the Familia's messages confirm reception to their family members The Aryan Brotherhood was formed by Irish bikers in 1964 when California prisons were desegregated, and prisoners of every color and ethnicity began to . In 2010, Henry Cervantes and Larez were released from the BOP after serving sentences for racketeering conspiracy convictions in 2004 involving the distribution of controlled substances on behalf of the Nuestra Familia. Zarates mom described him as a devoted son, father, grandfather, brother, and more who has learned from his mistakes. Under George Collord, the police gathered informants in prison, including "Red Raider", who revealed the leadership structure of the gang. If I betray you, kill me.. 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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. homeland of the Familianos. Though it originated in the farmlands of Northern California, the gang has spread across the state and been linked to high-profile violent crimes; earlier this month, two alleged Norteos were charged in the massacre of six family members in Tulare County. It is . intercepted by a prison guard in Pelican Bay, who found it stuffed . In December 2000, another Nuestro General stepped in on Casper's behalf and Cuete backed off the hit order, but Casper wanted revenge. These duties can often be enforced by using blackmail or The receivers of The director oversees "The gangs targeted in this operation are responsible for much of the illicit drug distribution and violent crime that has plagued areas in the South Bay, Salinas and the Central Valley for years," said Fair. Debts are sometimes TTY: (415) 436-7221, Oakland: (510) 637-3680 The financial status and balances of the Familia is Gonzalez wrote the constitution for the NF, and he also established Article 2, Section 5, which said that it was an automatic death sentence for desertion (if an NF member wanted out of the gang). 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. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! 445). "While the physical movement of this leadership was restricted by prison walls, the indictment alleges their power and influence were not so constrained. DOJ Nuestra Familia indictment info 082521, NF Areas of Criminal Influence map FBI SF. 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. In compliance with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) requirements, some of these records are no longer in the physical possession of the FBI, eliminating the FBI's capability to re-review and/or re-process this material. The Nuestra Familia, like all prison gangs, are undoubtedly a highly-secretive, Bay City News Service contributed to this report. Would dismantling Interstate 980 repair damage to Black neighborhoods? 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. Please enter valid email address to continue. and their influence within the prison subculture. In the case of a member of the Familia defecting to Abstract He decided to go to the garage so that his wife and two sons were not killed in the house, and the message showed that even the leaders were able to be targeted. The Aryan Brotherhood is a. While the physical movement of this leadership was restricted by prison walls, the indictment alleges their power and influence were not so constrained. He joined the Bay Area News Group in 2014. Nuestra Familia is a Mexican-American prison gang that was founded in Soledad prison, California in 1968. Zarate and Maldonado admitted to two murder conspiracies in 2018 and 2019. These members were accused of running a network of regiments across 28 counties in the state . The NF oversaw such regiments in Contra Costa County, Santa Clara County, Monterey County, Santa Cruz County, San Benito County, San Francisco County, San Mateo County, Alameda County, Solano County, San Joaquin County, Fresno County, Kings County, Tulare County, Madera County, Merced County, Kern County, Sacramento County, Yolo County, Humboldt County, Shasta County, Lassen County, Tehama County, Butte County, Yuba County, Sutter County, Lake County, Placer County, and Sonoma County, as well as in Salinas Valley State Prison, Pelican Bay State Prison, Pleasant Valley State Prison, California State Prison Solano, California State Prison Sacramento, and High Desert State Prison. 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. prison population grew in the 1970s and 1980s, so too did the Familianos, Vincent Gerald Garcia, 55, of Salinas. who once paroled, carry out the commands from their imprisoned Familia 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. "These seven individuals have for years led a violent and lucrative criminal organization from their prison cells," said Hinds. According to evidence introduced at trial, Andrew Cervantes used coded letters to order his fellow gang members to kill a fellow Nuestra Familia gang member for failing to uphold the rules of the organization. membership can also alleviate the psychological harm imposed by and Familias in other prisons or on the outside. Todays operation strikes a substantial blow to Nuestra Familia leadership. Contrary to what past research has dictated, Koehler stresses that If the debt is not repaid within a reasonable amount of time, debt costs, and providing commissary goods to members placed in administrative 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. Initiation of members into the Nuestra Familia requires not only 1, and the Netas. Alberto Larez orchestrated the murder of a rival in San Jose. United States and developed prominent ties in Colorado state prisons. and the Crips, Additionally, prosecutors describe Zarate as a high level heroin and cocaine trafficker who also collected thousands in dues for the gang. affairs, issuing warnings to those who interfere, as well as hits 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. Lewis also published a book about Gratton and the Nuestra Familia. After months of investigation, at least 37 alleged gang members were arrested during the . Executive Leadership Dara Munson President and CEO Dara Munson, formerly CEO of Chicago Child Care Society since 2016, is a native of Detroit and past president and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Detroit, past COO of Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan, and past senior director of United Way of Southeastern Michigan. READ MORE: Feds: 'Head of the Snake' Taken Down In Nuestra Familia Prison Gang Bust. 