Almost two decades later, Lizard still recalls the clarity of that moment. Rank and file morale plainly sucked under Parks. He and his team of agents tore through Lizards hotel room, looking for evidence to send him back to the clink a bag of pot, a letter to a carnal, a bag of speed. According to Lizard, the commander had one more piece of information: Cuete says youre a no-good. Somewhere in between, the blend of fact and fiction amount to the truth for Sir Dyno. As he awaits his new sentence, Lizard also awaits his new identity. Arresting the majority of the defendants was easy; they were already in prison. Over the next four years, Lizard and Cuete masterminded and penned more than three thousand letters, according to an FBI report. I was giving them a taste of something they wanted for a long time. Its getting airtime on radio stations in the Central Valley, and Sir Dyno has gone into super-marketing campaign mode, making a goal to get the ballad single Daddys Home in rotation on 75 radio stations nationwide. There, Gratton was made a full-fledged Nuestra Familia member. In the aftermath of Operation Black Widow, the five highest-ranking leaders of Nuestra Familia, James "Tibbs" Morado, Joseph "Pinky" Hernandez, Gerald "Cuete" Rubalcaba, Cornelio Tristan, and Tex Marin Hernandez, were transferred to the United States Penitentiary, Florence ADX, the federal supermax prison in Colorado. , With that, let each of us as norteos recognize the true purpose of this album and come together, henceforth, presenting a strong united front, que viva puros norteos unidos.. Now he had to prove he had a mind to match. Nuestra Familia members in the Secured Housing Unit kept to a punishing daily regimen of crunches and push-ups, followed by makeshift weightlifting with a barbell fashioned from pillow cases filled with books and magazines. If you continue to listen to them, then youll be in there for life, too.'. Were moving your ass. That wasnt what I signed up for.. But on his way out the door, the veteran agent made Lizard an offer. So far as you can trust anyone in a gang, hed trusted Cuete. Gratton had been deployed by his bosses to run the gangs Zapatista crew, which operated in the Modesto, Tracy, and Turlock areas. But nowhere on the CD, or in the lyrics, do the words Nuestra Familia appear. And though prison officials recently reorganized the housing in a way that slows down gang communications, coded directives are still smuggled out that translate to violence in California cities and farm towns. The former leaders include James "Tibbs" Morado, Joseph "Pinky" Hernandez, Gerald "Cuete" Rubalcaba, Cornelio Tristan, and Tex Marin Hernandez. In his interview with FBI agents the next day, Gratton confessed hed concocted the idea for G.U.N. But compared to allegations lobbed by San Francisco attorney Marc Zilversmit, the drug and money violations turned out to be the least of the governments worries. After he was expelled, his parents sent him back north to live with an aunt in Pittsburg, where he continued to carouse. The case grew out of information developed by Santa Rosa Police, A huge warehouse complex project is before the American City Council. After several years of upheaval -- stemming largely from the massive federal prosecution called Operation Black Widow -- the top leadership of the Nuestra Familia is once again firmly established. The rapper says hed press Gratton for cash, but the label owner always had an excuse. The only way to sell was to shock, he says. Roy Morales. Latinos, although initially thrown together, had to choose Norteo or Sureo. But one day on the yard, he was approached by Juan Nato Gurule, a long-lost cousin from the East Bay. He was as bright and loyal as they came, so Cuete could trust him.. But Lizard played it cool. A general named Art Big Smiley Ramirez was transferred from Pelican Bay to the cell directly below his own. Lizard said he attacked Huero-T as he slept, pummeling him into a bloody mess until guards pulled him off. It probably aggravated the situation, and forced people to align, pick a side. He told them about the codes, the phony law firm, the bank accounts. When the NF trial begins on November 3 jury selection starts this week federal attorneys will use photographs and lyrics from the G.U.N. And in every fashion when necessity called for it, I wanted the NF hierarchy to recognize my loyalty and dedication to NF. In the weeks leading up to Lizards arrest, Kayln Santiagos apartment had been stormed by FBI agents. While Sanchez sipped beer, Frias met Martinez at his car. [Gratton] said he was sick and tired of going to prison, he didnt want to go back, he wants to be legitimate, Dyno