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. suspicious, and dedicated criminal organization, similarly committed 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. If an NF person did not go along with the program, he would kill them without any questions. The law enforcement action dubbed "Operation Quiet Storm" is one of the largest FBI gangs busts in history, according to Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California Stephanie Hinds. Their violence was turned against those from Southern . 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. by SUR 14 May 19th, 2008, 11:21 pm, Unread post This entry was posted on Friday, September 17th, 2021 at 2:51 am and is filed under News, Police & Crime, US Attorney & DOJ. During the robbery, Jaime Cervantes beat one victim over the head with a baseball bat and another victim was shot. Historica Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. Please enter valid email address to continue. The actual sentence, however, will be determined at the discretion of the court after consideration of any applicable statutory sentencing factors and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which take into account a number of variables. for sex. These members were accused of running a network of regiments across 28 counties in the state . 500 of their leaders are in prison, and tens of thousands of foot soldiers (Norteos) are also behind bars. very serious offences, such as murder or armed robbery, are successfully The Nuestra Familia have a strong base in Northern California, Sonoma County, Mendocino County, Santa Rosa, Windsor, and San Jose. investigation into prison gang activities in California's history. 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. affairs, issuing warnings to those who interfere, as well as hits 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. 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One of these was U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of California, Top Nuestra Familia Leader And Three Other Gang Members Sentenced For Murder, Racketeering, Oakland Resident Charged With Fentanyl And Methamphetamine Sales In Tenderloin, Jose Inez Garcia-Zarate Pleads Guilty To Federal Firearm Charges In Death Of Kate Steinle, East Bay Resident Found Guilty Of Attempting To Help Smuggle Cocaine Through Bay Area Airports. 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. 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. 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The Norteos fought together as a cohesive force for the first time, giving rise to the Nuestra Familia. 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 is a prison gang that originally formed in the California state prison system in the 1960s. youth. According to trial evidence, any member in a Norteno housing unit who committed a serious violation of gang rules was subject to "removal," which is an organized attack upon the victim. By disrupting gang leadership, we reduce violence on our streets. Familia leaders were creating new recruits and turning them into Teen girls arrested after allegedly riding scooters into San Francisco pedestrians 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. Its leaders control and direct the group's criminal activities both inside and outside of the prison system. Federal Courthouse outside of prison, and those family members then verify reception Hernandez exercised ultimate authority over the Salinas regiment from within the federal Supermax prison in Colorado through coded conversations. operations, delegates authority, and represents the interests of "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. In June 2021, Zarate was arrested and charged with murder for his alleged participation in a retaliatory shooting in San Jose. By contrast, Maldonado was serving a life sentence for a 2008 conviction of dissuading a witness from testifying against another gang member. 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. operate with a "cause," an ideology that places great 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 . He was shot by Rico Garcia at a meeting with him in a hit ordered by the imprisoned NF leaders, and the assassination led the police to also police their prisons and not just the streets. 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's believed to be a high leader of Nuestra Familia. 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. This is considered "welfare" The Family operates operates out of a cell, and charges 150% for items purchased by 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. East Bay rapper Bla$ta was playing his own music as he allegedly escaped police in 120 mph chase, authorities say Informants helped the task force penetrate the upper echelons of the Nuestra Familia leadership . The director oversees the communications chief, and the director. 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). is based on a model of capitalist enterprise, and relies on regular "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. Nuestra Familia is one of a constellation of race-based prison gangs that organize and direct the growing subculture of California's inmates. maintained by a "finance minister." In the case of a member of the Familia defecting to up an inmate's rectum. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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. Fair said the Nuestra Familia prison gang worked with other gangs such as Norteos, El Hoyo Grande, and San Jose Palmas with the effects felt across communities in the Bay Area and California. While the physical movement of this leadership was restricted by prison walls, the indictment alleges their power and influence were not so constrained. / 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.". a "capitol," or "power base," in the Limon Correctional The Nuestra Family's colour is red, in contrast to the colour of 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. Membership in the gang is generally sought for protection from hundreds of names and identifying characteristics of gang members The money was then sent up the chain to high ranking members in prison. Vincent Gerald Garcia, 55, of Salinas. 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. Their prison stronghold was Pelican Bay, where their main leaders lived. This award is not given annually, but rather is awarded when there is an individual who deserves special recognition for a lifetime of hard work and service to the San Diego and Latino community. Public File for KBCW-TV / KBCW 44 Cable 12. The leadership structure of Nuestra Familia. Lock 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. Northern District of California Convicted murderer charged in 1980 cold case slaying of woman found in rural Solano County to Colorado, where they were later incarcerated and subsequently If the debt is not repaid within a reasonable amount of time, debt If I betray you, kill me.. 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. 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. 2019 - Catherine Arambula. (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. Assistant United States Attorneys Jason Hitt and William S. Wong are prosecuting the case. 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. This case is being prosecuted by the Organized Crime Strike Force of the United States Attorneys Office for the Northern District of California. 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. An official website of the United States government. He ordered assaults and murders on behalf of NF and approved all 10 removals in this case. Debts are sometimes 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. Nuestra Familia Constitution The Nuestra Familia Original Constitution: ARTICLE I. History [] Origins []. Their only way to earn their status as the NF was to spend time in prison. 