Jun
01
2008
The body of Carmine Galante was found in Brooklyn in 1979.
The headline in The New York Times that morning in 1984 was macabre, if unintentionally hilarious: “Unknown Arm of Sicilian Mafia Is Uncovered in the United States.”
The arm in question was not a body part but rather an overseas cell of the Italian criminal underworld operating alongside its better-known American counterpart — the Bonanno family in Brooklyn. Through neighborhood fronts around the country, the Italians had been masterminding the billion-dollar heroin pipeline that became known as the Pizza Connection. Continue Reading »
Dec
21
2007
SAN ANTONIO — A man who escaped from the Bexar County Jail in October – by walking out the front door – now has federal law enforcement on his tail.
The U.S. Marshals Service has added 28-year-old David Sauceda to its Top 15 Most Wanted List and added a large cash incentive for information leading to his capture. Continue Reading »
Nov
15
2007
‘Frankie B’ was believed to be a member of the Mexican Mafia. He and another man were shot at a Pomona bar. Continue Reading »
Oct
29
2007
Tony Gonzales-Rodriguez Jr.
The person who federal authorities say is the Mexican Mafia’s No. 2 man in the Coachella Valley appeared on drug-trafficking charges in a Riverside federal courtroom Monday after months on the lam. Continue Reading »
Jun
26
2007
SAN DIEGO — Four people pleaded guilty in a federal courtroom in San Diego Monday to participating in racketeering acts aimed at furthering the reach of the Mexican Mafia, a prison gang also known as “La Eme.” Continue Reading »
Feb
16
2007
Violence linked with organized crime continues in Mexico amid military and police operations, resulting in six people murdered, reported the Republic Attorney General Friday. Continue Reading »
Jan
27
2007
MEXICO CITY - President Felipe Calderon pledged Monday to wage a permanent war against organized crime by coordinating more closely with local police and giving all law enforcement better training, equipment and intelligence work.
Calderon has largely relied on federal police and soldiers for a series of massive anti-crime sweeps in several Mexican states, but he has said future efforts will need to rely more on local police. Continue Reading »
