That afternoon, Ellis I warden Jerry Peterson called Sandoval into his office to congratulate him on a fine job. Forrest Wilder writes about politics and the outdoors. It is a method of psychologically breaking a kid and has been used in many war zones in recent years, including Joseph Kony in Uganda and the Sierra Leone conflict. However, they also have plenty of killers who ruthlessly hunt down members of rival gangs. It was also a dangerous practice in light of the fact that a narrow corridor intersected the west end of the B-wing and only an officer standing at that end could see what was going on in the corridor. Either way, Sandoval was out. By the time 21-year-old Luis Sandoval, a new boot at Huntsvilles Ellis I Unit in the summer of 1985, was approached by an inmate with an unlit cigarette, his ears were still ringing from a more desperate request he had heard during his first week on the job. Since the late 1970s, the TDCJ has seen a gradual increase in TS-related activities within the system and the Texas Syndicate remains one of the main security threats within the TDCJ. This case resulted from an investigation conducted by the FBI Safe Streets Task Force, Austin Police Department, Texas Department of Public Safety and the Gonzales Police Department. But Ellis I officials, like so many other wardens in the post-Ruiz era, were playing a numbers game. Mike Hall writes about criminals, musicians, the law, and barbecue. The threat being that they will show it to that person's family members, destroying them in the eyes of those they love. The murder would take place in a corridor abutting the B-wing: the maximum-security area where Luis Sandoval often worked. And call for a gurney.. And were there in it. RELATED:21 alleged members of drug cartel-affiliated Barrio Azteca gang arrested in West Texas. Now it was May 1991, and Sandoval was behind bars, his fate in the hands of a Huntsville jury. Initiation is one of those controversial topics that has gotten increased negative press in the last few years. Its a society, Luis Sandoval told me of the world he inhabited five days a week, eight hours a day. Each society sustains the other, but the economic cycle depends on a vital link, for the supply will not meet the demand unless the product reaches the consumer. When a new recruit is deemed ready for membership, several of the more capable members wail on him for a period of 18 seconds, and as long as that recruit fights back (against 5-6 usually larger men), they will then be welcomed into the gang. Alcohol was forbidden, yet chock, or homemade wine, was made in a variety of ways in cells, the crudest method being by letting food wrapped in a plastic bag fester in a toilet tank. Reminded that our earlier on-the-record, on-tape conversation contradicted this, he said, I have my life to think about.I made my mistakes. For all of Sandovals claims that the system was making a sacrificial lamb out of him, the system came to his rescue in the end. But such sentiments are meaningless down on the farm. Employees come and go unfrisked, unobserved. Sandoval is one of more than sixty TDCJ guards who have been indicted by McDonalds Special Prison Prosecution Unit over the past six years for felony offenses. The inmate, a former gang operative now in protective custody, pulled a hand-rolled cigarette out of his white shirt and lit it. Looking toward the chapel, he could see Crippin ahead of him, heading for the hidden narrow corridor at the west end of the B-wing. As a result, members were able to expand their control throughout the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) prison system. [1] Gang members smuggle multikilogram-quantities of powdered cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine, and multiton-quantities of marijuana from Mexico into the U.S. for distribution inside and outside prison. The Texas Syndicate, unlike the Mexican Mafia or Nuestra Familia, has been more associated or allied with Mexican immigrant prisoners. DPS also cited the 2014 indictment of 55 Barrio Azteca members and associates as handicapping the gang's effectiveness. I looked up and as he was running by, he looked at melike he wanted to cry, you know? New recruits who hoped to join the Knights Templar have been forced to eat a child's heart in order to prove their loyalty to the cause. But that was if they caught him. by . While accurate numbers are difficult to come up with (do we include associates or just full members? Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Sandoval figured the odds were about even. Sandoval put his hand against the wound, looked up, and saw Crippin and McCool standing there, gaping. On the outside, the operation is run very much like a business, while inside the prison is where activities are ruthless and violent, particularly within the realm of initiation. The next day, Sandoval recalled, I walked into work feeling good. Barrio Azteca members are suspected of carrying out the March 2010 assassination of a U.S. Consulate employee, her husband and the husband of another U.S. Consulate employee. (LogOut/ A certain order prevailed, which stilled the critics and deflected the interest of the media. It took the jury 33 minutes to decide that Sandoval was not guilty. The Numbers Gangs operate in South Africa and do so both inside and outside of the prison system. This is a carousel. After building tenders disappeared due to a court order, the Syndicate's activities turned to drug trafficking, extortion, prostitution, protection, illegal gambling, and contract killing. Paranoia overcame him. Youll drain all the blood to his head. Three other officers arrived on the scene. (Fong 41) This requirement, which exists in the case of the Texas Syndicate and Mexican Mafia for example, serves as a means of sponsorship, so therefore anyone interested in joining the gang, their trustworthiness can be verified if a current gang member is familiar with them. Joshua Fechter is a reporter covering City Hall and San Antonio politics for the Express-News. Sandoval was then ordered to take off his uniform and replace it with inmate furlough clothes. Leave them on the floor! said Sandoval. In the tenements across the street from the Texas A&I University stadium lived a fifteen-year-old girl named Veronica, whom he married on June 22, 1985, after learning that TDCJ had accepted his application for employment as a correctional officer, or CO. Tango Blast, Aryan Brotherhood and Aryan Circle are the most active prison gangs in the region. Prospects are generally not allowed to make decisions or be present inside the meetings and are required to stand outside when such decisions are made. Meanwhile, white inmates, tired of being robbed and sexually assaulted by the larger population of black inmates, began the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas. They specialize in the usual street crimes including robbery, car theft, drug trafficking, assault, and murder, but the 18th Street Gang is also known to have been involved with human trafficking and illegal immigration initiatives. [1], The history of the group and documented acts of violence in other jurisdictions warrant their certification as a Security Threat Group. Texas Syndicate Members In San Antonio Indicted On Racketeering Charges Charges allege responsibility for four murders, three attempted murders and drug distribution . The gang is commonly referred to as Sindicato Tejano, Ese Te, Twisted Sister, Teresa Sanchez and Cuernos. He would stand at the searchers desk like he was running the building, Sandoval said. They have their prostitution, their gambling, their extortion. A Right-wing Cabal Took Over Odessas Municipal Government. On the witness stand, Sandoval suggested that the caller was someone from TDCJ Internal Affairs; more likely, he was a Texas Syndicate member delivering the message that the TS would not be amused if Sandoval blew the whistle on their activities. Members of the TS are bound by a set of strict rules which ensure loyalty to and participation in the enterprises criminal activities. Hey, boss, you got a light? Luis Sandoval pulled out his lighter and, as he had before, lit the cigarette held by Armando Garcia. Others have been initiated by murdering other gang members who were in poor standing, while others still have witnessed gang members forcing themselves on their girlfriend as a rite of passage. First, a new prisoner or prospective member is asked a question by a member. ), the group has somewhere between 50,000 and 100,000 members across the United States (mainly on the east coast), in Canada, Mexico, and in several countries in central America. Apparently the inmates at Ellis I had noticed this as well, for their sweet talk had gotten to him. Some, but not all, TS members have TS tattoos. Some are disgusting, some are dehumanizing and shocking, while others are just confusing. For several days, Sandoval read the Bible and considered his options. Attorneys Matt Harding and Dan Guess are prosecuting this case on behalf of the Government. a. being sexed in. Our prisons, far from turning out reformed citizens, have instead become incubators of a statewide crime wave. Arredondo did take part in a different contract killing, but when all the conspirators except Arredondo were placed in administrative segregation, TS members concluded that Arredondo had snitched on the rest to save himself. Sandoval lied: No, sir. Contradicting this claim, Internal Affairs investigator Dale Schaper took the stand and read his report of the night Sandoval was arrested. I didnt do it, Sandoval announced to me in a recent phone conversation. To the newer guards, Sandovals stature among the inmates was something to behold. The murder came as a result of the Gulf Cartel hiring