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- La Barbie enters a plea of "Not Guilty" in Atlanta
- Arrest of "El Chapo's" escape pilot, "Z40" paid for Altiplano concert
- Video: Singer Larry Hernandez pointing gun to "victim's" head
La Barbie enters a plea of "Not Guilty" in Atlanta Posted: 10 Oct 2015 08:04 PM PDT Lucio R. Borderland Beat material for historical reporting from BB archives  He was transferred to Bexar County, Atlanta, Georgia before the hearing. Valdez Villarreal appeared before federal judge Hon. William Simon. Duffey Jr., along with his father in law, Carlos Montemayor González, one of his alleged accomplices, who was arrested and then extradited with Valdez.  Valdez was extradited, with 12 others, from Mexico to the United States on September 30th. The 42 year old Valdez has charges he must face in multiple federal. In the Georgia federal district he and five others are accused of distributions of tons of cocaine to the Eastern United States between the years of 2004 and 2006. In the eastern district of Louisiana he faces charges stemming from a 2002 indictment. Valdez was arrested in Mexico on August 30, 2010 and has been detained in Altiplano No1 prison in the state of Mexico since that date, fighting extradition. His last appeal was struck down over a year ago, but Mexico did not release him for extradition until September. Valdez is known as the American achieving the highest status within a Mexican cartel.
Valdez' notorious acts of violenceWhile in Mexico Valdez became notorious for some of the most gruesome acts of violence. Those who knew him and later ended up sitting on a bench facing prosecutors of SIEDO, gave information that sicarios under the leadership of Valdez conducted routine executions of innocent people without hesitation, including 24 farmers and masons from La Marquesa. In 2006, Mateo Díaz López, a former military and a commander for Los Zetas, was arrested and told SIEDO that "La Barbie" was responsible for filming the execution of four sicarios. This video was sent to The Dallas Morning News on December 1, 2005. "I know that that the Preventive Police and the AFIs abducted nine members of my group (Zetas) in a nightclub in Zihuatanejo, these men were in that city in order to fight for control of the plaza.” "Once abducted, they took them to the city of Acapulco and there, they delivered the men to "La Barbie," who later released a video in which four of the men are seen being interviewed. Among them were "El Peterete," Vizcarra, and another man that I don't remember his alias. On the video these men said many things about Los Zetas," said Mateo Díaz on July 17, 2006.  According to Mateo during the interrogation, "La Barbie" forced the gunmen to say that Osiel was receiving protection from Santiago Vasconcelos, then head of SIEDO, with full intention to discredit him. After interrogators, who are never revealed, (one is alleged to be "La Barbie") question the men, the video ends when a pistol enters the frame and shoots this man believed to be Vizcarra in the head (at left). "In the video itself one can hear the voice of "La Barbie" directing the men on what to say and one of the persons shown is executed and turns out to be Vizcarra. Later on I learned that they had also executed all of the rest of the men and their bodies disappeared. Also in this video my companions say that the attorney Vasconcelos was involved with us (Zetas), which is not true, as this was only a strategy of "La Barbie"' to force the PGR to go after us," said Mateo Díaz Below is the video warning it does show footage of Vizcarra being executed.  | ||
Arrest of "El Chapo's" escape pilot, "Z40" paid for Altiplano concert Posted: 10 Oct 2015 12:52 PM PDT Lucio R. for Borderland Beat- material used from Excelsior, Reforma and Economia  Among those arrested for the escape of Joaquin El Chapo Guzman from the maximum security prison of Altiplano, is a pilot who helped the leader of the Sinaloa Cartel , announced the General Attorney of the Republic, Arely Gómez González. Appearing before the Senate, the head of the Attorney General's Office (PGR) acknowledged that the escape of Guzman Loera weakened the confidence of citizens in the prison system and the country's security institutions. Her mentioning an “escape pilot” had lawmakers scratching their heads, because this is the first anyone had heard of such an arrest. Further confusion is that Gomez did not give any details of the arrest or even the date and name of the detainee. It has been speculated that Guzman Loera, had been transferred via vehicle to an area out of the prison’s air space restriction for a flight to his final destination, presumably somewhere in the Sinaloa Sierra Madre. Gomez also offers that the investigation continues notably analyzing protocols and telephone history in an attempt to discover who was directly involved in the escape. The attorney general says that 23 former public servants have been arrested or have pending arrest warrant against them for aiding in El Chapo’s escape. This includes the prison director.  “Z40” throws prison concert leading to the firing of director  Miguel Trevino aka "Z40" paid for the party. As the story goes he wanted to conduct the party within the prison, but Quintanilla rejected that plan as it would be an infraction of the rules. She later agreed to conduct the concert outside the prison walls in a field adjacent to the Max Prison. Her reasoning was since the concert was technically outside the jurisdiction of the prison. She was terminated and replaced by Valentin Cardenas Lerma, now under arrest for aiding El Chapo’s escape. BB readers may remember reading about Quintanilla “humanistic approach” to incarceration. Her philosophy was to treat prisoners with respect which would affect their rehabilitation. Excelsior reported that for weeks before the September 15, 2013 event, trucks began arriving to construct and set up the outside prison makeshift venue, and when it was known the event was paid for by Z40 a few contractors notified prison authorities, but the complaints were ignored. The event included a massive laser light show reflecting the letter “Z” and “40” and when prisoners saw that from inside the prison screams and cheers of appreciation and thanks, could be heard throughout the prison. Z40 premier leader of the Los Zetas cartel was captured on July 13, 2013 between the cities of Sabinas Coahuila and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas.  | ||
Video: Singer Larry Hernandez pointing gun to "victim's" head Posted: 10 Oct 2015 04:26 PM PDT Lucio R. for Borderland Beat  Art imitating life? A BB reader sent this video in, which is footage of Larry Hernandez pointing a gun to a “kidnapping victim’s” head. He hurls insults and makes fun of his crying, as he speaks to someone on speaker phone giving instructions. There are two camps of opinion regarding this video, one says this is a clear portrayal of Hernandez’ criminal mindset and behavior, while others defend Hernandez insisting the video was just a joke and doesn’t mean anything. Either way, reasonable persons will view the clip and conclude Hernandez as being very comfortable in thug behavior. This is not presented as footage of the crime he has been charged with and if the case goes to trial it is doubtful it would ever be presented as evidence. The evidence in the Newberry South Carolina case against Hernandez, is reported as having in evidence an audio recording of the crime. Thank you to the reader sending the link to full video which clearly shows it is part of play acting. Art imitating life would be a rasonable asumption since the victim in South Carolina says this happened to him as he was wrapped in plastic wrap. Thank you Larry for the visual. Victim: wrong place, wrong time José Andrade, who became a kidnapping and assault victim over a $30,000 dance performance debt speaks out. According to a Newberry County criminal complaint, Jesus Andrade, previously identified as Jose, was a victim of a kidnapping and assault on August 16. In an interview with Al Rojo Vivo, he insists that he is not a dance promoter and at no time did he hire Mexican narco ballad singer Larry Hernández to perform at a dance in Newberry.  Andrade said that he was a victim and was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Andrade identified Hernández as the person who had threatened his life twice while he was beaten and held against his will by Hernández, Jesús Ivan Solis and several other people who have not been identified. Roberto Gomez (at left) was identified as the dance promoter that actually hired Larry Hernández to perform in Newberry. Gomez failed to pay Hernández the $30K. He told Univision that he would not confirm whether he paid Hernández in full or deny it. Andrade was Gomez’s chauffeur who was kidnapped and assaulted by Hernández and Solis. Video begins at 1:27 as presented on social media.... Full video showing it is part of a music video.... |
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