Jan 4, 2021 · Perez-Castaneda was a high-level associate of a Mexican Mafia cell run by Michael Lerma, 63, a.k.a. “Pomona Mike” and “Big Mike.” Lerma exercised control over, and extorted drug proceeds from, Latino street gangs in and around Pomona, as well as from inmates at Calipatria State Prison in Imperial County, according to a federal grand ...

Jan 4, 2021 · Prosecutors said Perez-Castaneda was a high-level associate of a Mexican Mafia cell run by Michael “Pomona Mike” Lerma, who exercised control over, and extorted drug proceeds from, Latino...

May 23, 2018 · The second RICO indictment unsealed today focuses on a second criminal enterprise that allegedly was run by another incarcerated member of the Mexican Mafia, Michael Lerma, 61, also known as “Pomona Mike.”

Oct 14, 2021 · LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury today returned a superseding indictment charging three Pomona-area gang members and Mexican Mafia associates with murdering an inmate at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in downtown Los Angeles. The superseding indictment alleges Jose Valencia Gonzalez, a.k.a. “Swifty,” 39, Carlos Gonzalez, a.k.a ...

Jan 5, 2021 · A Pomona woman who collected drug money on behalf of a Mexican Mafia boss and ordered the killing of an enemy behind bars was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Monday.

May 24, 2018 · In a massive operation targeting the notorious Mexican Mafia’s control in Los Angeles County jails and over street gangs in Pomona, hundreds of local and federal law enforcement personnel swept across Southern California Wednesday morning, conducting raids that led to 32 arrests.

Perez-Castaneda was a high-level associate of a Mexican Mafia cell run by Michael Lerma, 63, a.k.a. “Pomona Mike” and “Big Mike.” Lerma exercised control over, and extorted drug proceeds from, Latino street gangs in and around Pomona, as well as from inmates at Calipatria State Prison in Imperial County, according to a federal grand ...

May 23, 2018 · Michael "Pomona Mike" Lerma, 61, allegedly extorted drug proceeds from Latino street gangs in and around Pomona, and inmates at Calipatria State Prison in Imperial County, officials said.

May 23, 2018 · The second RICO indictment focused on another criminal enterprise run by 61-year-old Michael Lerma, also known as “Pomona Mike,” a member of the Mexican Mafia who controlled and extorted drug proceeds from Pomona street gangs as well as from incarcerated Latinos in Calipatria State Prison in Imperial County.

Jan 4, 2021 · Perez-Castaneda was a high-level associate of a Mexican Mafia cell run by Michael Lerma, 63, a.k.a. “Pomona Mike” and “Big Mike.” Lerma exercised control over, and extorted drug proceeds from, Latino street gangs in and around Pomona, as well as from inmates at Calipatria State Prison in Imperial County, according to a federal grand ...