the Texas Syndicate to kidnap Serrano from his home in Texas and take him to cartel members in Mexico. His neck had been slashed; his head was all but severed. Crippin knelt and lifted the inmates legs. ISIS calls euphemistically calls this process "marriage"and in many cases, the thought of joining the group is less horrifying for a victim than having to explain to family members what happened. [4][5], The Texas Syndicate was established at Folsom State Prison in California in 1978 in direct response to the other California prison gangs, notably the Aryan Brotherhood and Mexican Mafia, which were attempting to prey on native Texas inmates. Texas Syndicate. According to testimony, the man who drew the magic card, number one, was TS sergeant Carlos Rosas, a 31-year-old Dallas resident who was serving thirty years for aggravated robbery. There is little supervision, no governing oversight other than the hierarchy, and quite literally the only purpose of these is to test would-be members to see if they have what it takes to serve the purpose of the group. Texas Syndicate Gang Members. When Luis Sandoval went to work for the Texas prison system, he did the wrong favors for the wrong people. [3] While the gangs maintains its headquarters in California, there are around 1,000 members in prisons and jails throughout Texas, with many others operating on the outside. If you work at any time for the TDCJ, said assistant prosecutor Burt Neal Tuck Tucker during the first day of testimony, you know how powerful the Texas Syndicate can be.. No member is permitted to break away from the group. On August 26, 1990, a death row inmate proved his loyalty to the Aryan Brotherhood during his daily recreation hour by strangling a black inmate in a recreation yard with a jump rope while the latter was performing oral sex on the former. By now he was a CO III, an old boot, and he had trained many of the guards who now worked with him. The gang, like most prison gangs, has members behind bars and members on the outside, and as of the 2000's, had membership that was in the thousands (about 7,000 in 2005). Show More Show Less 20 of 32 7. Gangs didnt worry about guards; they worried about each other. Today supervisors advise guards: We cannot stop a hit. Peaceable inmates who had lost faith in TDCJs ability to protect them now felt less inclined to carry shanks everywhere they went. Inmates fashioned shanks out of road signs, door hinges, food trays, typewriter platen rods, and field equipment. Initiation into the group comes from other members, and members are required to make a life-long commitment. The inmates handed Sandoval a letter, wondering if the guard could mail it for them. Their initiation ritual may not be practiced by all chapters these days, but it is pretty simple and disgusting. A fresh take on sports: the biggest news and most entertaining lists. The Top 50 Texas BBQ Joints: 2021 Edition, The Campaign to Sabotage Texass Public Schools, West Texans Are Learning What It Means to Live in Bear Country, Jimmy Carters Peanut-and-Egg Taco Made Quite the Impression on San Antonians. The Aryan Brotherhood is a white supremacist gang that operates primarily within the federal prison system in the United States. According to a US Justice Department press release: Texas Syndicate, a criminal organization whose members and associates engage in acts of violence, including murder, conspiracy to commit murder, extortion and narcotics distribution. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. He continued to walk, step after tortured step, a full fifty yards, before collapsing, dead, in the doorway of the infirmary. The guards were hired. Juan Carlos Castilleja, age 29 of New Braunfels, 500 grams or more of methamphetamine; Roman Gabriel Luna, age 34 of Austin, 500 grams or more of methamphetamine/one kilogram of heroin; Brandon Carrasco, age 21 of Kenedy, TX, 50 grams or more of methamphetamine; David Cantu, age 46 of Gonzales, 50 grams or more of methamphetamine; John Vera, age 26 of Gonzales, 50 grams or more of methamphetamine; Josh Vera, age 26 of Gonzales, 50 grams or more of methamphetamine; Lisa Anzaldua, age 31 of Luling, 50 grams or more of methamphetamine; Noemi Medina, age 25 of Seguin, 50 grams or more of methamphetamine; Paul Villarreal, age 45 of Luling, 50 grams or more of methamphetamine; Michael Armstead, age 47 of San Marcos, less than 50 grams of methamphetamine; Steven Klasing, age 37 of Austin, less than 50 grams of methamphetamine/less than 100 grams of heroin; Rafael Salas, age 38 of San Antonio, one kilogram or more of heroin; and. A relative newcomer in the world of criminal gangs, the Knights Templar Cartel, which operates in Mexico, was officially founded in 2011 after the disbanding ofLa Familia Michiacana. One Ellis I officer reported that in 1986, between one hundred and two hundred gallons of chock was discovered on a weekly basis within the unit. Nearly all of them, however, confessed that they knew TDCJ had its share of dirty guards. I remember when he yelled fight. Detention hearings are expected to occur over the next two weeks in U.S. Magistrate Court in Austin for all defendants except May. Recruitment is conducted through social ties and involves a background check to screen for informants.