HOUSTON — A South Texas man has been sentenced for his conviction related to an ongoing racketeering conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
Mike Bueno, 50, Edinburg, pleaded guilty and was immediately sentenced to 262 months in federal prison for his role in the Tri City Bombers (TCB) racketeering conspiracy.
The court found Bueno to be a ranking member of the Tri City Bombers and was involved in an ongoing marijuana trafficking conspiracy, a carjacking, and a home invasion burglary that resulted in the death of the homeowner.
The court also noted that the homeowner’s son was shot but survived and was present in court for today’s hearing.
The Tri City Bombers is a national gang active in multiple states that was formed in the early 1980s in the Pharr, San Juan, and Alamo areas of South Texas.
The TCB have an organized decision-making hierarchy, including a person in charge of each city and leaders within the organization who determine whether its members violated the gang’s rule and deserved punishment.
To instill loyalty, including participation in gang’s criminal activities and adherence to its strict rule structure, TCB leaders determine and order the severe beating of members and associates for acts of disobedience or non-observance of TCB rules.
Bueno and Octavio Muniz, 45, McAllen, have been in custody since their arrests and will remain in custody pending transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the near future.
The FBI led the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation dubbed ‘Operation Bomb Disposal,’ along with IRS-CI, Drug Enforcement Administration, Customs and Border Protection, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office, and police departments in McAllen, Mission, Edinburg, Weslaco, and Pharr.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Anibal J. Alaniz and Casey N. MacDonald of the Southern District of Texas are prosecuting the case.
**Mandatory Facts:**
1. Defendant: Mike Bueno
2. Crime: Racketeering
3. City and State: Edinburg, Texas
4. Date: Not specified
5. Sentence: 262 months in federal prison
6. Dollar Amounts: Not applicable
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Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Organized Crime|Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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