{"id":58483,"date":"2025-02-25T18:24:47","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T02:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=58483"},"modified":"2025-02-25T19:43:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T03:43:45","slug":"l-a-grand-jury-indicts-18-defendants-including-sheriffs-deputy-alleges-major-jail-drug-smuggling-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=58483","title":{"rendered":"Grand Jury Indicts 18 Defendants, including Sheriff&#8217;s Deputy, for Allegedly Major Jail Drug Smuggling Involving Mexican Mafia"},"content":{"rendered":"<table class=\"m_6066159667426984300main-table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"m_6066159667426984300main-body\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><strong>LOS ANGELES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6360 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/District-Attorney-Los-Angeles.png\" alt=\"Seal of the District Attorney of Los Angeles County\" width=\"349\" height=\"323\" \/>Eighteen people \u2014 including Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Deputy Michael Meiser \u2014 have been indicted by a Grand Jury for their alleged roles in a sophisticated drug smuggling operation involving Mexican Mafia associates inside the County jail system, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u201cCorruption and criminal activity will not be tolerated in our justice system \u2014 especially within our jails,\u201d District Attorney Nathan Hochman said. \u201cEnsuring that our correctional facilities remain secure and free of illicit drugs is crucial to public safety. Those entrusted with upholding the law must be held to the highest standards, and we will aggressively prosecute those who betray that trust.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Beginning in February 2022, the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department Major Crimes Bureau and the FBI\u2019s San Gabriel Valley Safe Streets Task Force began investigating reports of narcotics being smuggled into the Los Angeles County Jail, as well as a violent attack of an inmate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-229 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/FBI-300x165.png\" alt=\"&quot;Goon Squad&quot; Shooter Sentenced to 20 Years for Firing at Police\" width=\"398\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/FBI-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/FBI.png 615w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" \/>Hochman said: \u201cCleaning up our jail system is critical to breaking the cycle of crime that spills over into our communities. We will continue to root out corruption and ensure that those responsible for endangering public safety are held accountable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Here are some of the details in the 51-page Indictment:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">On or before January 2022, Michael \u201cMosca\u201d (\u201cFly\u201d) Torres assumed control of an organized criminal enterprise that controls the collection of proceeds of illegal activity within the Los Angeles County jail system. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30806 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Kentucky-River-Regional-Jail-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"440\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Kentucky-River-Regional-Jail-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Kentucky-River-Regional-Jail-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Kentucky-River-Regional-Jail-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Kentucky-River-Regional-Jail.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/>This organization is commonly referred to as the Southside and is controlled by the Mexican Mafia, a prison gang.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"> Between January 1 and March 1, 2022, Estela Guerrero, Jose Martinez. Pharoah Brooks, Rosa Martinez, and other unidentified co-conspirators devised a plan to facilitate the ongoing smuggling of controlled substances into the Los Angeles County jail system to benefit the Mexican Mafia member through the collection of a portion of all quantities of controlled substances smuggled. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">On January 29, 2022, David \u201cToo Tall\u201d Fraysure called Estela Guerrero and discussed the distribution of the narcotics that were received in his dorm located in Los Angeles County Jail.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">To read the entire indictment, click <a href=\"https:\/\/links-1.govdelivery.com\/CL0\/https:%2F%2Fda.lacounty.gov%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fpdf%2FIndictment-25CJCF0287-%2528P.-v.-Martinez-et-al.%2529.pdf%3Futm_content=%26utm_medium=email%26utm_name=%26utm_source=govdelivery%26utm_term=\/1\/010001953fcafb3c-592937a5-3f57-431d-a9e1-a6971ea24d06-000000\/JcS5zzfjV8M0wX6UN74CtU7lMu2JD3TLvrXz1HniVf4=394\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/links-1.govdelivery.com\/CL0\/https:%252F%252Fda.lacounty.gov%252Fsites%252Fdefault%252Ffiles%252Fpdf%252FIndictment-25CJCF0287-%252528P.-v.-Martinez-et-al.%252529.pdf%253Futm_content%3D%2526utm_medium%3Demail%2526utm_name%3D%2526utm_source%3Dgovdelivery%2526utm_term%3D\/1\/010001953fcafb3c-592937a5-3f57-431d-a9e1-a6971ea24d06-000000\/JcS5zzfjV8M0wX6UN74CtU7lMu2JD3TLvrXz1HniVf4%3D394&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1740620542744000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3-YdHT73-F20jAAfsZ1TWt\">here<\/a>. The pretrial hearing for all defendants is set for March 27, Dept. 109 of the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">Defendants include:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Michael Meiser, 39, of Lancaster.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Jose Trancito Martinez, 36, of Long Beach.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Daniel Garcia, 38, an inmate.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Pharoah Brooks, 47, an inmate<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">David Fraysure, 27, an inmate<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Daniel Arochi Gonzalez, 24, of Carson<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Jackie Triplett, 40, an inmate<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Jesse Quintero, 44, of Hacienda Heights<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Marco Lujan, 47, of Pomona<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Andy Dominquez, 30, an inmate<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Ariel Pereyra, 28, an inmate<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Angel Grajales, 34, of Arleta<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Frank Rodriquez, 32, of Los Angeles<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Jose Rodriguez, 48, an inmate<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Jessie Abdon, 25, an inmate<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Arianna Inocente,20, of Norwalk<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Salma Haro, 23, of Long Beach<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0Deputy-In-Charge Lou Avila and Deputy District Attorneys Abigail Briones and Jessica Lansky of the District Attorney&#8217;s Prison Crimes Unit are prosecuting the case. The investigation was conducted by the Sheriff\u2019s Department Major Crimes Bureau and the FBI\u2019s San Gabriel Valley Safe Streets Task Force.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"m_6066159667426984300footer-bg\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#2F459B\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES Eighteen people \u2014 including Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Deputy Michael Meiser \u2014 have been indicted by a Grand Jury for their alleged roles in a sophisticated drug smuggling operation involving&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12027,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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