Nuestra Familia are prison enemies of the Southern Chicanos who consisted of La eMe, better known as the Mexican Mafia. 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 chicanos from rural farming areas of Northern California. [11]

2021年9月16日 · According to the indictment, the 17 racketeering defendants were members and associates of the Nuestra Familia (“NF”) prison gang, a violent and lucrative organization formed in the 1960s.

2024年10月2日 · The evidence at trial established that the four defendants—Cervantes, 76; Perez, 70; Solorio, 45; and Franco, 59 – all were senior members of the Nuestra Familia (NF) prison gang, all serving on the General Council, the primary decision-making body for the gang.

Level 3 soldiers, known as "hustlers," collect drugs smuggled in by correctional staff and distribute those drugs to convicts. In securing the drug trade within prison, the Nuestra Familia attempt to convert guards into "mules," who may then transport …

This article examines Nuestra Familia, a major Latino prison gang in the United States and one of the earliest of such groups to develop in California. Prison gangs vary widely in their characteristics, but they form and operate in the penitentiary system, usually along racial or ethnic lines; maintain a vertical chain of command; obey a code ...

2016年12月21日 · 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. Stretch, U.S. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s ...

2024年10月4日 · David "DC" Cervantes, James "Conejo" Perez, Guillermo Solorio alias "Capone" or "Caps", and George "Puppet" Franco were found guilty of such crimes as senior members of the Nuestra Familia...

2024年8月8日 · OAKLAND — For the past six weeks, a group of Bay Area jurors have been treated to an insider look at the prison gang behind Northern California’s largest criminal network, the...

2025年1月7日 · Nuestra Familia are prison enemies of the Southern Chicanos who consisted of La eMe, better known as the Mexican Mafia. 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 chicanos from rural farming areas of Northern California.

2024年10月2日 · David Cervantes, 76, James Perez, 70, Guillermo Solorio, 45, and George Franco, 59, were all found guilty of racketeering and conspiracy charges, all related to their leadership roles in the Nuestra Familia prison gang.