David Rochas arrest report depicts a guy caught off guard. Years earlier, a young Norteo paroled from Pelican Bay had given a Santa Rosa detective a lead into the prison gang. 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.. The next rung of leaders in Pelican Bay includes Daniel "Stork" Perez of Salinas; Anthony "Chuco" Guillen of San Jose, who was involved in the murder of a Nuestra Familia member there and is serving a 25-year sentence; and George "Puppet" Franco, 39, from San Jose, responsible for the gang's activities in Stockton, Tracy and Fresno. After a few weeks of writing and recording, the CD was released on Cinco de Mayo of 1998 and found its audience immediately. Now, nearly all Norte-o soldiers and Nuestra Familia regiment captains across California answer to Cervantes, gang experts say, but re-establishing the gang's control over the streets has not been easy. gang's leaders communicated by some form of secret code within the Right after the CD came out, red-on-red violence all but ended, he says. Hed proved he had the muscle to ascend within Nuestra Familia. And I got caught what I was doing. It is a form of psychological torture." Perez says that, after the initial arrests of the five, attempts were made to persuade them to plead guilty or inform on their co-defendants and on Cuba by . Brown Bob brought it on himself., It was just like the Nuestra Familia constitution said: Blood In, Blood Out., By the time Lizard exited Pelican Bay, prison guards had nicknamed Nuestra Familia The Blooming Flower for its astonishing growth. Nearby cops heard the shots and pulled in quickly. The idea was to create a music CD that would appeal to young Latinos and help recruit them into the ranks of the Nortenos, the breeding ground for hate toward the soldados of the Mexican Mafia. 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. Natos harsh sentence made Lizard rethink his lifes path. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. If he wrote Dear Love, every sixth word mattered. They made their beds, and so did Bob. Once that dried, the correspondent would write another letter in ink on the page, but the recipient knew to hold it up to the light to read the real message. Fourteen of those charged in federal court in Los Angeles and Santa Ana . Anytime he drove out of the area, he had to call Ragan or his partner. Lizard still takes pride in that: What the law didnt know was that Lizard had an escape plan and a handcuff key, but more importantly, he had influence on the streets, he recalled in a letter. In June, one California prison experimented with another solution to the Norteo-Sureo war. And frankly, heres a guy whos committed numerous violent crimes, and hes getting a free pass. He is also a consultant to a number of law enforcement agencies and prosecutors in this ever-changing war against gang violence. "There's family members still loyal to the guys in the fed," he said, referring to the exiled former generals and captains in Colorado. Lizard brushed aside Holguins offer. I was a soldier, and a good one.. I was ready to go, he recalled. CD, Lewis and Helton say. The young guys trying to make their name were always the craziest, just as Lizard once had been. There was Henry "Happy" Cervantes, built like . The rules were simple: Lizard had to record all his phone conversations with gang members and wear a wire when he held stings set up by the FBI. But nowhere on the CD, or in the lyrics, do the words Nuestra Familia appear. They moved together into a Pittsburg apartment, and Nato continued his cousins indoctrination in Nuestra Familia. In it, he explains how the CD brought him unwanted attention and more money than hed expected, but he never reveals whether Sir Dyno knew North Star was a front for Nuestra Familia. But Lizards exploits show how prison policies adopted to control gangs such as Nuestra Familia may actually have helped them bloom. That what I decided to do.. Since his first arrest, hes produced a new CD nearly every month. This was our college, Lizard said. 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. Or were they? Preparing is something someone whos trying to hide their guilt would do, he says, fingering a synthesizer keyboard in his studio. Like a religious convert eager to please his superiors, Lizards first efforts impressed his would-be peers. Thats who I am. Inside his Tracy home, he sits comfortably against the oversize cushions on his fluffy couch, with his baby daughter rocking to sleep a few feet away. If you say, Nothing, youre not gonna make it. I fear no man, he said. Hernandez has conducted himself as a cooperating witness with great dignity and character, a memo from the US Attorneys office stated. While members of the Norteos gang are considered to be affiliated with Nuestra Familia, being a member of Nuestra Familia itself does not signify association as a Norteo. Sir Dyno was born. Nuestra Familia (Spanish for "our family") is a criminal organization of Mexican American (Chicano) prison gangs with origins in Northern California. Even though the project had cash potential tomorrow, Sir Dyno still needed money today. Gratton sought out Sir Dyno because the rapper had a following, needed to produce a successful CD, and was familiar with music distribution and marketing. You have permission to edit this article. He was a long way from his former East Bay stomping grounds, and hadnt dared visit his wife and children, who still lived locally. Rubalcaba is accused in court papers of ordering In the eyes of the law, that would make Sir Dyno a real-life gangster. I was doing it as a smokescreen. Chalk it up as a loss, just let it go, and move on. According to grand jury testimony from family members, Bobs wife was just about to call him in for dinner when a Ford Explorer pulled up to the curb. Salinas underboss Alberto Larez estimated that over