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| "The Black Hand", Mexican Mafia symbol |
Following a 2½-week trial in February, a federal jury found Olivas guilty of participating in three separate conspiracies – one to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act, a second involving the trafficking of methamphetamine and heroin, and a third centered on money laundering.
For at least a decade, Olivas served as the secretary to her brother, David Gavaldon, a long-time member of the Canta Ranas street gang who was not charged in this case as he is serving a life-without-parole sentence in Pelican Bay State Prison. From prison, Gavaldon exerted control over Canta Ranas and other gangs, and he received compensation in the form of “rent” or “taxes” generated by drug trafficking and other offenses committed in gang territory.
Olivas regularly visited Gavaldon to discuss gang business and obtain orders that she brought back to the gang. Olivas “was a Mexican Mafia secretary in a large-scale racketeering enterprise – a powerful and highly respected role within this criminal organization,” prosecutors wrote in a sentencing memorandum.
“Despite her false and misleading statements in trial to cover up her involvement in the CRO [Canta Ranas Organization], the evidence overwhelmingly showed that defendant knew exactly what happened in the CRO and participated in it by passing messages from Mexican Mafia leader David Gavaldon to two generations of shotcallers, delivering edicts on extortionate taxes, secretly meeting with CRO members to collect taxes and launder them through her accounts to distribute them to David Gavaldon and his chosen recipients, and using code and other measures to cover her criminal activity from law enforcement.”
When she imposed the sentence this morning, Judge Fischer disputed Olivas’ contention that she should receive leniency because she had no prior criminal convictions. “She has been in trouble every day of her life helping the CRO, she was just never caught,” the judge said. Olivas was among 51 defendants charged in a 2016 federal grand jury indictment targeting Canta Ranas members and associates.
Nearly all of those defendants have been convicted, including Jose Loza, the “shotcaller” of the Santa Fe Springs and Whittier-based Canta Ranas gang, who was sentenced in March to life plus an additional 30 years in federal prison.
The RICO indictment targeting the Canta Ranas gang was the result of Operation Frog Legs, which was an investigation by the Southern California Drug Task Force, which is led by the Drug Enforcement Administration as part of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) initiative.
It was probably good the judge was a woman. A man might have bought the crocodile tears thing, but a woman wouldn't be fooled so easily. I hope the lady does that time.
ReplyDeleteThere is a youtube channel called Perplex News and its full of stories from Ramon "Mundo" Mendoza about La Eme (Mexican Mafia)Mundo was a high ranking member who dropped out and turned snitch and now he is giving us all the stories from the horses mouth
ReplyDeleteI posted 2 links to the perplex videos regarding the canta ranas gang and the women of la eme. For whatever reason it didn't make the cut.
DeleteCJNG Delta 1 arrested in Guanatos
ReplyDeletehttps://www.msn.com/es-mx/noticias/mexico/detienen-a-delta-1-l%C3%ADder-operativo-del-cjng/ar-BB167kWz?li=AAggxAT
Take down all the organized bottom dwellers.
ReplyDeletePuro South Side Whittier
ReplyDeleteLa Eme has only about 150 members and yet they have a stake in street crime in ALL of Cali
ReplyDeleteGood. Happy it's not ca prosecutors in charge or she'd of gotten off with a $10 fine and moral lecture.
ReplyDeleteEvery city & town is controlled by some authority. Unfortunately, whether paying a legitimate aldermen or criminal organization, these influential parties dictate policies in many communities. Often disguised legitimately.
ReplyDeleteLa EME controls the streets and most of the local, county and state institutions in Califas. Their is no other criminal organization in the state that has the sphere of influence and the operational capacity to inflict pain on friends or foes alike like the Carnales. Hardened criminals out of fear for themselves and families will kill at the drop of the hat to get on the good side of the organization. La EME is inherently discriminatory towards paisas and blacks. La EME embraces Mexican warrior culture, mythology and ancestry but is not a Mexican organization. Its comprised exclusively of Mexican Americans and Whites. Its legendary leader, palabra major and godfather Joe "Cocoliso" Morgan was of Croatian descent but grew up in the Chicano barrio of Maravilla in LA. Joe was fluent in Spanish & Nahuatl,
ReplyDeletecharismatic, tough, intelligent, muscular with a 6'5" frame and considered himself 100% Chicano. Joe would not tolerate anyone disrespecting Chicanos in his presence. Joe was the youngest person sent to death row in CA at the tender age of 16 for murder. However, Joe aligned La EME with the Aryan Brotherhood because of his white roots and their mutual hatred for blacks. An alliance that remains in place since the late 60's. Now, La EME has recently flexed its muscles again ordering all So Cal gangs to seize all violence amongst themselves during COVID 19 and these protest against police brutality. In turn, warning people that looting in Chicano communities would not be tolerated and folks would be dealt with inside the jails.
You're tripping, they don't discriminate or dislike paisas, they embrace them. There are many members born in Mexico, some not belonging to no gang at all. And there is a truce with blacks. So your theries go out the window. Sounded good though.
DeleteLa M is worst then belonging to a political group. First you have to put in work (be bosses bitch) both in prison and while on parole. On the streets you might catch a case or be dirty (drug test) for the only reason of taking drugs back into prison. While in prison your family is also ask to help the cause. Just like the case above. If your family has resources they might be ask to help the cause (tax). The money (taxes) has a one way street.
ReplyDeleteWhile working county I received an invitation to attend a Quinceañera of a made member family. A fish line was send out to catch a dirty cop. A favor is only paid with a favor. No thanks I have to work on that day. Years later some Colombian kid (young cop) was pick up for doing work for the gang...SDSO
ReplyDeleteThere's a lot about David Galvadon in the book, The Black Hand. Its crazy how much these guys used their parents to help the cause.
ReplyDeleteAnybody know what the writing around the black hand says?...thanks BB.
ReplyDeleteIt seems that is from a book cover. I have seen a couple Black Hand tattoos. El Chino Madrigal who later debriefed and a prison body. Most made members will shoot some shit once they have your streets credentials.
DeleteNicksnames= placasos of menbers of the m.
DeleteThis link will explain the words surrounding the black hand along with the person responsible for creating it and where they got the concept from.
Deletehttps://youtu.be/WABIadnFMrU
Nice! Thank you...
DeleteIt's funny how they stole the black hand idea from the Italians
ReplyDeleteIronic,Boxer Enriquez ex EME member was charged for the execution murder of Cinthia Gavaldon,the wife of Little Spider Gavaldon.
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