[1]. There are only weak inmates and strong inmates. The Texas Syndicates control of those in prison is so far-reaching that members both in and out of prison follow a procedure by which the TS ensure that members are not and have not been police informants. Later, Vicente asked the guard if a free world individual could mail Sandoval two money orders, which Sandoval would cash and then bring the $250 to the inmates. The five-foot-six, soft-voiced young man had spent most of his life in the South Texas town of Alice, where blacks were scarcely seen. College Fraternities are a basis of social support and are a useful means of college students to feel part of a group and not isolated from other college students. There was no further violence, a signal to those who understood gang behavior that Arredondo had been snuffed out by one of his own rather than by a rival gang. I dont have any money to get any stamps, Garcia explained. The gang also allies with other gangs including the Mexican Mafia and MS-13. Were he to pay his old workplace a visit, Luis Sandoval would notice several changes at Ellis I. There are a couple of rituals that are listed among their practices for new members, including r*ping a woman and sustaining a brutal beating. I knew he didnt have nothing to do with it. The drug trade was lucrative, and Sandoval always seemed to be hurting for money. Sandoval marveled at the river of red the inmate had left behind. Id say about eighty percent of the inmates knew he was dealing clamed one inmate who was close to the action. In fact, his disciplinary record was almost spotless, and he enjoyed the privileged position of commissary clerk. Between full members and associates both within and outside of the prison system, the group has an estimated membership of around 10,000, and as the name implies, it is a white gang. A few days later, on April 12, 1991, FBI agents showed up at the apartment where Sandoval had been hiding and took him to the Los Angeles County jail. Other gangs have a voting system to determine whether the member is initiated or not. In your house you can walk around in the dark and not bang your shins because you know every square inch, said a former Ellis I officer. (For that matter, Garcia testified during the trial, outside the presence of the jury, that Sandoval muled drugs countless times.) Sandoval was never searched, he told me, and came to learn that the only way they bust you is if theyre told by a snitch, This guys coming in today., While Sandoval said there were other guardsand even supervisorsinvolved in drug activity, the Texas Syndicate preferred that Garcia deal directly with Sandoval, a fellow Hispanic. If you are switching factions, you will need to leave your company in order to change to Syndicate. We know who youre tied to. But the system will not change. Sandoval described Ellis I warden Jerry Peterson as a good man but a figurehead. His refusal would prompt the reply, Then Ill tell your supervisor about when you lit my cigarette., At first the young guard spurned the inmates who pestered him, and threatened to write them up for disciplinary action. If he refused to do the favor, they could always snitch on him for lighting an inmates cigarettethough Sandoval didnt think either was that type of inmate. Ruben Mosso, 'El MIlenio" "FBI: Los Zetas - problema de seguridad nacional para EU," January 9, 2008, "Prison Gangs (continued) - Gangs and Security Threat Group Awareness", "Special Issue: Gangs in the United States", "Appendix B. National-Level Street, Prison, and Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Profiles - Attorney General's Report to Congress on the Growth of Violent Street Gangs in Suburban Areas (UNCLASSIFIED)", http://www.communitycorrections.org/psn/publications/TxGngThrtAssessment2010.pdf, First prison gang remains a force to fear, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Texas_Syndicate&oldid=1123850487, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox criminal organization with ethnicity or ethnic makeup parameters, Pages using infobox criminal organization with rivals parameter, Articles containing Spanish-language text, Articles with dead external links from June 2018, Articles with permanently dead external links, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Place the Texas Syndicate before anything else, Understand that the Texas Syndicate is always in the right, Keep all gang information within the group, This page was last edited on 26 November 