The Mexican Mafia is one of the most notorious prison gangs in the U.S., with influence that extends beyond prison walls and into criminal street organizations across California. Federal officials ...

Mexican Mafia members arrested in federal sweep across Southern California by: Amber Coakley Posted: Jul 25, 2025 / 08:38 AM PDT Updated: Jul 25, 2025 / 09:26 AM PDT ...

Reputed Mexican Mafia member charged in killing of L.A. club owner, B-movie actor Hermilio Franco slept with this gun beneath his mattress and used it to shoot back when intruders entered his ...

An Orange County gang member, who got caught up in a federal Mexican Mafia racketeering case after police arrested him on his way to assault another man on Christmas Day 2017 on the orders of a ...

Two members of the Texas Mexican Mafia pleaded guilty Thursday to charges that they got cellphones and drugs smuggled into a federal jail with help from a guard. The three were among 12 snared in ...

A Los Angeles-area man described as a “shotcaller" or high-level member of the Mexican Mafia prison gang was sentenced Monday to life plus 30 years in federal prison for racketeering, violence ...

Court records say Glendale police Detective John Balian pleaded guilty Thursday to all three charges he was facing — bribery, obstruction of justice and lying. His sentencing is set for Sept. 24.