{"id":6371,"date":"2014-10-05T20:34:41","date_gmt":"2014-10-06T03:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=6371"},"modified":"2014-11-05T21:45:37","modified_gmt":"2014-11-06T05:45:37","slug":"gang-member-guilty-triple-homicide-attempted-murder-federal-agents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=6371","title":{"rendered":"Gang Member Guilty of Triple Homicides and Attempted Murder of Federal Agents"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SAN FRANCISCO \u2013<\/strong> Gang member convicted in triple homicides and the attempted murder of three federal agents whom he shot and seriously wounded with an AK-47 assault rifle when the Homeland Security Investigations’ agents tried to arrest him, officials said.<\/p>\n

The jury last week convicted Victor Flore<\/strong>s of three counts of racketeering murder and four counts of racketeering attempted murder for his involvement in a Dec. 22, 2010, shooting in South San Francisco, Calif., as well as the attempted murder of three federal agents whom he shot and seriously wounded when the agents sought to arrest him on May 3, 2012.<\/p>\n

In addition, Flores, Benjamin Campos-Gonzalez<\/strong>, and Armando Acosta<\/strong> were convicted of racketeering conspiracy by a federal jury after a three-month trial, authorities said.<\/p>\n

Acosta was also convicted of being an accessory-after-the-fact to murder, as well as various obstruction offenses, officials said.<\/p>\n

A fourth defendant,\u00a0Mario Bergren<\/strong>, was acquitted of the charges against him.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese verdicts represent another important victory in the ongoing effort to rid our communities of violent street gangs along with the scourge of fear and crime they foster,\u201d said Tatum King, acting special agent in charge for Homeland Security Investigations in San Francisco.<\/p>\n

The jury found that Flores, 23, of Petaluma, Campos-Gonzalez, 24, of San Mateo, and Acosta, 29, of South San Francisco, conspired to conduct the affairs of a racketeering enterprise, the 500 Block\/C Street Gang.<\/p>\n

The 500 Block\/C Street Gang was a Norte\u00f1o gang based in South San Francisco that engaged in drug dealing, robbery, obstruction of justice, and crimes of violence, including one of the most violent single crimes in South San Francisco history, according to authorities.<\/p>\n

The investigation was conducted by the South San Francisco Police Department, the Daly City Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, and the FBI.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the evidence presented in court, this is what happened:<\/strong><\/p>\n