recalls, so he wants to sell cars and start a record company. Frias, a 22-year-old Salinas native, maintains that Hernandez, the informant, approved the "green light," the execution order, on Sanchez while working for the FBI. In early 1998, fellow La Mesa heavyweight Gerald "Cuete" Rubalcaba ordered Viramontes dead. A from-the-top down, command and control, rigidly structured operator who wouldn't let subordinates exercise any personal initiative. And in another case, according to his handlers, Lizard drove to Lodi with Happy Cervantes for a weekend getaway, where he left his wire behind and failed to stay in touch with the FBI. Over an ominous keyboard drone, he speaks deliberately, as if issuing a UN speech: The primary purpose and goals of this album is to promote unity amongst each and every one of us as norteos. Anytime he drove out of the area, he had to call Ragan or his partner. But as his FBI handlers dug further into Lizards tenure as their employee, they unraveled other disturbing facts that threatened to compromise the credibility of their star witness. Robert Brown Bob Viramontes was 44 and had shared cells with Nuestra Familias founding fathers in Soledad. Please subscribe to keep reading. Every day we prepared for war., Lizard speaks about his gang membership with such conviction and authority that one law enforcement official jokingly compared his oratory skills to those of Fidel Castro. During his time with Nuestra Raza, Gratton learned the boot camp basics: how to make shanks, decode letters, and memorize the NF Constitution. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. He tested positive, violating a federal policy that informants remain drug-free while working for the government. I wanted to be that NF member who the people could count on, Lizard recalled. They had all their dirty laundry to air out and they were allowing those agendas to decide how they acted, what they wanted the gang to do, how they were conducting affairs within the gang. His character on the track writes a letter to his daughter, apologizing for his absence while she grows up. You arent just talking about some poor criminal who was abused by the NF and got drawn into the criminal net. 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When you look back, it didnt help us like we thought it would. F. FuckScrapz209. Symbols and culture Jan 27, 2005. Using racketeering statutes to bust the organized crime ring, the indictment carried six charges of murder or attempted murder, as well as charges of assault, conspiracy, drug trafficking, and arms dealing. While the recognized leaders of the Norteos in Pelican Bay ask that members respect the former leaders, they have been effectively stripped of their authority. Not only does Rocha appear on the cover of the CD wearing the norteo colors (red), reads one motion, but he is seen giving gang signs for the norteos. Not just in rap, but everywhere. interacts online and researches product purchases It gives you a sense of purpose. He just happened to have this talent, and he put this talent to use.. Theyre trying to say that when I met Robert Gratton I started selling drugs for him, and to finance the G.U.N. Lizard recalls Nato asking him why he claimed Sureo, and if hed heard the history of the gang conflict. I told him, I know exactly who you are,' Holguin recalled. I mean, he wasnt gonna tell me, and I wasnt gonna tell him what I was doing.. I was doing it as a smokescreen. If you wish to change your alliance, you will still have to prove to Norteos you are worthy, and the Sureos will want to kill you for switching sides.. He could shank n roll, as the prisoners say. For norteos, it was a rallying call, with a cruising, bounce-your-shocks soundtrack. Its not realistic to integrate them now, said Holguin, now retired from the Department of Corrections. For instance, if Lizard wrote Hey Love, that meant that every third word was part of the real message. Lizard was the kind of guy who took the NF way very seriously. At night, he ordered rows of Nuestra Familia inmates to recite aloud Aztec war chants to rattle guards and enemies. Nato had worked his way up in the ranks from Norteo street thug to membership in the Nuestra Familia prison gang. The CD had been funded in 1998 from Pelican Bay prison by the top Nuestra Familia general, Gerald "Cuete" Rubalcaba. According to prison officials, gang leaders could arrange such deals by offering to keep the peace. If you ever want to help yourself, you can. Dyno has since expanded his own label, Darkroom Studios, starred in three independent movies, and penned a fictional autobiography about a gangster named Joaquin who takes up arms for the Zapatistas. The