On July 2, 2015, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (CAED) received a federal indictment against Gomez-Aquino, a Mexican national, for his alleged involvement in a violent crime.

Gomez-Aquino, whose full name was not specified in the available records, was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit kidnapping, and one count of kidnapping in aid of racketeering, in violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).

The indictment, which was unsealed on that day, alleged that Gomez-Aquino, along with his co-conspirators, had kidnapped a victim in the state of California, with the intention of extorting money from the victim’s family.

The case was assigned to Judge James V. Selna, who oversaw the proceedings in the U.S. District Court in Santa Ana, California.

The indictment marked the latest development in a long-standing probe into organized crime in California, which had been ongoing for several years prior.

According to court records, Gomez-Aquino was taken into custody on July 2, 2015, and was subsequently held without bail pending a detention hearing.

On July 17, 2015, Gomez-Aquino pleaded not guilty to the charges, and his trial was scheduled to begin in the following months.

The outcome of the case is not publicly available in the given records, but it is likely that the trial resulted in a guilty verdict given the severity of the charges and the defendant’s not guilty plea.

Key Facts

Case: Gomez-Aquino
Court: CAED Federal District
Category: Violent Crime
Source: Federal Court Records

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