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Chicago gang member charged with soliciting murder of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo ^ | 10/06/2025 | Jason Meisner

Posted on 10/07/2025 6:43:20 AM PDT by DFG

CHICAGO — An alleged high-ranking Chicago gang member has been charged with soliciting the murder of U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino, the tough-talking commander at the forefront of the Trump administration’s ongoing immigration enforcement push “Operation Midway Blitz.”

Juan Espinoza Martinez, 37, of Chicago, was arrested Monday morning and charged in a criminal complaint unsealed Monday with one count of solicitation of murder-for-hire. A court appearance has not yet been set, and it was unclear if Martinez had a lawyer.

According to the complaint, Martinez, a ranking member of the Latin Kings, told a law enforcement source after an immigration agent shot a woman in the Brighton Park neighborhood “that he had dispatched members of the Latin Kings to the area of the 39th and Kedzie ... in response to the shooting.”

The law enforcement source also shared Snapchat messages from Martinez saying, “2k on information when you get him” and “10k if u take him down,” according to the complaint.

Included in the message was a photo of Bovino, who has recently participated in immigration enforcement operations in Chicago on behalf of the U.S. Border Patrol, according to a law enforcement source and the complaint, which identifies Bovino only as a senior Border Patrol official.

(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: chicago; juanespinozamartinez
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1 posted on 10/07/2025 6:43:20 AM PDT by DFG
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To: DFG

Gangs have historically been part of the Chicago political machine.


2 posted on 10/07/2025 6:51:17 AM PDT by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them )
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To: DFG


[All pictures are posted for Educational Purposes
in accordance with Fair Use]


DO NO HARM, Americans
BUT Be situationally-aware

(For the thread)
3 posted on 10/07/2025 6:52:47 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: DFG

Law enforcement is much too gentle with these alien, violent gangsters. Also the politicos they have bought must also be dealt with in a definitive manner.


4 posted on 10/07/2025 6:58:45 AM PDT by allendale
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To: DFG

The Monkey 🐒 is behind bars. That’s his nickname.


5 posted on 10/07/2025 7:01:55 AM PDT by Ge0ffrey
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To: Ge0ffrey

Interesting that the Chicago Tribune left out that piece of information. It was reported elsewhere.


6 posted on 10/07/2025 7:03:06 AM PDT by Ge0ffrey
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To: DFG

Juan Espinoza Martinez, 37, of Chicago,
..........

Doing his familia proud

/s


7 posted on 10/07/2025 7:05:17 AM PDT by delchiante
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To: DFG

Cultural behavior of the unassimilated immigrants. They’re supposed to want to improve their standard of living, but they continue the downward spriral.


8 posted on 10/07/2025 7:13:16 AM PDT by griswold3 (Truth Beauty and Goodness)
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To: allendale

Because dims will throw you in jail for doing your job of taking out the trash.


9 posted on 10/07/2025 7:17:27 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: SaveFerris

Be situationally-aware

Indeed you are your first responder


10 posted on 10/07/2025 7:26:46 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: virgil

“Gangs have historically been part of the Chicago political machine.”

True, but the color changed.


11 posted on 10/07/2025 7:27:10 AM PDT by TexasGator (The 750 hp Florida Gnat)
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To: Resolute Conservative
Because dims will throw you in jail for doing your job of taking out the trash their source of income.
12 posted on 10/07/2025 7:29:23 AM PDT by TexasGator (The 750 hp Florida Gnat)
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To: All

It said in one report the Latin Kings owned a section of the city. Under their control.

So they own the politicians and police.

The stand down order was to protect the drug money.

It’s always the money. Follow to all those on the take and clean out the entire mess of a city. Then do the next Dem-controlled hellhole.


13 posted on 10/07/2025 8:06:55 AM PDT by TigerClaws
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To: SaveFerris

Looks like the short, scared little punk he actually is.


14 posted on 10/07/2025 8:42:37 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (You Say You Want a Revolution?)
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To: DFG

“Juan Espinoza Martinez, 37, of Chicago”

Of Chicago. If the cops were doing their jobs he wouldn’t be walking around free.


15 posted on 10/07/2025 10:40:28 AM PDT by dljordan (The Rewards of Tolerance are Treachery and Betrayal)
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To: Bon of Babble

He Fooled Around

He Found Out


16 posted on 10/07/2025 1:52:07 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: TigerClaws

Chicago has a huge hispanic population now. It’s often an arrival hub for illegals that eventually end up in other parts of the country. I’ve met some in Florida who spent time in Chicago.


17 posted on 10/07/2025 2:18:29 PM PDT by lodi90
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To: DFG

Thank Bammy’s fundamental transformation.


18 posted on 10/07/2025 3:01:30 PM PDT by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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To: Ge0ffrey

As the late Jane Goodall would say, we should go easy on the insults to the superior breeds above this lowlife. Despite his nickname.
🙉


19 posted on 10/07/2025 3:08:31 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: DFG

Interesting item on “hit men” (”contract killers”)—
A 2019 study published in Trends in Organized Crime broke down contract killers into four types:
Novice: An inexperienced, opportunistic killer who often fails.
Dilettante: Often older and not from a criminal background, they may be struggling with personal finances and may or may not go through with the act.
Journeyman: This type is more experienced and reliable, usually with connections to organized crime, but is still vulnerable to being caught.
Master: Highly experienced, difficult to catch, and potentially with a military background. Little is known about this type of killer.


20 posted on 10/07/2025 3:10:40 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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