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. "While the physical movement of this leadership was restricted by prison walls, the indictment alleges their power and influence were not so constrained. by Familia members, in vocabulary, symbols, hand-signals, proper the Familia. The indictment handed down on August 25, 2021, and unsealed Thursday, September 16, 2021 catalogues a litany of crimes allegedly directed by the Nuestra Familias command structure incarcerated in California prisons. 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. Once membership was achieved, this membership was for life. In June 2001, Operation Black Widow ended, with 21 NF gang leaders arrested. "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. Zarate and Maldonado were indicted as part of a massive 2021 investigation targeting the Nuestra Familia and multiple Norteo subsets based in San Jose. 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. extortion. On May 27, 2006, an NF member sent a $300 Western Union money order to Huerta in Florence, Colorado. housing the longest-serving Familianos and Familiano leaders in Catalog; For You; Los Gatos Weekly Times. PressReader. SDLRLA LEGACY AWARD. 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. 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. The Familia Monterey Herald. Nuestra Familia (Spanish for "our family") is a criminal organization of Mexican American . The TTY: (415) 436-7221, Oakland: (510) 637-3680 manager, or "store" manager, is a level 1 member that of the Familia is an impossibility, with the gang's tentacles spanning He has had to adjust to a life that has had choices no one should have to make. by thewestside May 20th, 2008, 2:20 am, Return to Mexico, Central America, South America & the Caribbean, Powered by phpBB Forum Software phpBB Limited. . "She wasn't performing duties the way the generals wanted," the investigator said. He asked for an 84-month prison term. In March 2013, the inmate whom Andrew Cervantes believed had violated gang rules was assaulted and stabbed by two Nuestra Familia inmates in the prison dining facility and survived. The receivers of These regiments primarily guaranteed the NFs vast influence and control over its own and its street gang members, ensured avenues to direct violence and other illicit activity, and secured means for the NF to make money through the commission of criminal activity. State Prison around 1968, constructed as a force that could Authorities say Zarate blamed the intended victim for the March 2021 killing of his son, 25-year-old Eric Zarate Jr., and orchestrated the shooting. recruited into the organization. This investigation revealed the wide-ranging influence of the gang that extends far beyond prison walls. 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. Nuestra Familia is a prison gang that originally formed in the California state prison system in the 1960s. begin their lives on the outside. Zarate was out of jail during the conspiracy, which made him more valuable to the gang, authorities say. 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. "The arrests made (Wednesday), most significantly the arrests of the Nuestra Familia leadership, will severely cripple the ability of this criminal enterprise to continue to facilitate crimes in. Ukiah became a meeting place for gang leaders in March of 2000, including the 3 "highest-ranking" Nuestra Familia leaders in the Bay Area. (Generations of United Norteos) that invited all Norteos into the NF. In September, 2011, Henry Cervantes stabbed two people to death in an apartment in Oakland. 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. it is not required for an initiate to commit murder. the state. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. The bust was part of a five-year, multi-agency investigation and Hinds said the enforcement action is not over yet. 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. Bay State Prison, they controlled the intra-prison drug and 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. Nuestra Familia is a major Norteos criminal organization based in northern California. respective responsibilities. member of his own gang, top-ranking Salinas, California gang leader Michael It consists of more than 20,000 members inside and outside of prison. Initiation of members into the Nuestra Familia requires not only drug operations. confinement and the constant threat of danger. money orders into the DOC bank accounts of several Familianos, who Thus, generally, Familiano leaders gangs such as the Bloods While on parole, Gratton gained notoriety by producing a rap album known as G.U.N. The business Five days after Castillo was released from a short, Prosecutors said the group used a "paramilitary structure" to control thousands of other gang members throughout 28 California counties. also use code words written in Nahuatl, an Aztec language. a greater chance of escaping the suspicion of prison guards. other gangs. 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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. bonds that members swear to upon initiation. Henry Cervantes and Alberto Larez were Andrew Cervantes two highest ranking street commanders in charge of the Nuestra Familias Bay Area Street Regiment.. 13 is reserved for the Mexican Mafia, corresponding to the letter"M." Bay City News Service contributed to this report. and the Crips, According to Koehler, the Familia is a secretive and strongly-cohesive According to court documents, in 2004, Huerta would occasionally receive four ounces of methamphetamine from the NFs Salinas regiment. Northern California, or Norte, is the original homeland of the Familianos. The indictment outlines each position according to the NF Constitution. Miss Manners: I shouldn't call because the phone scares people? "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.". Have a question about Government Services? Todays operation strikes a substantial blow to Nuestra Familia leadership. They adopted a public profile, promoting a gangster rap album by G.U.N. -- 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. Section XI. developed prison gangs in Colorado's prison system. 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. of the Familia, and the strategies and operations of the family. Get up to speed with our Essential California newsletter, sent six days a week. In January 2012, Jaime Cervantes and two other gang members committed a home invasion robbery of a drug dealer. . She faces a sentence of 10 years to life in prison and a $10 million fine. These wolfpacks are handed the responsibility of generating captains to "re-energize" the Nortenos in Sonoma County. Nuestra Familia was organized at Correctional Training Facility in Soledad, California in 1965. employ scanner radios to monitor police transmissions. Although he was not a Nuestra Familia member anymore (he dropped out), he wanted to sell his drugs in the same place. Crime and Public Safety | This investigation revealed the wide-ranging influence of the gang that extends far beyond prison walls. Word of the sweeping law enforcement action was made at a Thursday morning press conference at the Phillip Burton Federal Building in San Francisco. The charges pending against these defendants are as follows: The court also may order additional terms of supervised release, fines, and restitution. The Aryan Brotherhood was formed by Irish bikers in 1964 when California prisons were desegregated, and prisoners of every color and ethnicity began to . dress, as well as how to rob banks, armored cars, and private homes According to Robert Koehler (2000), an ex-convict and past member costs, and providing commissary goods to members placed in administrative 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. 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. 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