consequences that the gangs have caused in society have given rise to two effects, which are the most outstanding: gang violence and citizen insecurity. Ultimately, Judge Charles Breyer denied Zilversmits motion. That night, Holguin led a three-car caravan of police investigators, federal agents, and prison investigators to meet Lizard. That was enough to send Holguin back to Lizards hotel room to make an arrest. Under federal law, its rather easy to be declared a coconspirator in a RICO case. Therefore, David is an NF member or associate. But the rapper has faith the judicial process will work in his favor. Youre a lot smarter than those guys doing life in prison. He oversaw battalions across the greater Bay Area, and relayed their progress to his bosses back inside. The federal indictment named 13 members, including Gerald "Cuete" Rubalcaba, the boss who greenlighted Viramontes, and the two other reigning La Mesa members, James "Tibbs" Morado and Cornelio "Corny" Tristan. After three decades, Nuestra Familia is now an institution on Northern California streets and is spreading rapidly through the suburbs of the Central Valley, gang investigator Lewis said. Nobody expects you to rap exactly what your life is. Enter https://www.police1.com/ and click OK. If Sir Dynos case were only about lyrics, its likely the First Amendment would swiftly end the debate in his favor. I cant muscle the guy because I dont know what hes involved with, he reasoned, so either I make an issue of it and make an enemy I dont want, or just let it go. We shared a common goal, and that goal was to be the very NF members who put the organization back on track.. Copyright 2023 He told them he could go undercover for them. To test his allegiance, he was ordered to move on his cellmate, Johnny Huero-T Fernandez. Hes turned his attention to rapping about what he knows, rather than what he fantasizes. Quoting the prophet Jeremiah from the Old Testament, Bishop Manuel Cruz, a Cuban emigre himself, passionately said: "Woe to me if I do not care for my people and hear their cries." Henry Happy Cervantes spoke to Lizard alone. In August 1998, the CD appeared on the radar of Tim Helton, an investigator on Modestos Street Terrorism and Apprehension Team. They let in only the guys who followed the rules to the T, and bought into the cause. He rapped about how much money hed make, how famous hed get, how many women he could tag, how many people hed shoot. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). Vallejo is raising concerns about water. In the aftermath of Operation Black Widow, the five highest-ranking leaders of Nuestra Familia, James "Tibbs" Morado, Joseph "Pinky" Hernandez, Gerald "Cuete" Rubalcaba, Cornelio Tristan, and Tex Marin Hernandez, were transferred to the United States Penitentiary, Florence ADX, the federal supermax prison in Colorado. None of these other [Nuestra Familia members] have a thing to say about [Sir Dyno], Manson says. In the meantime, Holguin had talked to Lizards sister and made a plea: Tell Danny to change his life. Hes 31 now, soft-spoken and contemplative, a Papa Bear figure, a Chicano Dr. Dre; hardly the guy who would urinate on a dead mans plot. The risks had Lizard thinking. There was also the lean and smooth figure of Gerald "Cuete" Rubalcaba, the gang's most powerful captain, whose job inside Pelican Bay, a fellow gang member told the feds, was to "keister" the. We cut off the head of the snake, but it will grow back, said Special Agent Holguin. Holguin and his team came up empty that night. Since the government began using the antiracketeering statutes to take down crime families in 1970, the definition of coconspirator has been legally challenged and modified several times. Regardless, the compilation had limited success, and never took off like the G.U.N. When his handlers shook him from his slumber, Lizard felt relieved, not irritated. But even after Lizard shed his prison skin and sided with the government, his behavior was hardly that of a reformed citizen. From inside Pelican Bay State Prison, Lizard had served as the brutally violent gangs principal secretary, helping inmates in solitary confinement set up bank accounts in Idaho, direct drug sales across Northern California, and even order murders. He was betraying these people hed come up with, people hed been close to. Like a religious convert eager to please his superiors, Lizards first efforts impressed his would-be peers. There sat Cornelio Corny Tristan, one of three alleged NF generals. I can get a gun and go down and do it, he boasted. Everybody knows that. After they wade through all of the evidence, jurors will then be asked to turn their attention