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Lizard
is a Rat
Oct 20, 2004 | By Justin Berton, East Bay Express
Daniel "Lizard" Hernandez helped Nuestra Familia run a criminal
empire from inside state prison. Then he helped the FBI take the gang
down.
Sir
Dyno Deals with ... the Prosecution
Dec 24, 2003 | By Justin Berton, East Bay Express
Gangsta rapper pleads guilty to lesser drug charge in exchange for lighter
sentence on more serious racketeering charges he faced.
Sir
Dyno's Deal with the Devil
Oct 1, 2003 | By Justin Berton, East Bay Express
Rapper David Rocha thought a norteño gangsta CD was his ticket
to glory -- not life in prison.
An
End to the Cycle
Nov 23, 2003 | By Virginia Hennessey,Monterey County Herald
Convicted killer Armando Tizok Frias is determined to undo his family's
gang ties
Black
Widow’s Web
Nov 2003 | By Justin Berton, Maxim
Operation Black Widow attempted to stop one of America’s most
ruthless gangs from ruling the streets from behind bars. But how do
you defeat a criminal enterprise that thrives on prison itself?
Blood
In, Blood Out
Nov 29, 2001 | By Justin Berton, Metro
The story behind the murder of NF defector Robert "Brown Bob"
Viramontes
Special
Report: Operation Black Widow
Apr 21-27, 2001 | Santa Rosa Press Democrat
A week-long series announcing indictments in Operation Black
Widow, with photos, detailed information on NF operations out of Pelican
Bay, and law enforcement's perspective on the case.
For
Communities and Families
Salinas
Barrios Unidos
SafeState:Gangs and Youth Violence
Gangs:
A Community Response
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For Current and Former Gang Members
GangStories A kind of ex-gang memoir
GangStyle.com – Hip, Christian anti-gang site
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