercised ultimate authority over the Salinas regiment from within the federal Supermax prison in Colorado through coded conversations. By contrast, Maldonado was serving a life sentence for a 2008 conviction of dissuading a witness from testifying against another gang member. In late 2012, while incarcerated at U.S. Penitentiary (USP) Lewisburg, in Pa., Andrew Cervantes ordered via coded letters the murder of an inmate at USP McCreary in Kentucky. In prison, their gang members taught them order and strength in a military-like way, and they became a strong gang. These duties can often be enforced by using blackmail or out its objectives by smuggling in money, drugs, messages, and women Removals are approved in advance by the gang leader in charge of the facility. These members were accused of running a network of regiments across 28 counties in the state . The Aryan Brotherhood is a. The business Tiene empleados que llevan tanto tiempo trabajando con ella que se han convertido en miembros de su familia. Ukiah became a meeting place for gang leaders in March of 2000, including the 3 "highest-ranking" Nuestra Familia leaders in the Bay Area. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Harriette Cole: I don't want the neighbor's kids at my house, Dear Abby: My wife said she doesn't like it, but it's part of my life, Ask Amy: I feel guilty for not speaking up about my co-worker's activities, Ask Amy: I'm your cabin housekeeper, and you apparently have no idea what I do. 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. Crime and Public Safety | John Jordan, an attorney representing Zarate, pointed out in a sentencing memo that these two victims in this case were never actually injured and that Zarate has accepted full responsibility and shown remorse. Mafia. and the Crips, By removing violent actors and crime drivers from the streets, we make our neighborhoods safer.. Sentencing Guidelines and the federal statute governing the imposition of a sentence, 18 U.S.C. Jury finds Bay Area man guilty of annoying or molesting a child Alberto Larez, 48, aka Bird, of Salinas, Calif., was sentenced to life plus ten years in prison; Jaime Cervantes, 33, aka Hennessy, of San Mateo, Calif., was sentenced to 32 years in prison. 13 is reserved for the Mexican Mafia, corresponding to the letter"M." in crippling certain operations of the Familia, most investigators The prosecution is the result of an investigation by the FBI (San Francisco, Sacramento, and Phoenix Divisions), the DEA, the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and the U.S. Eric Zarate Sr., 44, was sentenced to 100 months in federal prison, while his co-defendant Robert Maldonado, 57, was given 88 months. Now hes under review. smuggled in by correctional staff and distribute those drugs to 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. In the 1970s, many Familianos migrated Federal Courthouse 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. -- Generation of United Nortenos -- which sold in many Northern California record stores, said Jared Lewis, a former Modesto police officer who now runs the website knowgangs.com. Nuestra Familia is a prison gang that originally formed in the California state prison system in the 1960s. Larez and Henry Cervantes were senior gang members who reported to Andrew Cervantes. Gratton, who died at the scene, was a captain in the Nuestra Familia prison gang during the 1990s. He orchestrated and oversaw regiment commanders who generated money through drug sales and other crimes, like robbery. Several defendants have already pleaded guilty and been sentenced, including for other alleged murder conspiracies. After one week the payback rate is raised to 200%. READ MORE: Feds: 'Head of the Snake' Taken Down In Nuestra Familia Prison Gang Bust. The remaining leadership of the organization in Pelican Bay consists of Daniel "Stork" Perez, Anthony "Chuco" Guillen and George "Puppet" Franco. then forward the correct debt sum to the financial minister. A lock ( / CBS San Francisco, SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- Federal prosecutors joined with Bay Area law enforcement Thursday morning to announce sweeping action against prison gangs in Northern California, characterizing the bust as cutting off "the head of the snake.". Public File for KBCW-TV / KBCW 44 Cable 12. Jaime Cervantes was recruited by Larez to join the gang in 2010. segregation. 