, Just as knowledge can be the key, there is strength in numbers; therefore, we norteos can no longer continue to fight against one another. Lizard recalls Nato asking him why he claimed Sureo, and if hed heard the history of the gang conflict. He was still using meth and heroin, on-again off-again pleasures hed picked up back in Pittsburg. Now youre in the gang., Lizard still recalls what Nato told him on that day back in San Quentin: Primo, if the North and South go to war, I cant protect you just because youre my blood. He returned to San Quentin in June of 1994 to begin his sentence. These divisions werent just cultural. Big Smiley immediately ordered his soldier to enforce gang law back in C-Facility. You see, this is Norte, he growls on Scrap Killa. X-I-V fourteen, dont ever ask me what I mean/I got the gat that will put you in the dirt/I piss on your grave with your mamas feelings hurt.. On the new CD, he pounded out a few norteo rhymes, deriving material from his meth bust, after which hed pleaded guilty to a reduced charge and was sentenced to a year of house arrest. One of the highest-ranking defendants in the upcoming trial, Copyright Weeklys All rights reserved. Still, the accusations put Lizards conduct under scrutiny. 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. He did not return letters seeking comment for this article. Theres no reason Id want him to go down.. 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. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. Lizard and the government deny this accusation. I am just as dangerous as they are.. I mean, I would think not, but you better have some realness to it if youre going to rap that way., Despite his marketed image, Sir Dyno now claims hes never known anyone who died from gang warfare, never had anyone close to him go off to prison. 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. Sir Dyno had only been to jail once, following his drug arrest. [21] 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. He was a micro-manager. Napa's downtown parking meters were removed three decades ago. I was already doing what I was doing, you know? According to Lewis, the gang grew from about a thousand members in the late 80s to more than two thousand just six years later. attempts on two assistant district attorneys in Santa Clara He told the young man that if he wanted to be recognized by Nuestra Familia, he could appeal to the generals. And one critic of his tenure as an informant even charges that the FBIs leash on Lizard was so loose that the government turned a blind eye to the killing of a Salinas drug dealer. That was their fuck-up. 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. Grattons information cast a domino effect, eventually leading to 21 cooperating witnesses for the government. In June, one California prison experimented with another solution to the Norteo-Sureo war. It gives you something to do. 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. Lexipol. Lizard hadnt, so Nato schooled him on the long-standing war. Natos harsh sentence made Lizard rethink his lifes path. And frankly, heres a guy whos committed numerous violent crimes, and hes getting a free pass. In a memo to his colleagues, Helton talks about spotting G.U.N. That wasnt what I signed up for.. She disguised her own missives as legal mail from a fictitious San Francisco attorney and sent them directly back into the Secured Housing Unit, where all three gang generals were locked up. Former leaders include James "Tibbs" Morado, Joseph "Pinky" Hernndez, Gerald "Cuete" Rubalcaba, Cornelio Tristn and Tex Marn Hernndez. Even though theyd heard about the hit in advance, FBI agents never told Sanchez he was marked for violence. Hoping to curtail the violence, wardens stopped putting Anglos, blacks, and Latinos in cells with one another. His alleged crime is conspiracy in other words, simply having associated with the men sitting beside him. , it will help establish the label financially. Prosecutors remained high on their star witness, notwithstanding Agent Ragans conclusion: Mr. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). In a way, its a compliment to me. The red line also called for (NF) lieutenant David Cervantes to be put on retirement status. His character on the track writes a letter to his daughter, apologizing for his absence while she grows up. "There's family members still loyal to the guys in the fed," he said, referring to the exiled former generals and captains in Colorado. The "filter," or official paperwork announcing the hit, came down to Jacobs, who, by this time, had developed a close friendship with Viramontes. To the FBIs delight, he also boasted about his existing Ecstasy ring, which was clearing a few thousand dollars a week. Do Not Sell My Personal Information. For the cover art, Sir Dyno says he told all his friends to tell their friends to show up at a park wearing their reds. I was getting my game back, Lizard said. He was sentenced to 29 years to life in prison. He could shank n roll, as the prisoners say. Then he waited. At Lizards behest, Crazy Girl opened two bank accounts and made deposits from gang soldiers who were required to remit 25 percent of their profits. Right after the CD came out, red-on-red violence all but ended, he says. But government agents said that Brown Bob actually had pulled away from the gang. Lizard wrote Big Smiley a wila, or small letter the size of a gum wrapper. Zilversmit represents Armando Suave Heredia, a gang member arrested for ordering a successful hit on Salinas heroin dealer Ray Sanchez. Just dont go out looking for it and doing anything., Ramirez replied, Its in motion. The policy eventually trickled down to county and city jails and even the California Youth Authority. 