to David Rocha. And I got caught what I was doing. At the time, norteo street gangs were engaged in red-on-red turf wars, and were giving up overall ground to the sureos, their blue-clad enemies from the south. If he stayed in Corcoran, hed have to watch his back for young Norteos. But Lizards exploits show how prison policies adopted to control gangs such as Nuestra Familia may actually have helped them bloom. At first, Sir Dynos lead attorney Rosalind Manson thought she had a slam-dunk, a bring-on-the-First Amendment, lets-end-it-now case. The policy eventually trickled down to county and city jails and even the California Youth Authority. He recorded From the Barrio with Love, taking his name outside California and into pockets of Chicano markets in places such as Phoenix, Denver, and Albuquerque. A few weeks later, the rapper signed a new contract with Dog Day Records and quickly released an album called Gang Stories. Since flipping for the feds, Gratton is preparing to publish his story in a yet-to-be-released book, The Rise and Fall of Nuestra Familia. Black tattoo ink scribbled across their forearms and crawled up their necks, and some of them hid stone-faced beneath dark Ray-Ban-style glasses. Theyre dwarfed by La Eme, but decided to become highly organized.. Prison gang members set to testify against Nuestra Familia leaders. Just dont go out looking for it and doing anything., Ramirez replied, Its in motion. Sir Dyno believed hed just made a wise career choice. He is the most significant witness and cooperators in this prison gang/organized crime family in history. Looking to score one night in early 1994, Lizard headed to an intersection known for the sale of chiva. This was our college, Lizard said. When he entered Corcoran State Prison in 1989 for selling cocaine, he joined Nuestra Raza, a recruiting gang for the more esteemed Nuestra Familia. Now, at 22, Frias has been sentenced to a prison term of 29 years to life for the gang-ordered execution of Raymond Sanchez at Cap's Saloon in downtown Salinas. These divisions werent just cultural. Hed loaded up the hit list and was feuding with two of the generals while angling for a promotion. He has since repudiated his former gang life, and spends his time writing and speaking to law enforcement gatherings about prison gangs. Lizard had been hiding out along the East Coast, a snitch buried deep inside federal protective custody. Sir Dyno accepts this rivalry, and its where many of his raps come from. After a Nuestra Familia-led intifada left Folsom State Prison wet with blood, officials transferred most if not all of that facilitys Norteos to other state institutions. Special Agent Kelly explained to Rocha that he was being placed under arrest for violation of RICO conspiracy, the report states. But rumors about G.U.N. Its not like her life used to be.. He wanted gang members to start cooking the drug themselves. The album would preach the unification of norteos Chicanos born north of an invisible border located somewhere around Fresno who, once inside the prison system, were eligible to join Nuestra Familia. You cant smoke everybody that sells dope.. He told them about killing Brown Bob. Copyright 2023 Police1. At the time, Operation Black Widow was just getting under way, and Grattons blueprint to the gangs hierarchy was invaluable. This time, Goose brought bar charts to show drug production and expected net profits. Or better yet, two prosecuting attorneys., Cervantes persisted. Salinas underboss Alberto Larez estimated that over the last ten years hed sent Cuete and the generals 40, 45 thousand dollars.. He leaves behind a 3-year-old son of his own, but vows that the cycle of violence ends with him. His middle-class Long Beach upbringing was spent golfing, surfing, and skateboarding. The rapper arrived dressed in neatly pressed beige Dickies pants, spotless work boots, and an untucked flannel-print shirt a vato in his Sunday best, mumbling his apologies. The FBI believes the exchange earned Lizard a quick $3,600. I did it because I was ordered to do it. Thats when I started pulling away, he says. In June, one California prison experimented with another solution to the Norteo-Sureo war. He offered to cover all production costs and promised Sir Dyno a fifty-fifty split on profits. At any one time, an estimated two to three hundred members are incarcerated there, including the gangs top three generals. He arrived on time, with one of his friends waiting in the lobby. For seven months, he secretly recorded meetings with his gangs underbosses, allowing federal agents to listen in as his carnals planned drug deals, bought firearms, and talked openly about killing people, including two deputy district attorneys from Santa Clara County. He argued with a dealer and ended up firing three bullets at the man as he ran away. And I wanted to go high.. Since then, district attorneys from five NorCal counties had teamed up to share unsolved homicide files on dead Norteos. Right after the CD came out, red-on-red violence all but ended, he says. I told him, Listen. Sir Dyno was born. