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Oakland-Based Sureño Street Gang Members Indicted for Racketeering Conspiracy and Murder

Strategic Insights

— 2 min read

Residents of Oakland deserve safe and peaceful neighborhoods, not ones filled with fear and senseless violence. The Administration has made it clear that enough is enough. This indictment charges nine members of the Oakland Sureños for their roles in a dangerous criminal enterprise that inflicted harm throughout Oakland.

Nine men have been indicted for their alleged involvement in a racketeering conspiracy, including two murders, three attempted murders, narcotics and firearms distribution, and other related crimes. The indicted individuals, Marvin Bonilla, Edwin Cano-Merida, Cesar Rolando Lucas-Pablo, Walfer Mendoza-Mendoza, Gonzalo Pablo, Jeronimo Pablo-Carrillo, Mario Pablo-Matias, Raymundo Pablo-Matias, and Carlos Ramiro-Mendoza, were charged in an indictment filed October 9, 2025, and unsealed today.

Key Takeaways:

  • Nine members of the Oakland Sureños street gang have been indicted for racketeering conspiracy, including two murders, three attempted murders, and narcotics and firearms distribution.
  • The indicted individuals include Marvin Bonilla, Edwin Cano-Merida, Cesar Rolando Lucas-Pablo, Walfer Mendoza-Mendoza, Gonzalo Pablo, Jeronimo Pablo-Carrillo, Mario Pablo-Matias, Raymundo Pablo-Matias, and Carlos Ramiro-Mendoza.
  • The indictment alleges that the defendants were involved in a multi-year investigation by the FBI, the Oakland Police Department, and the FBI SF East Bay Violent Crime Task Force.
  • Gonzalo Pablo is still at large, while six of the defendants were arrested in coordinated law enforcement operations.
  • The indictment includes allegations of murder, shootings, firearms trafficking, and narcotics trafficking, which were perpetrated to enhance and protect the power, territory, and profit of the gang.
  • Each defendant is charged with one count of racketeering conspiracy, which carries a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
  • Some defendants face additional charges, including special sentencing factors that apply to specific crimes, with a maximum statutory penalty of life in prison.
  • The defendants are scheduled to be arraigned on October 30, 2025, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu.

Statistics:

  • 9 defendants have been indicted for racketeering conspiracy and related crimes
  • 2 murders and 3 attempted murders are alleged to have been committed by the defendants
  • 6 of the defendants were arrested in coordinated law enforcement operations
  • 3 defendants are unlawfully residing in the United States
  • The investigation was a multi-year effort involving the FBI, the Oakland Police Department, and the FBI SF East Bay Violent Crime Task Force
  • The indictment alleges that the defendants were involved in narcotics trafficking and firearms trafficking

Sources:

  • United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California
  • FBI SF East Bay Violent Crime Task Force
  • Oakland Police Department
  • 18 U.S.C. § 3553
  • 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c)

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