Category: Organized Crime
Juan Garcia, RICO Conspiracy, New Mexico 2022
⏱ 3 min read A brutal prison gang that ruled New Mexico’s correctional facilities and streets with fear for over 40 years has finally been dismantled. The Syndicato de Nuevo Mexico, also known as SNM, was a ruthless racketeering enterprise that operated from 1980 to 2024. Founded in the aftermath of a prison riot in…
Six Individuals Charged, Auto Theft, District of Columbia 2023
⏱ 3 min read A brazen auto-theft ring that stole at least 20 cars in the Washington D.C. area and Pennsylvania has been busted. The six defendants allegedly reprogrammed the vehicles with blank key fobs and sold them to buyers in the U.S. and Ghana. According to the indictment, the conspirators used electronic devices to…
Juan Carlos Thola-Duran, Crime Tourism, California 2024
Crime Tourism Ring Leader Pleads Guilty LOS ANGELES, CA – A Santa Clarita Valley man pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges, including facilitating a crime tourism group of South Americans and other individuals who committed burglaries and other crimes throughout the United States, causing at least $23.9 million in losses. Juan Carlos Thola-Duran, 59,…
Luis Enrique Santana, Murder, Massachusetts 2019
⏱ 2 min read A Lynn Chapter Trinitarios gangster copped to two murders and two attempted murders in a racketeering conspiracy case, federal prosecutors said today. Luis Enrique Santana, 32, pleaded guilty to participating in the Trinitarios’ violent enterprise, which operates in thousands of locations across the country. The Trinitarios, a notorious gang, adhere to…
Luis Enrique Santana, Racketeering Conspiracy, Massachusetts 2025
A member of the Lynn Chapter of the Trinitarios pleaded guilty to racketeering charges, including his participation in two murders and two other attempted murders. Luis Enrique Santana, a/k/a ‘Chiquito,’ 32, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to conduct enterprise affairs through a pattern of racketeering activity, more commonly referred to as RICO conspiracy. The Trinitarios are…
William Chunn, Racketeering, Texas 2022
CONROE, TX – William Glenn Chunn, 40, a top figure in the white supremacist Aryan Circle prison gang, will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Chunn, also known as “Big Head,” received a life sentence for Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) violations stemming from an ordered attempted murder. The conviction, handed down…
Keenan Seymour, Racketeering, Indiana 2023
HAMMOND, IN – Keenan Seymour, 23, of Chicago, Illinois, will spend the next 15 years of his life behind bars after being sentenced for his role in the brutal activities of the Latin Dragons Nation street gang. U.S. District Court Judge Philip P. Simon handed down the 180-month sentence, followed by two years of supervised…
Randy S. Tran, Operating an Illegal Gambling Business, California 2023
SAN DIEGO, CA – Randy S. Tran, 42, is headed to federal prison for six years after being sentenced for running a sprawling network of illegal gambling dens in San Diego’s City Heights neighborhood. The operation, which fostered a breeding ground for drug trafficking, violent crime, and gang activity, has been targeted by law enforcement…
Francisco Ayala, Converter Theft, Connecticut 2023
ANSONIA, CT – A brazen scheme to rip catalytic converters from vehicles across Connecticut has landed 22-year-old Francisco Ayala in federal court. Ayala pleaded guilty this week to charges stemming from a large-scale theft and resale operation that netted an estimated $150,000 in stolen goods. The investigation, led by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms…
Bryant Bermudez, Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property, Connecticut 2023
EAST HARTFORD, CT – Bryant Bermudez, 31, of East Hartford, has confessed to his central role in a lucrative catalytic converter theft ring that stretched across state lines. Bermudez pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala, admitting to conspiracy and multiple counts of trafficking stolen vehicle parts. The operation, investigated by the…
