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Tag: Organized Crime: Page 4
Special Units
LASD Task Force Used Heroin-Packed Burrito In Jail Sting
A secret Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department task force used a burrito stuffed with 24 grams of heroin during jail sting to uncover corruption among its deputies.
January 25, 2012
Gangs
LASD Jail Probe: A View From the Inside
While behind bars, I honed my skills with on-the-job training. I learned how to slip out of my handcuffs, cut metal, and smuggle knives, hacksaws, and drugs. Most of all, I learned how to manipulate, intimidate, and confuse deputies who were still learning how to be cops.
January 2, 2012
Gangs
How a Cartel Enforcer Thrived In Lockup
Jose "Bat" Marquez received a life sentence for trafficking methamphetamine from a prison cell. Most law enforcement officials would consider this a success; however, it was too little, too late for those of us familiar with his criminal past as a violent enforcer for Mexican Mafia and Tijuana drug cartel.
November 22, 2011
Special Units
Mexican Mafia Member Gets Life for Prison Narcotics Deal
Jose "Bat" Marquez, who was also a member of San Diego's Del Sol street gang, was extradited from Mexico in January 2007 on other charges. In April of that year, Marquez orchestrated a meth deal from his jail cell that involved several Mexican Mafia associates.
November 1, 2011
Gangs
Exploiting the Mexican Mafia's Weaknesses
The Mexican Mafia is composed of cell-like cliques united in a coalition under the umbrella name. These cliques or sub-groups are led by informal charismatic leaders who function under the overall gang structure. Sometimes the nature of this beast aids law enforcement gang fighters in delivering the critical blow.
September 20, 2011
Gangs
Book Excerpt: Officer's Discretion
I wish to share with the reader a police traffic stop that almost ended in tragedy. It is a lesson in human nature and a training reminder for those in law enforcement who have exercised a police option called "officer's discretion" — giving an offender a break.
August 23, 2011
Gangs
Taking Down Mexican Mafia Cliques In the O.C.
Operation Black Flag was another "staggering and comprehensive blow" to California's most powerful gang, according to U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte. However, the La EME prison gang has proved to be resilient to extermination. Mexican Mafia leaders have managed to operate their criminal enterprise from the most secure housing units in the most secure prisons in America.
August 8, 2011
Special Units
U.S. Targets Four International Criminal Organizations
The Obama administration announced new sanctions against four international criminal organizations on Monday in an attempt to cripple their reach into the United States.
July 25, 2011
Gangs
The Best Argument Against the Death Penalty
Former Mexican Mafia leader Ramon "Mundo" Mendoza's motivation for writing, "Mexican Mafia: The Gang of Gangs," is to get the book into the hands of gang members and inmates in the hope that it might prevent them from following in his footsteps. His intent is to break the negative brainwashing the prison gangs utilize and illuminate the path to redemption.
July 13, 2011
Gangs
Gangs and Lowrider Car Shows
If I worked a gang unit in your area, I would send plainclothes officers inside to monitor any Lowrider shows near your jurisdiction. I would also watch carefully and stop in unannounced at your local Lowrider custom shop. These shops are often also stolen car chop shops.
July 4, 2011
Special Units
FBI Captures Boston Crime Boss 'Whitey' Bulger
Bulger, 81, was captured 17 years after he fled Boston as federal agents were closing in on him. In 1994, agents were on the verge of arresting Bulger in connection with 19 killings, racketeering, and other crimes.
June 21, 2011
Patrol
Feds Nab Philly La Cosa Nostra Crime Boss
The defendants allegedly used violence to intimidate and prevent victims and witnesses from cooperating with law enforcement. The indictment alleges various instances where defendants used phrases such as "chop him up" and "put a bullet in your head" when threatening victims.
May 23, 2011
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