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. 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. The cells are bone-white and feature little more than a chrome toilet and cement platform with thin mattress and pillow. There are 150,000 pages of discovery to sort through, photographs from dozens of crime scenes, audiotapes from hours of hidden wires, and hours of surveillance videos. So Lizard flipped. Lizard prepared to take the stand against Nuestra Familia. If Nuestra Familia invested in meth labs, a network was already in place. The strings of evidence crossed, and the investigation grew, joined by the FBI and dubbed Operation Black Widow. And I did my time for what I was doing. I was all ready to go, Lizard recalled later. Its different for her, he said. Youre hot, the underboss said. His FBI handlers had been clear: Talk down violence at all costs. I said, Yeah, I could rap like that, whatever. Using confidential informants, investigators said they've I didnt realize lyrics could be taken so seriously, he now says, claiming that he rapped for shock value on G.U.N. Cervantes added that hed already followed the couple to the courthouse. He faced 25 years to life. 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. It remains to be seen ultimately whether this prosecution was warranted, he said in accepting the guilty pleas. He argued with a dealer and ended up firing three bullets at the man as he ran away. Its estimated for every NF member, there are seven La Eme. uncovered a hierarchy at Pelican Bay State Prison responsible for 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. The history of that hit calls into question the governments handling of Lizard. It was again explained to Rocha that Kelly was an FBI agent, and that Rocha was being placed under arrest for RICO conspiracy. No one who got whacked was an innocent man. He was arrested by investigator Tim Helton for selling and transporting meth. For now, at least, the final guilty pleas appeared to have pruned back the Blooming Flower. A few weeks later, the rapper signed a new contract with Dog Day Records and quickly released an album called Gang Stories. None of these other [Nuestra Familia members] have a thing to say about [Sir Dyno], Manson says. The voice doesnt sound like Sir Dynos, but officers in the streets took offense. According to Ribotas report, when he asked about the rappers affiliation, Rocha denied having any gang involvement but is a norteo. The Nuestra Familia trial is expected to last four to six months, and the government will call seventy witnesses. If he went back to Pelican Bay, his elders would be upset to see him. Finally, he was going to San Francisco to testify. That leaves Cervantes, who has always kept a keen eye on Salinas affairs, firmly in control as the organization's only general. Most importantly, he showed a willingness to draw sureo blood. slated for Sept. 13 in San Francisco, is Gerald "Cuete" Rubalcaba Copyright 2023 Police1. 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. One of those footnotes involves Sir Dyno who, despite his history of gangsta-rap posturing, clearly is not a criminal on a par with his codefendants. Rocha still did not understand the charge or why he was being placed into custody. I even convinced the government that Im this crazy guy.. They were operating a sophisticated shop, gang expert Lewis said. Together, Nato and Lizard robbed drug dealers, committed petty crimes, and raised funds for their carnals back inside. They need their cut, he said. 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 "Pinky" Hernandez, 58; Gerald "Cuete" Rubalcaba, 52; Cornelio Tristan, 46; and former Monterey resident Tex Marin Hernandez, 53. Henry Happy Cervantes spoke to Lizard alone. The California Supreme Court is now reviewing a case that questions whether inmates can be segregated for their first sixty days at reception prisons such as San Quentin. The rationale for the federal case, officials said, was to cripple the gang's power base . 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. 