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. If the debt is not repaid within a reasonable amount of time, debt 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. On 24 January 2001 in Tracy, California, Casper set up a meeting with NF chiefs, which was monitored. Assistant U.S. designed to convey a specific message: an eagle painted black means manager, or "store" manager, is a level 1 member that Nuestra Familia Constitution The Nuestra Familia Original Constitution: ARTICLE I. The Bay Area's top federal prosecutor announced a sweeping array of indictments targeting the notorious Nuestra Familia prison gang, boasting that a fiveyear . Its leaders control and direct the group's criminal activities both inside and outside of the prison system. At Level 1 there is the finance minister, the business manager, Mexico and El Salvador has received the most international recognition for street gang development as a result of US deportation, but other countries in South & Central America & the Caribbean including Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Domincan Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti [d'Hati], Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico [Estados Unidos Mexicanos], Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru [Per], Puerto Rico, Suriname, Uruguay, Venenzuela and many other islands in the Caribbean. 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. number of the Nuestra Family, signifying "N" as the 13th and solidarity, perhaps resistant to change. 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. The NF imposed "gang taxes" on drug dealers and prostitutes to help them gain a flow of income, and in the 1990s, their ranks swelled to more than 1,000 gang members. 's lives, and continued to host meetings over the next four months that were taped. . Some were forced to live in the Secure Housing Unit (the "Shoe"), where 12,000 inmates were held in a "prison within a prison" where the inmate was under constant surveillance. "These seven individuals have for years led a violent and lucrative criminal organization from their prison cells," said Hinds. 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. . He has had to adjust to a life that has had choices no one should have to make. The Familia 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. maintained by a "finance minister." Eight co-defendants previously pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy and other offenses and were sentenced to terms of imprisonment ranging from eight to 15 years. The OCDETF Program was established in 1982 to conduct comprehensive, multi-level attacks on major drug trafficking and money laundering organizations. Nuestra Familia (NF, Spanish for Our Family) was created in the late 1960's at the Soledad Correction Training Facility in California. On 18 May 2000, NF gang member Casper (who was Rubelcaba's right-hand man) was released from jail and was ordered to run the street operations of the gang, becoming the leader of NF on the outside. housing the longest-serving Familianos and Familiano leaders in Frias did not get the orders to not kill him, and a hidden security camera showed Frias shooting Sanchez in the back of the neck - Sanchez was killed, and he fell into the alley. In January 2012, Jaime Cervantes and two other gang members committed a home invasion robbery of a drug dealer. If I stumble, push me. Known as one of the most powerful prison gangs in California, Nuestra Familia has been plagued by infighting in recent years, starting in the early 2000s when a number of high-ranking members. and task-force experts aknowledge that the complete destruction Under George Collord, the police gathered informants in prison, including "Red Raider", who revealed the leadership structure of the gang. Records of profit from the In contrast, the number revenue for the Familia on the outside. Level 3 soldiers, known as "hustlers," collect drugs to the rules, and decides on important issues concerning the welfare prison population grew in the 1970s and 1980s, so too did the Familianos, While members of the Norteos gang is considered to be affiliated with Nuestra Familia, being a member of Nuestra Familia itself does not signify association as a Norteo. The defendants are scheduled to make initial federal court appearances before U.S. Magistrate Court Judge Nathanael Cousins and U.S. Magistrate Court Judge Sallie Kim today. The Nuestra Familia members came from northern California while the Mexican Mafia came from southern California, leading to a divide between the Norteos (NF) and the Sureos (La Eme). captains to "re-energize" the Nortenos in Sonoma County. Among the indicted are the seven members of Nuestra Familia leadership council. Nuestra Familia was founded in 1968 in California's Soledad Correctional Training Facility by Mexican-American inmates that split from the Mexican Mafia. 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. The crimes were happening in the streets of San Jose and the orders were coming from 400 miles north . The workouts were intense, and they also had to read history books, law books, and philosophy books. Known as one of the most powerful prison gangs in California, Nuestra Familia has been plagued by infighting in recent years, starting in the early 2000s when a number of high-ranking members. sex trade, while communicating with their members on the outside, Five days after Castillo was released from a short, Zarate was out of jail during the conspiracy, which made him more valuable to the gang, authorities say. very serious offences, such as murder or armed robbery, are successfully the state. sport tattoos of a black eagle with arched wings on their wrists. We will continue to target these criminal organizations, dismantle their leadership, and return the violent offenders to prison.. Officials say the council was overseeing a massive network of drug trafficking and violent crimes across California. Nuestra Familia leaders control and direct the gang's criminal activities both inside and outside of the prison system. Whether meth, heroin, coke, or pot, they control the drug trade by personally bringing in the drugs or by taxing drug dealers. The Limon Correctional December 17, 1972 Nuestra Familia members murder Eme leader Rudy "Chyenne" Cadena in Palm Hall at Chino. 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. "While the physical movement of this leadership was restricted by prison walls, the indictment alleges that their power and influence were not so constrained.". culture in the face of a majority white culture saturating both As outlined in the indictment, membership in the NF involved a process of sponsorship, approval, and indoctrination. 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. They are trained in prison 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. (which are rare) to those who respond to no other solution. IRS delays tax deadline for Bay Area, but California hasn't followed: What should you do? 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. The NF gang has a Mafia-like structure, with the three top Nuestro Generals being called "La Mesa" ("the table"). 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. They found no shortage of young men willing to sign up, with money and power seducing many Mexican-Americans to joining the gang. Following a series of raids Wednesday, prosecutors have charged 55 people, including seven in Northern California prisons, a group described as the governing body of the Nuestra Familia prison. Hinds was joined by FBI Special Agent in Charge Craig Fair, DEA Special Agent in Charge Wade Shannon, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Safety Chief Derrick Marion, Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith and San Jose Police Deputy Chief Elle Washburn. The financial status and balances of the Familia is The structure and operational organization of the Nuestra Familia 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. Huerta is scheduled to be sentenced on June 24, 2013, by United States District Judge William B. Shubb. 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. DOJ NF indictment 082521, The indictment charges all seven of the members who make up the Nuestra Familias ruling body: the General Council, said Acting U.S. Attorney Hinds. Because the process can take many years, only those convicted of They talked about how the victim had committed an assault to get back into good standing with the gang, but had resorted to his old ways, which was the final straw, prosecutors said. September 17, 2021 / 1:09 AM collectors are assigned to coerce or pressure the convict into paying. 1, and the Netas. On May 27, 2006, an NF member sent a $300 Western Union money order to Huerta in Florence, Colorado. organized criminal operatives upon release, also known as "wolfpacks." Description of indictment by USDOJ against Nuestra Familia leaders, members and associates on Aug. 25, 2021. Please enter valid email address to continue. Stretch. 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. He saved the D.A. the neighborhood. Nuestra Familia is a major Norteos criminal organization based in northern California. Following a series of raids Wednesday, prosecutors have charged 55 people, including seven in Northern California prisons, a group described as the governing body of the Nuestra Familia prison gang. The 950-member "Nuestra Familia" <NF) controls much of the street crime in San Jose and . Padilla, Nuestra Familia launches a reprisal attack on the Mexican Mafia at 2:30 pm. The Nuestra Familia share allegiances with their Northern California-area 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. Feds announce massive 'takedown' of Nuestra Familia gang and leadership 2021-09-24 - By Robert Salonga and Summer Lin Staff writer Nate Gartrell contributed to this report.. While members of the Norteos gang are considered to be affiliated with Nuestra Familia, being a member of Nuestra Familia itself does not signify association as a Norteo. other inmates. Nuestra Familia is organized in a military-like hierarchy, with generals running the gang from inside prison and paroled regiment captains running the streets outside. Teen girls arrested after allegedly riding scooters into San Francisco pedestrians At the direction of Andrew Cervantes, Larez instructed his subordinates to send proceeds from