2022, at 01:12. How to score cheap flights (and mistake fares) in 2023. The majority of what they do is criminal, from extortion to execution. The federal agency is offering up to $100,000 for information leading to his capture. A member who has fallen out of favor might also be referred to in the feminine form. The enterprise (hereinafter the Texas Syndicate, TS, or the enterprise) engages in, and its activities affected, interstate and foreign commerce. More often than not, a good time is experienced by all members, whether a veteran of the group or a newcomer, that sometimes ends up with a hangover and some funny memories. The decision was reached: Arredondo would be taken down. At about five-thirty that afternoon, Sandoval approached CO II Cade Crippin, who was inside a cellblock, observing the inmates. Federal, state and local authorities have arrested 17 members and associates of the Texas Syndicate in connection with a methamphetamine/heroin trafficking operation in central Texas announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash, FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division, Austin Police Chief Brian Manley, Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw, and Gonzales . In total, the gang had an estimated 5,000 members in Juarez and 3,000 in the United States in 2013, Insight Crime reported. . Jun 29, 2022. ogden clinic cardiology . Not one of them said that Sandoval was a bad officer; many, in fact, went out of their way to laud his abilities. The blacks, in turn, formed the Mandingo Warriors. The strict rules and harsh discipline governing the Texas Syndicate help insure that the organizations members and associates function as a continuing unit despite any changes in membership. And, their numbers total in the thousands on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. Prisoners join gangs, thereby becoming strong, and prey upon the weak. In 1967, the Nuestra Familia prison gang (which is comprised of inmates from the northern rural areas of California) and the Texas Syndicate (made up of inmates from Texas) formed to defend themselves against the Mexican Mafia (EME), the Aryan Brotherhood, and Black prison gangs that existed in the California penal system. The Triad is the most widely-recognized of Chinese gangs and has chapters all over the world; basically anywhere in which there is a large Chinese community. [2], Texas Syndicate members abide by a constitution requiring members to:[1], Additionally, gang leadership is determined by democratic elections, requiring a unanimous decision. His wife divorced him. Once a gang member is initiated, the recruit is under a blood in blood out oath whereas, they typically make a cut on their arm to symbolize their blood in, and that their only way to leave the gang is death, either from murder from a rival gang, or death for treason. App. On another occasion, Vicente asked Sandoval to deliver the phone message that Vicente needed money to buy arts and crafts supplies. The answer was always no said former Ellis I officer Nolan McCool, If the opportunity exists, theyre gonna make the hit. To defend themselves against harassment and assault by California prison gangs, they formed their own protection group. texas syndicate initiation . If you didnt treat your snitch right, he would scurry off to a more grateful listener and begin his new relationship by snitching on you. The Texas Syndicate or Syndicato Tejano was the first prison gang to heavily impact the prison system in Texas. ), The Sandoval trial was a rare public washing of the Texas penal systems bloodstained linen. Give me your shirt, he ordered an inmate and with it applied pressure to the wound. 10 facts about the Barrio Azteca, one of the most dangerous gangs in Texas, Mark Lambie/AP Photo/El Paso Times, Mark Lambie. There were estimated _____ gang members at this time. (LogOut/ But the report made no mention of Armando Garcia and El Carpintero; nor did it offer any evidence that Sandoval had actually smuggled drugs into Ellis I. The DPS projects Bandidos members will attempt to change their public perception by adding new members with clean criminal backgrounds and organizing charity events. The so-called "hybrid members" allow the gangs to grow their empires with increased influence both in prisons and on the streets. Armando Garcia had seen this coming. But according to one Ellis I officer, Inmates watch everything we do. By the mid-1800s, there were street gangs in _____. Leave them blank to get signed up. The guard made the call, apparently unaware that such messages, and the letters, might contain coded instructions from a prison drug-runner to a high-ranking member of the Texas Syndicate. Now Turner could be seen pushing trash cans down the hall, twirling his knife in the air; nobody took his knife away. However, prospects stand ready to carry out decisions made at these