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, ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

A Mexican Mafia member who controlled drug smuggling, narcotics sales and the extortion of prisoners inside the Los Angeles County jail system pleaded guilty on Monday, April 7, to a federal ...

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 ...