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Mexican Mafia Members Convicted In RICO Case

U.S. Attorney's Office
July 8, 2015

LOS SANTOS — An estimate of forty members or associates of the Mexican Mafia prison gang were charged by the Los Santos District Attorney's Office for their major role in a long lasting drug trafficking conspiracy involving numerous members of Sureño gangs state-wide. The Los Santos County Sheriff's Department Major Crimes Bureau and the Safe Streets Task Force have been conducting a thorough investigation on the Mexican Mafia's hierarchy in an effort to link the prison gang's connection to other gangs in San Andreas.

Members of the Mexican Mafia most of the time relies on a big network of Sureño gangs to move heavy amount of narcotics across the state. In return for protection and access to drugs, the organization demands street taxes on these gangs. It also uses smaller groups under its influence to intimidate and or remove other competitors from the local drug market.

Prosecutors stated in the indictment that a primary objective of the Mexican Mafia was "to control and profit from drug trafficking." During these proceedings, U.S. District Judge Mark H. described a tense moment in the courtroom, recalling that one of the several co-defendants had to be removed due to a lot of tensions between him and one of the witnesses. He noted that the intimidation was clear.

According to the indictment, the majority of the defendants who were already serving a substantial amount at the time of the new charges were filed. As a result of this, nineteen out of forty now lost their chance for parole.

The case also involved coordinated support from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the San Andreas Department of Corrections' Investigate Service Unit who have been actively investigating various inmates linked to the gang.

Southern District of San Andreas
(619) 557-5610

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BLACK HAND

The Mexican Mafia (also known as La Eme) is an egalitarian-structured organization, formed in the late 1950’s by Chicano street gang members incarcerated at the Deuel Vocational institution, a state prison located in Tracy, CA. La Eme was initially formed for protection against other inmates. With a set of rules governing its members, La Eme evolved into criminal activities. Most of their criminal activities initially focused on victimizing Black and Caucasian inmates. By the late 1960’s, the California Prison system became aware of La Eme’s criminal activity and broke up the group. Prison officials relocated the members to different prisons, which only helped the group to continue active recruitment of new members. This allowed the gang to take control of the California Prisons. Symbols include a black hand, La Eme (meaning 'the M' in Spanish) and MM (Mexican Mafia). As Eme members paroled to the streets, they were tasked with creating new cells to help facilitate more crime. In addition, paroled members explained the North versus South war occurring in prison to the young street gang members. The youngsters were told that when they did enter the prison system that they should align themselves with the other Sureños. The term Sureño was soon adopted by Hispanic street gang members throughout Southern California. Although some might identify themselves as being a Sureño gang member, the original meaning of the term denotes an umbrella of gangs who fall under the control of the Mexican Mafia. Sureño sets may have conflict with other Sureño gangs on the streets, yet in prison they will bond together for protection under the leadership of the Mexican Mafia. Sureño street gang members often identify with the symbols XIII, X3, 13, and 3-dots (hand to the left). This refers to the 13th letter of the alphabet "M" which stands for Mexican Mafia. The gang identifies with the color blue and the words Sureño, Sur and Southerner.

The Mexican Mafia does not have a traditional military style “chain-of-command, instead it has “influential” members. All members vote on decisions affecting the entire gang. If the decision is limited to a particular institution, only those members vote. Each gang member, known as a carnal, has an equal vote. Each Mexican Mafia member has a great deal of autonomy in conducting business. As long as there is no conflict, a carnal is his own boss. He is expected to pay 1/3 of his illicit proceeds to the Mexican Mafia. If a Mexican Mafia member is in a prison or jail facility, he is required to assume control of all Sureños inmates. Sureños are expected to carry out Mexican Mafia orders without question. The Mexican Mafia also maintains working relationships with various other prison gangs and "disruptive groups" such as Aryan Brotherhood, Nazi Low Riders, Peckerwoods, Border Brothers, and Sinaloan Cowboys. For example, Mexican Mafia and Aryan Brotherhood members cooperate in smuggling drugs into Custody facilities and have assisted each other in armed robberies and drug trafficking outside custody facilities.

In the 1990’s, the EME expanded its drug distribution operations by ordering an end to drive-by shootings involving Hispanic street gang members and eventually ordering an end to rivalries among Hispanic gangs as well. This allowed the gangs to focus on drug distribution. Subsequently, the Mexican Mafia demanded that all Sureño affiliated gang members pay a tribute of as much as 33 percent of drug distribution profits. Sureño gangs either complied with the order, or they were targeted for killing (given a green light) by the Mexican Mafia.

Traditionally, membership is limited to Mexican American males. There is no minimum age. A prospective Eme member must be sponsored by at least three current gang members. Membership usually requires a unanimous vote by gang members throughout the California and federal prison systems. However, because communication among EME members is difficult, the Mexican Mafia in some facilities requires only a unanimous vote among those gang members at the facility. Recruits are selected carefully, as the sponsors are held liable for their prospect's actions. Sometimes, to prove himself worthy of membership, a prospect may be required to commit an act of violence for Mexican Mafia. While it is not a requirement for induction, all Eme members are expected to eventually kill for the clicka.
Women are not permitted to join Mexican Mafia. Wives, girlfriends, and other female family members, however, play important roles within the organization because they smuggle contraband, including drugs and weapons, into the prison and provide a means of communication between incarcerated members and members on the street.

La Mesa
La Mesa is an ad-hoc commission on a general population prison yard made up of Mexican Mafia associates. The table or "La Mesa" has a structure resembling the Mexican Mafia's. It's governed by a panel of Meseros that deliberate and carry out orders for the Mexican Mafia. Meseros do not answer to each other, they only answer to an Emero or carnal (a made member of the Mexican Mafia). They are involved in illegal activities ranging from extortion, murder, prostitution and narcotic distribution. A Mesero is somebody that is on his way to becoming a member of the Mexican Mafia.

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OOC NOTE
Sureño gangs are not considered sub factions of the Mexican Mafia, we are not responsible for their actions or wrongdoings. We are in continuity with the previous Mexican Mafia factions, any carnal or Mexican Mafia member from any of the previous ones are welcome to participate.

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