Martinez, also of Truchas, was acquitted of witness tampering.
Because of reports of threats by SNM members, court security and U.S. marshals were on high alert to protect witnesses, prosecutors, the judge and others during the two-week trial in federal court in Albuquerque.
Three prosecution witnesses, including Martinez’s ex-wife, were arrested, jailed and brought to court in handcuffs after they failed to show up to testify after being subpoenaed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Mexico.
Martinez, aka Mono, is a five-time felon in state court and the 10th SNM member to be convicted at trial under the federal Violent Crimes in Aid of Racketeering law. The prosecution stemmed from an ongoing six-year FBI investigation aimed at dismantling the 41-year-old SNM criminal enterprise that operates inside and outside prisons.
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