meetings as this would help improve their status in the organization. Extra guards to supervise the gathering had to come from some other post. But for males who want to get into the United Bloods, they usually have to endure a vicious beating (generally 31 seconds) or give a member of a rival gang a "buck-50," which is a slash across the face that requires a hundred and fifty stitches. He had been ordered to carry out a hit on another inmate and had failed to do so. Thereafter, inmates made their blades out of hard plastic or made do with whatever crude instrument was within reach, like the cast-iron weight an inmate found in the recreation yard and used, with one vicious swing, to lop off the ear of another inmate. An eight-inch metal shank lay nearby. The task would range from a serious assault to murder. The procedure is referred to as clearing a TS member or running the lights. Members in prison were cleared by exhibiting documentation such as plea agreements, presentence investigation reports, judgments or other case-related document, to enable higher-ranking members to verify that the person to be cleared did not cooperate with law enforcement. The following day, Chaplain Alexander Taylor, who witnessed Sandovals efforts, wrote the CO III a letter of commendation. Change). Theyre coming in from work, theyre coming out of the tanks to go eat or recreate or go to school or go to the chapel, said Sandoval. The Texas Syndicate, more than La Eme or Nuestra Familia, has been more associated or allied with Mexican immigrant prisoners, such as the "Border . What sustains the gangs is money, which inmates use to bribe prison employees. Released or parole members who generate money for the gang must surrender a 10% tax ("the dime") of all proceeds toward the Texas Syndicate in prison. Texas Mexican Mafia comes in a distant second with 4,700 members, followed by the Texas Syndicate (3,400 members), Latin Kings (2,100 members) and MS-13 (800 members). After release from prison, a TS member is required to contact the high-ranking member in the geographical area where the released member intends to reside. Tri-City Bombers, Latin Kings and Surenos are more active on a street gang level. The group control certain parts of major cities in Kenya and generally recruit youths from poor neighborhoods. Berry) Like fat-bellied ships heavily laden with riches, our 19 ewes lie uncomfortably at anchor, waiting to be offloaded. Many recruits show up voluntarily, but the group does practice kidnapping and forced recruitment. [1], Development of the Texas Syndicate was initially motivated by self-protection against the historical "building tenders" in prison. The Texas Syndicate also operates in state and federal prisons across the United States, with significant activity being reported at FCI Oakdale in Louisiana and San Quentin State Prison in California, as well as some representation in the Florida Department of Corrections. Sandoval was one of the officers I wanted to be like, said one correctional officer whom Sandoval helped train. He was accused of leaving a door unsecured and unguarded as part of a murder plot. The purpose of the enterprise include the following: a) Enriching the members and associates of the enterprise through, among other things, distribution of narcotics, extortion and robbery; b) Preserving and protecting the power, territory and profits of the enterprise through the use of intimidation, violence, threats of violence, assaults and murder; c) Promoting and enhancing the enterprise and its members and associates activities; d) Maintaining a powerful organization that can protect members and provide financial opportunities through criminal activity; e) Keeping victims in fear of the enterprise and in fear of its members and associates through threats of violence and violence. He lives in Ottawa, Canada, a desolate wasteland that nobody should call home. The warden would later testify that Sandovals actions were somewhat heroic. But, Peterson added, the hero had seemed awfully calm in the midst of all the bloodshedperhaps too calm. The moment Garcia asked Sandoval to bring marijuana into TDCJ, it did not take superhuman deductive powers for the guard to figure out the Hispanic inmates clientele. The roles in the Arredondo hit were decided in either the chow hall or the chapel, where numbers were drawn from a cup. In short, gang initiation can in some cases relate to membership in a college fraternity, as one cannot join another fraternity once initiated and once initiated, you are a member for life. Garcia himself was not a TS member. Every inmate was confined to his cell, stripped of recreation and visitation privileges, and fed sandwiches that guards tossed through the bars of the cell. And in March 1991, McDonalds prosecution force indicted yet another Ellis I guard. 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