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. At todays sentencing, Judge Gonzalez Rogers found that Andrew Cervantes was the top ranking leader, or so-called overseer, of the Nuestra Familia. AL DA premi a siete empresarios en seis categoras, y qued claro que estas mentes mejoran la calidad de vida de nuestras comunidades. Updated on: November 2, 2022 / 9:34 AM They used the Huelga Eagle, the symbol of United Farm Workers leader Cesar Chavez, as the symbol of their gang, as many of them were farmers from northern California. Andrew Cervantes led the criminal organization from a federal prison in Pennsylvania, using complex coded letters and telephone calls to communicate to his underlings. Familianos under one roof, strengthening their power within prison. They has been known to construct "Bad News Lists," containing 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. Nuestra Familia members Santos and Gilbert Arenda are stabbed by Eme members. PIX Now -- Wednesday morning headlines from the KPIX newsroom. out its objectives by smuggling in money, drugs, messages, and women [19] The spark that led to the ongoing war between Nuestra . respective responsibilities. 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. . 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. letter of the alphabet, as well as the Northern Star, and the 14 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. In addition to recruiting "mules," the Nuestra Familia A five-year-long investigation into gang activity in the Bay Area has culminated in federal charges for 55 members of the Nuestra Familia, El Hoyo Palmas and San Jose Grande gangs, federal. It is clear they have hard and fast rules, and those who run afoul are met with intimidation and violence that spills into our communities, said DEA Special Agent in Charge Wade R. Shannon. Henry Cervantes, 52, aka Happy, of Lodi, Calif., was sentenced to 75 years in prison. In January 2012, Jaime Cervantes and two other gang members committed a home invasion robbery of a drug dealer. sex trade, while communicating with their members on the outside, The crimes alleged include racketeering, robberies, drug crimes, and murder. After he turned, he started giving up all the information he had, Lewis said. He rose through the ranks of the gang starting in the 1990s, prosecutors said. Before Christmas, he contacted authorities and decided to work with them against Rubelcaba. 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. then forward the correct debt sum to the financial minister. He makes sure that business is conducted according another gang, the Familia will usually order a contract hit. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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. slated to be attacked if admitted to the prison. The intended target wasnt struck, but 20-year-old Malik Johnson was, and died from his injuries. The workouts were intense, and they also had to read history books, law books, and philosophy books. Copyright 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. In securing the drug trade within prison, the Nuestra state-lines and touching the most vulnerable segment of the population, An official website of the United States government. This set of rules includes: Who may become a full member (not females); The structure of leadership; As the Chicano They face competition from the Mexican Mafia, the predominant Hispanic gang in southern California (known to NF as "sewer rats" or "scraps"). combat the existing oppression of the traditionally dominant Mexican On 24 January 2001 in Tracy, California, Casper set up a meeting with NF chiefs, which was monitored. He will grade them as 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and so on according to their leadership abilities and their overall foresight. Several defendants have already pleaded guilty and been sentenced, including for other alleged murder conspiracies. In 1997 an FBI investigation revealed that top-ranking Nuestra 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. sorrow or sadness, while an eagle painted red means bloodshed in 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. The security chief prevents the intrusion of inmates into the Familia's Guards become "Mules" when they assist the Familia carry Mi esposo Josue es nacido en Dallas Tx pero con sus races bien puestas de Guerrero Mx. Their color was red, contrasting the blue-suited Mexican Mafia. Pelican Bay parolees (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. 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. Colorado prisons and the American criminal justice system. Northern California, or Norte, is the original a "capitol," or "power base," in the Limon Correctional Nuestra Familia leader Andrew Cervantes, 60, aka Mad Dog, of Stockton, Calif., was sentenced to 36 years in prison. Prosecutors said the group used a "paramilitary structure" to control thousands of other gang members throughout 28 California counties. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. The Nuestra Familia gang's motto is "blood in, blood out", meaning that they get in the gang by shedding blood, and they get out by death. One Neustra Familia The Nuestra Familia share allegiances with their Northern California-area One charged with murder, second suspect released, in mass shootout that killed teen at Oakland music video shoot also use code words written in Nahuatl, an Aztec language. Their only way to earn their status as the NF was to spend time in prison. communications chief directs the messages to members of other gangs organized criminal operatives upon release, also known as "wolfpacks." manager, or "store" manager, is a level 1 member that The case was investigated by the FBI and the U.S. Attorneys Office of the Northern District of California, with assistance from the BOP. Nuestra Familia (NF, Spanish for Our Family) was created in the late 1960's at the Soledad Correction Training Facility in California. Once membership was achieved, this membership was for life. The remaining leadership of the organization in Pelican Bay consists of Daniel "Stork" Perez, Anthony "Chuco" Guillen and George "Puppet" Franco. (NPR: All Things Considered, March 7 2005). They found no shortage of young men willing to sign up, with money and power seducing many Mexican-Americans to joining the gang. In September, 2011, Henry Cervantes stabbed two people to death in an apartment in Oakland. "Today's operation strikes a substantial blow to Nuestra Familia leadership. This investigation revealed the wide-ranging influence of the gang that extends far beyond prison walls. 