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The indictment alleges that between Septemand July 2, 2011, the defendants conspired to murder members of a group known as Tango Blast or Orejones, for the purpose of gaining entry to and maintaining and increasing their position in the TS.įinally, the indictment also charges Ramirez and Maciel with one count of conspiracy to commit murder. The indictment also charges De La Rosa with aiding and abetting Vidaurri in Lambirth’s murder.Īdditionally, Muniz, Timothy Jimenez, Carranza, Nieto, Donel, Maciel, Gonzalez, Mancha, Mark Jimenez, Arroyo and Chavez are charged with committing a violent crime in aid of racketeering, namely the shooting death of Priscilla Ann Vidaurri on July 2, 2011, for the purpose of gaining entry to and maintaining and increasing their position in the TS.įurthermore, Muniz, Vidaurri, Nieto, Ramirez, Rodriguez, Blanco, DeLaRosa and Flores are charged with one count of violent crime in aid of racketeering.

In addition to the conspiracy charge, Vidaurri is charged with three counts of committing a violent crime in aid of racketeering, namely the shooting deaths of Escobedo, Davenport and Lambirth, for the purpose of gaining entry to and maintaining and increasing his position in the TS. The conspiracy charge alleges responsibility for nine racketeering acts: 1) the murder of George Escobedo on Octo2) the murder of George Davenport on Octo3) conspiracy to murder members of the Tango Orejon/Orejones gang 4) the attempt to murder Rodolfo Gonzalez on Ma5) the attempt to murder Miguel Ojeda on Ma6) the murder of Troy Lambirth on Ma7) the murder of Priscilla Ann Vidaurri on J8) conspiracy to murder and the attempted murder of Andrew Vidaurri on J9) conspiracy to murder Javier “Fierro” Penuelaz and, 10) distribution of cocaine and heroin since January 2009. The remaining defendants were in custody prior to today on other charges.Ī seven-count superseding indictment, returned yesterday and unsealed this morning, alleges that beginning in January 2008 until the present, the defendants conspired to engage in a pattern of organized criminal conduct including four murders, two attempted murders, conspiracy to commit murder, drug trafficking and other crimes in furtherance of the goals and the mission of the Texas Syndicate.

This morning, federal, state and local authorities arrested Ramirez, Rodriguez, Donel, Gonzalez, Mancha and Chavez. The TS members charged in the RICO conspiracy include: Rolando “Black Rabbit” Muniz, 31 Andrew “Dirty” Vidaurri, 30 Timothy “Kilo” Jimenez, 38 Ruben “RC” Carranza, 46 Anselmo “Elmo” Nieto, 25 Raymond “Minor” Ramirez, 40 Roberto “Rico” Rodriguez, 52 Jerry “Pelon” Donel, 30 Leroy “Caveman” Maciel, 50 Nicolas “Straps” Blanco, 25 Fernando “Li’l Fern” Gonzalez, 37 Ramiro “Ram” De La Rosa, 25 Manuel Mancha, 25 Mark Anthony “Jax” Jimenez, 25 Francisco “Pancho” Arroyo, 32 Adam “Rookie” Chavez, 28 and Alejandro “Alex Kenwood” Flores, 30. Dewey Webb, IRS-Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Steve McCullough, Bexar County District Attorney Susan Reed, Bexar County Sheriff Amadeo Ortiz and San Antonio Police Chief William McManus. Marshal Robert Almonte, ATF Special Agent in Charge J. The announcement was made today by United States Attorney Robert Pitman, DEA Special Agent in Charge Javier Pena, U.S. Seventeen San Antonio-based members of the Texas (TS) have been charged by federal grand jury indictment with conspiring to violate the Racketeering Influenced Corrupt (RICO) statute.