the last ten years hed sent Cuete and the generals 40, 45 thousand dollars.. Sir Dynos lawyers argue that a group trial will taint the jurys perception of their client. Nato had worked his way up in the ranks from Norteo street thug to membership in the Nuestra Familia prison gang. But within a few months, Nato got pinched for robbery, and with his long rap sheet, he got 39 years. federal racketeering case, according to court papers. Sir Dyno believed hed just made a wise career choice. But a year into the case, the governments complaint against Sir Dyno shifted course. The only problem is the limiting of audience outside Northern California., After costs for radio spots and posters and printing, the plan estimated profits of $21,051 on the first 4,000 units. The large XIV across his throat represented the fourteenth letter of the alphabet, N, for Norte. It remains to be seen ultimately whether this prosecution was warranted, he said in accepting the guilty pleas. SANTA ROSA Several members of the notorious Nuestra Familia But copies were intercepted in Pelican Bay, giving investigators a heads-up about the leadership changes. He reiterated that he told Martinez clearly: no bloodshed., How could I order the hit? he asked. He was as bright and loyal as they came, so Cuete could trust him.. Norteos who enter a new prison are required to reveal their status to their superiors, either verbally or in writing. The handlers didnt want to blow his cover. Then, several weeks later, a Pelican Bay investigator intercepted a letter penned by Lizard to one of his superiors. He told his commander that hed received an order from Cuete to kill two deputy district attorneys, a husband and wife team in San Jose named Kitty and Charles Constantinides. Snow-locked Highway 29 between Calistoga and the Lake County border will likely stay closed through the weekend, CHP announced Friday afternoon. You gotta understand, all these guys made their own choices, he said. 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. He had two daughters to support, and payments from other rap projects were slow coming in. On April 30, 1997, Robert Huerito Gratton arrived in Modesto, fresh from Pelican Bay. 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. If you continue to listen to them, then youll be in there for life, too.'. The immediate and constant communication strengthened the gang. He wanted gang members to start cooking the drug themselves. 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. And then I told him, You know who I am. He said that was where he picked up the nickname Lizard, from friends who admired his clandestine nature.. Two months later, the leaders met again at the Los Robles Lodge in Santa Rosa. October 10, 1976. That report, based on information from another snitch, revealed that Cuete was demoted by the generals to the lowest rank for skimming funds and gossiping. The CD includes Nuestra Familia artwork and a statement that the success of this project has resulted from true Norteo unity we applaud the Carnalismo we would also like to give a special thanks to our family [emphasis theirs] and all the warriors. Trial witness R.G. I want to be with my family/but I killed a man yesterday.. The five former leaders are James "Tibbs" Morado, 59, whose common-law wife, 20-year-old Salinas resident Crystal Nenque, was found slain on Hecker Pass Road near Watsonville in 2005; Joseph. They sat by and watched these guys pick each other off one by one. According to motions filed by Zilversmit, at least two other alleged Nuestra Familia members were attacked while the feds were listening in. There were three-way calls, where inmates from two different prisons called a gang member known as a gente on the outside, who held the phones together so they could talk. I also learned the informant was skimming money from the Nuestra Familia street leaders and not reporting this to me.. Chained to their seats on a triple-tiered bleacher facing the jury box were fourteen men dressed in blood-red jumpsuits. These defendants wisely elected to plead guilty rather than face the prospect of Mr. Hernandez appearance as a trial witness against them.. 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. The unit requires pin-drop silence from its inmates. Select the option or tab named Internet Options (Internet Explorer), Options (Firefox), Preferences (Safari) or Settings (Chrome). Meanwhile, Daniel Lizard Hernandez is just one step away from his own day of reckoning, and from possibly reentering the outside world. After all, race-based prison gang violence dominates Californias prison system, according to a 2002 report from the California State Department of Justice. 15 year old Carlos "Casper" Silva a Preston parolee is arrested murders 3 people witin a seven week span on behalf of Nuestra familia. Grattons information cast a domino effect, eventually leading to 21 cooperating witnesses for the government. But even after Lizard shed his prison skin and sided with the government, his behavior was hardly that of a reformed citizen. I see the reality of things now and now that Ive gone through that, theres, like, no glory in it, you know?. Lizards letters were sent to code breakers at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Lizard has a thick handlebar mustache, broad shoulders, and is engraved with prison tattoos in Old English script. Since at least the 1920s, many California Latinos have thought of themselves in the same way that other residents of the state divide themselves: as Northern Californians, or Norteos; and Southern Californians, or Sureos. The former leaders include James "Tibbs" Morado, Joseph "Pinky" Hernandez, Gerald "Cuete" Rubalcaba, Cornelio Tristan, and Tex Marin Hernandez. It gives you a sense of purpose. Lizard says the drug was merely Vicodin, a pain reliever he took after strenuous workouts