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. Now he had to prove he had a mind to match. Hes had plenty of time to contemplate. In the next room, Ragan and a team of detectives from the Santa Rosa Police Department listened to the meeting and watched it on a hidden camera. Nobody expects you to rap exactly what your life is. They formed their own gang: Nuestra Familia our family. Thats not going to happen. The CD had been funded in 1998 from Pelican Bay prison by the top Nuestra Familia general, Gerald "Cuete" Rubalcaba. Last year, a newly revised constitution for the gang was distributed through underground channels, allowing for change in the mesa's structure, said Santa Cruz County sheriff's Sgt. In the months since federal officials brought indictments based on the evidence he helped them gather, Lizard told his tale from within the confines of protective custody via letters and telephone interviews. October 10, 1976. Lizard and Nato were both soon paroled. I did what I had to do, he says. Still, the weekend he got out, he was intent on getting paid. The gang's new constitution says the five should still be respected as former leaders, but has stripped them of their power in California. So far as you can trust anyone in a gang, hed trusted Cuete. Zilversmit said the feds were preoccupied with preserving their investigation instead of saving lives. Prosecutors say the with prosecutors for reduced sentences, The Press Democrat reported FBI agents did not respond to interview requests. Copyright Weeklys All rights reserved. He arrived on time, with one of his friends waiting in the lobby. In the eyes of the law, that would make Sir Dyno a real-life gangster. He offered to cover all production costs and promised Sir Dyno a fifty-fifty split on profits. CD to argue that Sir Dyno knew Gratton was affiliated with the mob. For the next three months, he made his bones among Norteos by slashing Sureo inmates, brothers hed once shouldered with. 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. Rubalcaba is accused in court papers of ordering On January 24, 2001, at the FBIs prodding, Lizard hosted a junta for local underbosses at a Motel 6 in Tracy. Ultimately, Sir Dynos fate could come down to whether jurors believe the David Rocha at home on the couch, or Robert Gratton, the snitch on the stand. This was our college, Lizard said. But Lizard hadnt exactly gone straight. Its the life story of a petty hood who reached his full criminal potential only afterentering the California prison system. In the eyes of the law, that would make Sir Dyno a real-life gangster. Lizard said he shook the tail, but later needed to prove he was clean. 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. Any Nuestra Familia member who betrayed his fellow carnals was subject to article two, section five of the groups constitution: AN AUTOMATIC DEATH SENTENCE WILL BE PUT ON FAMILIANO THAT TURNS TRAITOR, COWARD, OR DESSERTER [sic]. 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. 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. Lizard said he beat Ruiz to a pulp with his fists, bringing his victim close to death. The Apprehension Teams scrutiny proved to be Sir Dynos downfall. If it read Hello Love!, it was every eighth word. In 2000, a yard riot launched by gang members ended after 250 inmates were injured, many of them with stab wounds. As a kid I didnt know anything but religion, he said. When the five were transferred out of California, Gov. He told them about killing Brown Bob. Blacks sided with the Black Guerrilla Family or the Five Percenters. His teen angst surfaced one day when he threatened to kill his vice principal. They made their beds, and so did Bob. 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. According to Lewis, gang members have been linked to an estimated three hundred homicides across Northern California. He folded up the missive, stuck it to a piece of gum, and dangled it into Smileys cell using a thread of elastic hed plucked from his waistband. And most of it hung on Lizard. They taught him to grind down plastic shampoo bottles into shanks for knifing an attacker, and to roll up the pages of National Geographic as makeshift spear handles. All of these directives were channeled through him. As he awaits his new sentence, Lizard also awaits his new identity. The risks had Lizard thinking. Lizard was the kind of guy who took the NF way very seriously. In early 1998, fellow La Mesa heavyweight Gerald "Cuete" Rubalcaba ordered Viramontes dead. Membership. This was the place where we took all of our training to the next level. Hed proved he had the muscle to ascend within Nuestra Familia. and manufacturers. 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Lizard was then ordered to make a move on Jeremiah Ruiz, a Nuestra Familia dropout. For this outburst, prison administrators shipped Lizard off to Pelican Bay State Prison the last stop for riders. But if we want to prepare these people for integration to society, maybe we need to integrate them in the prison first, get them used to living with different peoples.. Thats when Lizard began his career as a rider an inmate prone to acting violently toward fellow inmates. Orders from the generals were arriving on the streets within weeks, if not days. Lizard brushed aside Holguins offer. They, in turn, approved hits and issued directives, while prison censors were prevented from reading the supposedly legal correspondence. Read another way, hes merely been persistent in denying his role. But I knew more about Cuete and his family, and he did about mine. Dec. 22, 2021 5 AM PT. Robert Brown Bob Viramontes was 44 and had shared cells with Nuestra Familias founding fathers in Soledad. I dont rattle, he said. He oversaw battalions across the greater Bay Area, and relayed their progress to his bosses back inside. Lizard initially followed his script and pushed for peace, according to the transcripts. 