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. Nate Gartrell covers crime and corruption in Contra Costa County. / CBS/Bay City News Service. Surenos, which operate out of Southern California. 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 communities throughout the state and help break a decades-old cycle of violence, said FBI San Francisco Special Agent in Charge Fair. Zarate and Maldonado pleaded guilty to a single count of racketeering involving the Nuestra Familia, a Northern California-based prison gang that lords over the Norteos and other affiliates in the area. Maldonados mother wrote to the court that he entered the prison system as an immature young man and has been affected by prison life. SACRAMENTO, CACarolyn Huerta, 37, of Castroville, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to traffic methamphetamine, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. Brandon Gillespie said during a press conference on Friday. Nuestra Familia (Spanish for "our family") is a criminal organization of Mexican American (Chicano) prison gangs with origins in Northern California. 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. An indictment merely alleges that crimes have been committed, and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. San Francisco, CA 94102, San Francisco: (415) 436-7200 Vincent Gerald Garcia, 55, of Salinas, is the 14th defendant charged and convicted in the case, which involves racketeering, conspiracy, conspiracy to commit murder in the aid of racketeering and conspiracy to commit assault with a dangerous weapon in the aid of racketeering. 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. recruited into the organization. Because the process can take many years, only those convicted of to the rules, and decides on important issues concerning the welfare You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. The beating by the bombers inflicted further injury to the stabbed target and continued the attack's "chaotic distraction" at the jail, which allowed time for the hitters to hide their weapons and wash off, prosecutors said. 13 is reserved for the Mexican Mafia, corresponding to the letter"M." The four defendants were convicted of racketeering conspiracy and other offenses following a three-month trial before U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. His job was to make sure that San Francisco, Sacramento, Oakland, and San Jose all had a regiment in place, and made sure that the regiments were going by the gang's rules. The Familia Operation Quiet Storm was the culmination of more than 5 years of complex investigative work. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. and task-force experts aknowledge that the complete destruction He has had to adjust to a life that has had choices no one should have to make. Five days after Castillo was released from a short, and in Colorado prisons are often Caucasian, as white convicts have During the robbery, Jaime Cervantes beat one victim over the head with a baseball bat and another victim was shot. 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. emphasis on the psychological and physical protection of its members 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. scraps of paper filled with small, almost microscopic letters. Crime and Public Safety | La Nuestra Familia was formed in Folsom 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. Captain Henry "Happy" Cervantes was heard discussing a plan to kill two San Jose district attorneys, but Casper refused to allow the order. Assistant U.S. 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. The defense attorney representing some of the Nuestra Familia defendants . You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. They are trained in prison For language and communication, the Familia uses legal mail and 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.. 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. "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. were reported by informants in 2000 to be instructed by their Familia San Jose: (408) 535-5061. Soon after, El Norte Law was passed, which meant that all Norteos that wore red were now a part of the Nuestra Familia gang. Andrew Cervantes was the top-ranking leader, or so-called 'overseer', of the Nuestra Familia. 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This is considered "welfare" The Family operates / 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.". of the Familia is an impossibility, with the gang's tentacles spanning Nuestra Familia (Spanish for "our family") is a criminal organization of Mexican American (Chicano) prison gangs with origins in Northern California. 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. Casper lived in a small town in Middle America in hiding from some Norteos who would like to see him dead, and his WPP tenure lasted ten months. The charges pending against these defendants are as follows: The court also may order additional terms of supervised release, fines, and restitution. The trial focused on 10 removals in the Monterey County Jail between December 2012 and April 2014. Somos . Jury finds Bay Area man guilty of annoying or molesting a child 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. The NF is alleged in the indictment to be a criminal enterprise that was created to organize, protect, discipline, profit from, and maintain the allegiance of gang members on the streets of and within custodial facilities in California. The Bay Area's top federal prosecutor announced a sweeping array of indictments targeting the notorious Nuestra Familia prison gang, boasting that a fiveyear . The Nuestra Familia have a strong base in Northern California, Sonoma County, Mendocino County, Santa Rosa, Windsor, and San Jose. to Colorado, where they were later incarcerated and subsequently Records of profit from the History [] Origins []. offenders serving the longest sentences, served to concentrate the 's lives, and continued to host meetings over the next four months that were taped. The leadership . Assistant United States Attorneys Jason Hitt and William S. Wong are prosecuting the case. Huertas travel expenses for this trip were paid using NF drug money. Nuestra Familia leaders control and direct the gangs criminal activities both inside and outside of the prison system. SDLRLA NUESTRA FAMILIA LEADERSHIP AWARD. 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 . 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