at the gym. Theres no denying Sir Dyno is norteo, but hes careful to explain that a norteo isnt necessarily a gang member, just a Chicano proud of his provenance. CD, Sir Dyno says. And I wanted to go high.. In total, aside from the five convictions and twenty guilty pleas credited to Lizards grand jury testimony and undercover work, federal officials said Operation Black Widow led to a total of 75 Nuestra Familia convictions. Its not realistic to integrate them now, said Holguin, now retired from the Department of Corrections. They, in turn, approved hits and issued directives, while prison censors were prevented from reading the supposedly legal correspondence. True to my nickname, he said, Im chameleon-like, and can blend in. He would be the highest-ranking brother on the streets, responsible for overseeing the gangs battalions and communicating back to the generals. A huge warehouse complex project is before the American City Council. Lizard said he beat Ruiz to a pulp with his fists, bringing his victim close to death. All of these directives were channeled through him. Up to that point, Lizard had identified himself as a Sureo, but only when pressed. Lizard got away with it, and when Big Smiley emerged, he personally sponsored Lizard into Nuestra Familia. When it concluded in April 2001, after a $5 million investment, it was one of the largest takedowns on a prison gang in US history. It is my hope the federal prison system is better equipped to derail the violence.. 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. If you say, I dont know, they say Where are you from? When you tell them, they direct you to that side of the prison. Eager to shore up his status in Nuestra Familia, Lizard said, he soon stabbed Sureo Rudolpho Castillo in the throat, nearly killing him. Not far from Tristan sat Rico Smiley Garcia, facing the death penalty for carrying out his bosses orders and putting two bullets in the back of Castillos head. And I did my time for what I was doing. Californias most fearsome prison is located near the Oregon border, a windswept fortress surrounded by three walls and two barbed-wire fences. One month later, he was visited by Louie Holguin, a special agent with the Department of Corrections who monitored parolees and prison gangs. At home, Sir Dyno says hes just waiting for the truth to come out, but the phrase emerges like one thats been worn out, a fortification against the harsher truth: He stands to lose everything. That leaves Cervantes, who has always kept a keen eye on Salinas affairs, firmly in control as the organization's only general. After he was expelled, his parents sent him back north to live with an aunt in Pittsburg, where he continued to carouse. And he had better news: Nuestra Familia pot and speed were piping through Modesto, Stockton, and Sacramento. He was all business, all the time.. had pulled down between $50,000 and $80,000. 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. In her written response, she pointed out the governments logical error: All NF members and associates are norteos; David is a norteo. Eventually, he returned there, unable to cope with life in the slow lane. Im not sure you can undo it.. According to Lewis, the gang grew from about a thousand members in the late 80s to more than two thousand just six years later. "DC Cervantes is calling the shots," said J.R. Auten, a former gang investigator for state prisons and now a consultant for federal and state law enforcement. The eradication was criticized by some prison gang experts, citing that Eme members now filled a power vacuum, and that future Norteos, outnumbered and alone, would only serve as bait. New soldiers became captains and generals by stabbing or killing people. Despite the governor's complaints, all five are still housed in the same supermax unit. Operation Knockout But in a coup d'etat of sorts, Gonzalez and Perez have been "demoted" to "Category 1," the lowest level of the Nuestra Familia, investigators say. Lizard said that during that time, he heard two Norteos disrespecting Smileys name and took the initiative to stab them both. There was Henry Happy Cervantes, built like a fire hydrant, who got caught on an FBI wire offering to murder two Santa Clara County district attorneys. Lizard said Bob was marked because hed stuck his nose into matters that didnt concern him. 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. Three days before Christmas, Lizard called Holguin. He could shank n roll, as the prisoners say. It took 26 years for death to catch up to Donald Ramon Ortiz. He was betraying these people hed come up with, people hed been close to. If he went back to Pelican Bay, his elders would be upset to see him. He oversaw battalions across the greater Bay Area, and relayed their progress to his bosses back inside. All rights reserved. Even though he was broke and sleeping on friends couches, Sir Dyno felt he was on the cusp of the big time, ready to break. They were Gerald "Cuete" Rubalcaba, my pal Lizard Hernandez, and Robert "Huero" Gratton. There was also the lean and smooth figure of Gerald Cuete Rubalcaba, the gangs most powerful captain, whose job inside Pelican Bay, a fellow gang member told the feds, was to keister the syndicates constitution in his rectum, along with the master hit list which, by now, read fifty names long. Hes convinced hell get off scot-free. Later, when Heltons team arrested an alleged Nuestra Familia member named Vidal Spider Fabela during a traffic stop, they found G.U.N. In all, 21 people were indicted in the FBIs three-year investigation into Nuestra Familia, code-named Operation Black Widow. He offered to cover all production costs and promised Sir Dyno a fifty-fifty split on profits. It sold, and he knew why. They were, according to the government, members of Nuestra Familia, Northern Californias most notorious and ruthless prison gang. But one day on the yard, he was approached by Juan Nato Gurule, a long-lost cousin from the East Bay. 