36 People Charged In Mexican-Mafia Probe

A long-term probe targeting Latino street gangs with ties to the Mexican Mafia resulted in 36 people being charged in five federal indictments, which were unsealed Friday.

In one indictment, 22 individuals were charged with participating in a Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organization, or RICO, conspiracy.

According to that indictment, the defendants engaged in multiple racketeering acts in furtherance of the Mexican Mafia criminal enterprise, including murder, conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder, robbery, extortion and conspiracy to import drugs into the United States.