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| Mexican Mafia Affiliate Sentenced in RICO Conspiracy |
| By 7thspace.com |
| Published: 03/19/2013 |
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United States Attorney Laura E Duffy announced that Silvano Hernandez, Jr, a Mexican Mafia associate from San Diego, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Anthony J Battaglia to serve 210 months (17.5 years) in custody after Hernandez pled guilty to conspiracy to participate in the affairs of a racketeering enterprise (RICO conspiracy), in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1962. Hernandez was one of 36 individuals arrested last year as part of Operation Carnalismo, an investigation that targeted the Mexican Mafia’s organized criminal activity. Operation Carnalismo was one of three similar investigations charged at the same time that focused on Mexican Mafia crime, which resulted in well over 100 arrests of local gang members and associates in January 2012. Court filings described the Mexican Mafia as a notorious, violent prison gang that controls and benefits from a large portion of the criminal activity committed by Southern California Hispanic street-gang members. The Mexican Mafia and its associates engage in a variety of crime in order to maintain their presence in the criminal world, including murder, assault, kidnapping, extortion. Drug trafficking is the Mexican Mafia’s largest source of revenue. As part of his plea, Hernandez admitted to participating in the organized criminal activity of the Mexican Mafia. Specifically, he admitted to distributing, on average, 30-40 pounds of methamphetamine per month in San Diego. Read More. |
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