their criminal activities to the commissary accounts of gang leaders incarcerated in several BOP facilities, including the account of Andrew Cervantes. ) or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. TTY: (415) 436-7221, Oakland: (510) 637-3680 In 1972, Mexican Mafia leader Rodolfo Cadena called for a peace summit in prison in hopes of ending the war, but he was stabbed repeatedly by NF members, thrown off a tier, and stabbed to death on the cement below. "While the physical movement of this leadership was restricted by prison walls, the indictment alleges their power and influence were not so constrained. Among these 5 council members there Their only way to earn their status as the NF was to spend time in prison. the Familia. They bring in millions of dollars through the drug trade, but prostitution, extortion, and identity theft are also major rings. After months of investigation, at least 37 alleged gang members were arrested during the . Further, the indictment describes the appointment by these leaders of NF members to positions of power over hierarchical and paramilitary structures called regiments, imposed on its gang members operating on the streets in California. Get up to speed with our Essential California newsletter, sent six days a week. 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. SDLRLA LEGACY AWARD. Abstract It is . Zarate has also consistently told counsel that he had strong second thoughts about going through with the planned assaults and wonders to this day if he would have actually acted, although he fully acknowledges his active participation in the conspiracy, Jordan wrote. In securing the drug trade within prison, the Nuestra group, and judging by their self-assuredness, ideological adherence, He allowed his own brother to be executed for leaving the NF, and was known as a ruthlessly pragmatic leader. 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. Each is charged in this indictment. Zarate and Maldonado were indicted as part of a massive 2021 investigation targeting the Nuestra Familia and multiple Norteo subsets based in San Jose. 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. Andrew Cervantes led the criminal organization from a federal prison in Pennsylvania, using complex coded letters and telephone calls to communicate to his underlings. convicts. Familianos are privileged in that they are only required to pay After he turned, he started giving up all the information he had, Lewis said. Nuestra Familia (Spanish for "our family") is a criminal organization of Mexican American (Chicano) prison gangs with origins in Northern California. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. "store" are kept secret by the store owner, or memorized The rap group sold thousands of copies, and many members possessed the album. It consists of more than 20,000 members inside and outside of prison. local law enforcement agencies concluded what was considered the most significant effort to dismantle the Central Coast leadership structure of Nuestra Familia. Get Morning Report and other email newsletters. emphasis on the psychological and physical protection of its members Casper was sent back to prison for communicating with the gang, violating his parole, and was sent back for six months. Familia leaders were creating new recruits and turning them into The sombrero and the dagger are also common symbols. nuestra familia, equipo de trabajo, clientes y entorno. The director oversees Familia members in prison at inexpensive or "face value" This permitted Huerta to make money from methamphetamine sales without paying back any costs associated with the drugs. is a security chief, who manages the less prestigious level 4 inmates, They adopted a public profile, promoting a gangster rap album by G.U.N. and Familias in other prisons or on the outside. 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. 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. For language and communication, the Familia uses legal mail and Nuestra Familia's new leadership General: David "DC" Cervantes Top Commanders: Daniel "Stork" Perez, of Salinas; Anthony "Chuco" Guillen, of San Jose; George "Puppet" Franco, of San Jose Demoted: Jose "Huerito" Gonzalez; James "Conejo" Perez Copyright 2008 Monterey County Herald Copyright 2013 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Known as one of the most powerful prison gangs in California, Nuestra Familia has been plagued by infighting in recent years, starting in the early 2000s when a number of high-ranking members. begin their lives on the outside. of the Familia is an impossibility, with the gang's tentacles spanning bonds that members swear to upon initiation. Federal prosecutors joined with Bay Area law enforcement Thursday morning to announce sweeping action against prison gangs in Northern California, characterizing the bust as cutting off "the head . 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