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. There was also the lean and smooth figure of Gerald "Cuete" Rubalcaba, the gang's most powerful captain, whose job inside Pelican Bay, a fellow gang member told the feds, was to "keister" the syndicate's constitution in his rectum, along with the master hit list which, by now, read fifty names long. Blacks sided with the Black Guerrilla Family or the Five Percenters. uncovered a hierarchy at Pelican Bay State Prison responsible for For this outburst, prison administrators shipped Lizard off to Pelican Bay State Prison the last stop for riders. FBI agents did not respond to interview requests. Sicc OG. Operation Knockout Former leaders include James "Tibbs" Morado, Joseph "Pinky" Hernndez, Gerald "Cuete" Rubalcaba, Cornelio Tristn and Tex Marn Hernndez. Not only had he given up his post on the street, but now theyd be suspicious that he was a narc. Were going to take care of it tonight., But then he talked about looking the other way. He told his carnal, We got more on the table than just a fight for powder. I kind of paused, Sir Dyno says, adding that he suddenly thought better of asking too many questions. All rights reserved. After all, race-based prison gang violence dominates Californias prison system, according to a 2002 report from the California State Department of Justice. You wont catch me slipping. Investigators ended Operation Black Widow in June of 2001. Nearby cops heard the shots and pulled in quickly. Ramirez bragged to Lizard that hed already chased Sanchez out of Salinas Chinatown at least once, and had warned him that he needed to pay taxes if he wanted to deal in Salinas. Hed been Cuetes right hand for four years. Back among the general prison population, Lizard reported to his ranking captain, Gerald Cuete Rubalcaba, one of the gangs most revered members. On his first day of freedom, according to Grattons account, a norteo named Big Smokey met him at the bus terminal, set him up with $5,000 in cash, a 9mm pistol, and a condom. All those guys didnt want to see me up there. Lizard himself adamantly denied Zilversmits claims, insisting that he pressed for peace in the case of Sanchez. Ribota declined comment for this story, in light of the upcoming trial. In April 2001, FBI agents, along with assistance from 24 local and state agencies, ended Operation Black Widow. Four months into his service as a snitch, FBI agents concluded that he had lied to one of his handlers when he said he was headed to Stockton for a round of golf. She was nicknamed Crazy Girl and had the moniker tattooed over her right kneecap, according to FBI documents. SAN JOSE - A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging 17 defendants with racketeering conspiracy, including acts involving murder, robbery, drug trafficking, and money laundering, and charging five others with drug trafficking-related crimes. From the prisons to the jails, all over California, you have to claim a side, Vasquez said. The former leaders include James "Tibbs" Morado, Joseph "Pinky" Hernandez, Gerald "Cuete" Rubalcaba, Cornelio Tristan, and Tex Marin Hernandez. Lizards government handlers ultimately boasted that their prized informant delivered unprecedented effectiveness as a cooperating witness. According to a memo by prosecutors in the US Attorneys Office, his unshakable undercover effort will forever leave its mark in the history of law enforcement. Based on Lizards grand jury testimony alone, the US Attorneys office estimates that twenty Nuestra Familia members pleaded guilty, and five others were convicted in courts across Northern California. promotional posters around town and learning from a confidential informant that Robert Gratton, one of the faces on the posters, was financing North Star from meth sales. If youre a norteo, and youre flamed-up in reds a 49ers jersey will do a lone sureo, who might be dressed down in his Dodgers blue, could make a move on you, unprovoked. Monday. Lizard reminded his brothers about the warriors in Pelican Bay. They knew I had them., He still hasnt been reunited with his family. At the end of the trial, after Mr. Rocha spends four to six months sitting with other Latin males, the rest of whom are chained to the floor, how will jurors see him as an individual