Michael Lerma, 68, was convicted of racketeering and murder in a trial that showed how he called the shots for gangs in his hometown of Pomona and took over his wing of a federal jail in downtown Los ...

Four men federal authorities describe as gang members from Pomona with ties to the Mexican Mafia were found guilty of murder Friday. A jury found Michael Lerma, 68, a.k.a. "Pomona Mike" and "Big Mike, ...

The defendants, Michael Lerma, Carlos Gonzalez, Juan Sanchez, and Jose Valencia Gonzalez, face mandatory life sentences.

Federal prosecutors have charged a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy with smuggling heroin into a jail where he was ...

After a 20-day trial, a jury on Friday found four gang members from Pomona and Mexican Mafia members guilty of racketeering-related crimes, including the murder of a federal inmate at the ...

Four Mexican Mafia-connected gang members from Pomona were found guilty on a slew of charges, including murder and drug trafficking late last week, federal prosecutors announced. According to ...

There are almost 140 members of the Mexican Mafia, most incarcerated in prisons or jails, according to the U.S. Attorney’s ...

As illegal border crossings drop to record lows under the Trump administration, U.S. attorneys in California are prosecuting ...

Four men federal authorities describe as gang members from Pomona with ties to the Mexican Mafia were found guilty of murder Friday. A jury found Michael Lerma, 68, a.k.a. "Pomona Mike" and "Big ...

LOS ANGELES -- In Pomona, Michael Lerma is a “mythical” figure, his attorney says. Lerma, 68, hasn’t walked the streets of his hometown on the eastern edge of Los Angeles County since the ...