The Washington Times published
my review of Operation Devil Horns: The Takedown of MS-13 in San Francisco.
“Operation Devil Horns: The
Takedown of MS-13 in San Francisco” is a true crime story about one of the most
brutal and ruthless transnational gangs in America and the dogged special
agents, federal prosecutors and local police officers who took down more than
two dozen MS-13 gang members in the City by the Bay.
Written by Homeland Security
Investigations (HSI) Special Agent Michael Santini (a pen name) and veteran
journalist Ray Bolger, the book offers not only a story of a four-year
(2004-08) law enforcement operation against the MS-13 20th Street Clique in San
Francisco, it also offers a glimpse into the MS-13 subculture.
Through surveillance and
information provided by two MS-13 members that Special Agent Santini convinced
to become HSI informants, HSI discovered how gang members lived and interacted
with wives, girlfriends, children and fellow gang members. More importantly,
they learned about MS-13’s criminal gang activities, which included drug and
gun dealing and murder.
Founded in 2003, HSI is the
investigative arm of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the
Department of Homeland Security. HSI investigates cross-border criminal
activity, such as money laundering, human smuggling and trafficking,
cybercrimes, commercial fraud, narcotics and weapons trafficking, and
transnational gang activity.
Aided by the San Francisco
Police Department and other federal law enforcement agencies, HSI Special Agent
Santini spearheaded the investigation of MS-13 and the eventual arrest of gang
leaders and members for committing a number of federal crimes, including
conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering.
You can read the rest of the
review via the below link:
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