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.
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Gangs have historically been part of the Chicago political machine.
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.
The Monkey 🐒 is behind bars. That’s his nickname.
Interesting that the Chicago Tribune left out that piece of information. It was reported elsewhere.
Juan Espinoza Martinez, 37, of Chicago,
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Doing his familia proud
/s
Cultural behavior of the unassimilated immigrants. They’re supposed to want to improve their standard of living, but they continue the downward spriral.
Because dims will throw you in jail for doing your job of taking out the trash.
Be situationally-aware
Indeed you are your first responder
“Gangs have historically been part of the Chicago political machine.”
True, but the color changed.
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.
Looks like the short, scared little punk he actually is.
“Juan Espinoza Martinez, 37, of Chicago”
Of Chicago. If the cops were doing their jobs he wouldn’t be walking around free.
He Fooled Around
He Found Out
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.
Thank Bammy’s fundamental transformation.
As the late Jane Goodall would say, we should go easy on the insults to the superior breeds above this lowlife. Despite his nickname.
🙉
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.
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