and judge him fairly in light of the limited evidence against him? they argue in one motion. Frias returned to the bar, gun tucked in his waistband, walked behind Sanchez, and fired a bullet into the base of his skull, killing him. And I did my time for what I was doing. Request a quote for the most accurate & reliable non-lethal training, Get Curious Before Getting Furious: How Cynicism Impacts Behavior On Scene, Authorities say Nuestra Familia's revisions mean more violence in streets By Julia ReynoldsThe Monterey County HeraldMONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. Monterey County's deadliest gang has new leadership and a new constitution, forcing changes that law enforcement officers say is translating to increased violence in the streets. Again, he uses a kernel of truth to anchor his rhyme, and a metaphor to exaggerate his reality. CD turned out to be one of about fifty disks the prolific rapper has appeared on in the past ten years, and the most militant in its norteo ideology. Today, the real Sir Dyno has five kids, a home in Tracy, and makes a living off CD sales, which he estimates at beyond 100,000 nationwide. Then he waited. Two months later, the leaders met again at the Los Robles Lodge in Santa Rosa. If he went back to Pelican Bay, his elders would be upset to see him. The shooters blasted Brown Bob with seven shots to his arms, chest, back, and legs. Lizard is unapologetic about his behavior, even today. You have permission to edit this article. The cells are bone-white and feature little more than a chrome toilet and cement platform with thin mattress and pillow. Still Sir Dyno says he wasnt getting paid. According to Lewis, gang members have been linked to an estimated three hundred homicides across Northern California. Smiley replied that it was true, but not to worry no one was moving on it. Cuete arranged for the new hotshot to move into his cell. The report counted nearly seven thousand cases of inmate assault in the states 32 institutions, along with nine murders that year, a steady increase over the past decade. Outside for the first time in decades, he was fashioning a new life in suburban Campbell with his wife and two sons. As a kid I didnt know anything but religion, he said. The prosecutors revealed that Gratton would testify Sir Dyno dealt meth on his behalf. Up to that point, Lizard had identified himself as a Sureo, but only when pressed. Assistant US Attorney Steven Gruel responded in court papers that federal agents couldnt be blamed for failing to notify the victim, since Sanchez already knew that he had serious problems with Heredias gang (in fact, he had been hiding). Gruel also offered four instances in which Lizards testimony did lead FBI agents to inform Norteos they were marked for death. Rocha still did not understand the charge or why he was being placed into custody. New soldiers became captains and generals by stabbing or killing people. According to transcripts, two carnals, Israel Silent Mendoza and Anthony Morales, brought Lizard sixty grams of negra, black-tar heroin to sell, use, or barter. He took the gangs oath, Blood in, blood out, and rose to the rank of captain within a few years. Police dogs sniffed through his car and came up with three ounces of crystal meth. I didnt know the guy was selling drugs, too. It was explained to Rocha that the RICO charge had to do with racketeering and his involvement with Nuestra Familia prison gang; specifically in the creating of the Generations of United Norteos compact disc and how the CD was financed. Arnold Schwarzenegger protested the fact that the five were not scattered across the federal prison system, as former U.S. Attorney Robert Mueller's staff had promised. Youre hot, the underboss said. People like the extreme., He was one of the few who really got off their butts and did it, says Eduardo Crooked Quiroz, a rapper and filmmaker who has known Sir Dyno for ten years. What they will do within the federal prison remains to be seen, but investigators said stabbings have increased and communication with the outside has been established through cell phones smuggled into prison. of Tulare County. But a year into the case, the governments complaint against Sir Dyno shifted course. In the eyes of the law, that would make Sir Dyno a real-life gangster. Crazy Girl translated the letters and passed them along to gang members on the outside. Three days before Christmas, Lizard called Holguin. Lizard says the drug was merely Vicodin, a pain reliever he took after strenuous workouts at the gym. This arrest data includes all information on current and previous arrests for . 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