Prosecutors Make First Move to Break Up Antifa Cell as 11 Activists Charged With Violence

For the first time in the U.S., prosecutors are attempting to break up a network of alleged violent antifa cells.

This week, the San Diego County District Attorney's office charged 11 alleged antifa members with felony conspiracy and felony assault charges, among other crimes, in a riot case where supporters of former President Donald Trump and random bystanders were beaten in Pacific Beach, California in January. Eight suspects were arraigned this week; they have all pleaded not guilty.

Eight suspects were issued search and arrest warrants last week in San Diego County and Los Angeles County. Police recovered three guns, ammunition, body armor and drugs. The large operation to arrest the suspects involved mutual support from multiple law enforcement agencies in Los Angeles, Long Beach and Escondido. The case is sending shockwaves through far-left networks in Southern California, who have been raising funds for their comrades.

The criminal complaint accuses Alexander Akridge-Jacobs, 31, Jesse Merel Cannon, 31, Joseph Austin Gaskins, 21, Brian Lightfoot, 25, Christian Martinez, 23, Luis Francisco Mora, 30, Bryan Rivera, 21, Faraz Martin Talab, 27, Jeremy Jonathan White, 39, Samuel Howard Ogden, 24, and Erich Louis Yach, 37, of conspiring together and with other unidentified persons to riot and commit violent criminal acts in January.

SAUCE: https://www.newsweek.com/prosecutors-make-first-move-break-antifa-cell-11-activists-charged-violence-1658008

24 Indicted in Georgia Case That Feds Call Modern-Day Slavery With Over 100 Migrants Freed

In Georgia, a grand jury indicted two dozen people involved in what police call "modern slavery" with a case of an organized crime ring that exploited the H-2A visa program for migrant workers after more than 100 were freed from working in hard labor.

The 24 individuals were indicted in the U.S. District Court for dozens of criminal counts including forced labor, witness tampering and mail fraud among others. The organized crime ring took advantage of the H-2A visa program that allows workers from Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras to enter the U.S.

Authorities said the defendants earned $200 million by bringing migrants into the U.S. to work as agricultural workers in horrendous conditions. The federal program requires they be paid fairly, often $10 to $12 an hour, but instead, were paid little to no money.

According to prosecutors, the defendants kept the remaining cash and bought items such as a nightclub and dozens of vehicles. They also laundered millions of dollars through a casino, according to the indictment.

SAUCE: https://www.newsweek.com/24-indicted-georgia-case-that-feds-call-modern-day-slavery-over-100-migrants-freed-1658427

FBI Columbia: Nine indicted on drug trafficking charges

Officials with the FBI Columbia field office and Columbia Violent Gang Task Force say nine individuals face drug trafficking charges. According to authorities, six of the individuals are from South Carolina. FBI Columbia says seven individuals were arrested Wednesday and two surrendered to authorities on Thursday.

“Drugs continue to hamper our society and are the driving force behind violent crime,” said Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Columbia field office Susan Ferensic. “I am pleased with the dedication and hard work our local, state, and federal partners do to put these offenders and their co-conspirators in prison.”

SAUCE: https://www.abccolumbia.com/2021/12/10/fbi-columbia-nine-indicted-on-drug-trafficking-charges/

16 Indicted In Pittsburgh-Area Cocaine Ring

A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh has charged 16 people who allegedly participated in a cocaine ring. The charges are against people in five states: Pennsylvania, Georgia,

SAUCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/16-indicted-in-pittsburgh-area-cocaine-ring/ar-AARGFUD

Mexican kidnap-for-ransom ring that operated in Southern California is indicted

Members of a violent kidnap-for-ransom ring based in Tijuana were indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury after they were accused of abducting nine people and killing six of them, including three U.S. citizens.

All six defendants face one count each of conspiracy to commit hostage taking resulting in death, conspiracy to commit extortion and extortion, according to the U.S. attorney's office for the Central District of California.

All six are Mexican citizens, prosecutors said. They were arrested in Mexico and also face charges filed by local authorities.

German Garcia Yera Hernandez, 37, was named as the alleged ringleader of the group, prosecutors said. The other defendants are Gilberto Omar Avila Lopez (also known as Luis Enrique Avila Moreno and Omar), 27; Aylin Estrada Reyes, 24; Joel Eduardo Mascorro Delgado, 22; Victoria Camila Espinoza Ballardo, 22; and Oscar Bautista Valencia, 30.

Yera, Lopez and Ballardo each face an additional count of hostage taking resulting in death and an additional count of extortion, prosecutors said.

According to the indictment, the ring was active last year from January to April.

Ballardo, Valencia and other members of the ring would arrange to meet the victims under false pretenses so that they could be taken hostage, according to the indictment. The defendants held the victims at gunpoint, tied them up and often brutally beat them, prosecutors said.

SAUCE: https://www.msn.com/en-US/news/crime/mexican-kidnapforransom-ring-that-operated-in-southern-california-is-indicted/ar-AARArvg

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>>15173178

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>>15173391

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