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. Zilversmit said the feds were preoccupied with preserving their investigation instead of saving lives. Citing the First Amendment, the DA chose not to pursue the case. Then he helped the FBI take the gang down. Lizard returned to the Bay Area and worked closely with FBI Agent Sean Ragan. In its fifteen years of operation, at least a dozen inmates have been strangled to death inside its walls, according to lawsuits and published reports. Im from up here, I grew up with norteo friends. The words didnt sound right to Lizard. Roy Morales. He returned to San Quentin in June of 1994 to begin his sentence. In his role as head of security, Cuete was responsible for stashing the groups original constitution among his legal papers, and keistering the gangs master hit list in his rectum, according to FBI documents. 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 . Lizard also followed protocol and reported his arrival to the prisons ranking gang member, Daniel Wino Perez. Lizard was charged with attempted murder, and sent back to jail. Lizards initial work was flawless. Well, if youre upset with the content, the First Amendment says Too bad. We cut off the head of the snake, but it will grow back, said Special Agent Holguin. In the eyes of the law, that would make Sir Dyno a real-life gangster. In September, the final eight defendants pleaded guilty, following the first thirteen members indicted. Henry Happy Cervantes spoke to Lizard alone. But Lizard hadnt exactly gone straight. If he was going to hold the case together, hed need to account for his own alleged crimes as a snitch. walls at Pelican Bay State Prison to carry out the crimes. In November 1986, Lizard tried out these new skills on another inmate and was transferred to San Quentin. [21] The shooters blasted Brown Bob with seven shots to his arms, chest, back, and legs. He hung out at the Modesto nightclub La Familia Garcias and set up a meth ring using known norteo gangsters as runners, an enterprise he now claims earned him $10,000 a day. 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. In a corner of his home thats been scribbled on with black markers by one of his kids, Sir Dyno still works daily, mixing beats on a computer, recording new rhymes, diddling on a keyboard. With most prison gangs who try and use the mail, theres a big lag time things get lost, hits get reversed so theres a lot of miscommunication. Lizard sent word to Big Smiley to corroborate this story. Now, for a CD he cut five years ago, for a guy he claims he barely knew, for a dollar he never made, David Rocha faces a life sentence on a single count of conspiracy. And all are charged with substantive crimes: drug sales and possession, murder, and so on. And I was part of that policy. What if you get away with it? He faced 25 years to life. Hed loaded up the hit list and was feuding with two of the generals while angling for a promotion. Hernandez never belonged to either group until he ended up in prison. Membership. One such order last year told Norte-os across Northern California to clean the streets of Sure-os. Its not a good thing, said former San Quentin warden Vasquez. The justices will decide whether prisoners are denied their constitutional rights when forced to cell with another inmate based on race; a ruling could force administrators to consider full integration. He said he felt no jitters, nor did he question his loyalties to the brothers he was betraying. If the underbosses suspected that he was the target of an investigation, they might shun him or worse. He tested positive, violating a federal policy that informants remain drug-free while working for the government. Cuete arranged for the new hotshot to move into his cell. Holguin also was searching for evidence that connected Lizard to a larger operation. From the prisons to the jails, all over California, you have to claim a side, Vasquez said. 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. They need their cut, he said. The rapper denied this new accusation. 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. But the rapper has faith the judicial process will work in his favor. On seven of the CDs fourteen tracks, Sir Dyno raps as hired: Hes a heartless gangsta with a nihilistic agenda. Prison gang members set to testify against Nuestra Familia leaders. Even though theyd heard about the hit in advance, FBI agents never told Sanchez he was marked for violence. Weeks later, the general was attacked by Sureos and landed in solitary confinement. slated for Sept. 13 in San Francisco, is Gerald "Cuete" Rubalcaba He has since repudiated his former gang life, and spends his time writing and speaking to law enforcement gatherings about prison gangs. This is a combined effort to enlighten the worthy, as the time is now that we must leave old attitudes to the past, and adopt new and more meaningful and fulfilling ideas. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. After Gratton ratted out his fellow gang members one by one, offering a list of 350 names, he was moved into the federal Witness Relocation Program. That autumn, according to testimony from a fellow gang member, Lizard ordered seventeen stabbings. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Finally, brothers were required to learn sign language so they could make the most of the one hour outside their cells. He says theres a street code: You dont ever ask too many questions, and both men stuck to that code. How could he go back in with Cuete wanting him dead? Holguin and his team came up empty that night. I was giving them a taste of something they wanted for a long time. These divisions werent just cultural. 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