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. 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. In November 1998, he was pulled over on a traffic violation. He told Ramirez there should be no bloodshed. But then he added: If something comes at us, you cant help it. I also learned the informant was skimming money from the Nuestra Familia street leaders and not reporting this to me.. Lizard was charged with attempted murder, and sent back to jail. Frias was not indicted in the federal case but was convicted of murdering Sanchez in a state case built on the FBI's investigation. Down one tricep it reads East and down the other, Bay. On the side of his shaved head he has a dragon next to the words Convicted by Insanity.. Hed been Cuetes right hand for four years. Gratton is the guy whos going to make the entire case against David; its his word against Davids. I told him, Listen. After all, race-based prison gang violence dominates Californias prison system, according to a 2002 report from the California State Department of Justice. Nuestra Familia generals James "Tibbs" Morado, Cornelio Tristan and James "Pinky" Hernandez, and captains Gerald "Cuete" Rubalcaba and Tex Hernandez were already serving life sentences in California when they were indicted by a federal grand jury in 2001. You have permission to edit this article. Its not easy.. The cases were spread across Northern California. Everybody knows that. The thought of slashing his cousin made no sense. 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. He was a loyal and merciless soldier until a foolish parole violation threatened to send him back to prison, where his own safety was in question. 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. But life was still rough, he says, and drug deals and violence went down in front of his eyes, even if it was what he calls mostly high school stuff, kid stuff, stupid stuff. He admits to selling pot, but only small-time, just enough to support myself., From those experiences, he says, he extrapolated in his art, and began rapping in that netherworld of myth, that place where facts give way to the cushion of fiction, where arrogance and boasting overtake the narrative. During his time with Nuestra Raza, Gratton learned the boot camp basics: how to make shanks, decode letters, and memorize the NF Constitution. He was very concerned about his familys safety, his safety. Whatever you want. That 50 percent looked like gold., Sir Dyno claims he never asked where Gratton got his money, and whether or not the jury believes that could be key to his fate. Operation Knockout Cuete was among the final holdouts. It took 26 years for death to catch up to Donald Ramon Ortiz. Lizard already knew all the old tricks. Nuestra Familia's new leadership General: David "DC" Cervantes Top Commanders: Daniel "Stork" Perez, of Salinas; Anthony "Chuco" Guillen, of San Jose; George "Puppet" Franco, of San Jose Demoted: Jose "Huerito" Gonzalez; James "Conejo" Perez Copyright 2008 Monterey County Herald. Lizard first went to prison when he was nineteen. When you turn your back on all of that. Transferred to Chino State Prison, he celled with two Texas gang members whod been banished for terrorizing their own prison system. The job seemed like a good fit. On one slow-burn track, Sir Dyno raps in a stoned vibrato: Today when I got up I knew it was a good day/Got on my red shirt, Dickies, and Im on my way., After the initial press run, Gratton restocked stores with an additional 1,000 CDs. He has since repudiated his former gang life, and spends his time writing and speaking to law enforcement gatherings about prison gangs. Released from the Secured Housing Unit in August 1995, Lizard was chiseled and fit as a warrior in heart and mind. Im not sure you can undo it.. While awaiting sentencing for armed robbery, he said, he knifed a member of the Aryan Brotherhood in self-defense. In May of 2001, Lizard met with Martin Ramirez, a gang member from Salinas. He leaves behind a 3-year-old son of his own, but vows that the cycle of violence ends with him. Gratton, already growing weary with the gang after learning that one of his closest allies, Robert Brown Bob Viramontes, had been murdered outside his Campbell home, ignored Rubalcabas letters. 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. 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. 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