Gangs caught in crackdown: 51 alleged members face chargesBy LATEEF MUNGIN and BILL RANKIN Atlanta Journal-Constitution Staff Writers A highly organized Hispanic crime syndicate has been operating on the eastern crescent of metro Atlanta for at least six years, committing five murders and wounding a police officer, federal authorities said Wednesday. In five indictments unsealed Wednesday, federal authorities laid out the alleged operation of La Gran Familia, an intricate and well-financed umbrella group for four gangs. The parent organization, authorities claim, is financed by the gangs' robberies, drug dealing and car thefts and used violence to enforce its territory, which...