Overview
- Federal prosecutors say the indictment alleges a yearslong racketeering conspiracy involving murders, attempted murders, narcotics trafficking and firearms offenses.
- Six suspects were taken into custody in coordinated early-morning operations in Oakland, two were already jailed, and one—identified as Gonzalo Pablo—remains at large.
- The charges were filed Oct. 9 and unsealed Oct. 29, following an FBI-led raid observed at Colomo Street and Fruitvale Avenue before dawn.
- Prosecutors describe the defendants as members of Oakland Sureño cliques SAP and SSL-502, alleging crimes to bolster gang power, territory and profit.
- Each defendant faces up to 20 years on the RICO count, and six face special sentencing factors that could increase penalties, with arraignments set Thursday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu.