Three San Marcos Gang Members Sentenced
for Gang Shooting Involving 12-Year-Old Boy
United States Attorney
Karen P. Hewitt announced that three members of the
Varrio San Marcos street gang were sentenced today on federal
charges arising out of a 2005 gang-related shooting
in San Marcos, California, that resulted in the wounding
of a twelve-year-old boy. Cesar Moedano, the leader
of the Varrio San Marcos street gang at that time,
admitted in court that he ordered members of the gang
to
attack individuals perceived to be rival South Los
gang members. Moedano was sentenced by District Court
Judge Dana M. Sabraw today to serve 192 months (16
years) in custody for his role in the shooting.
Leon
Rossetto, a member of the Varrio San Marcos street
gang, admitted in court to alerting Moedano to the
presence of individuals believed to be South Los
gang members on Autumn Drive and to participating
in the
conspiracy to murder these individuals. Rossetto
was sentenced by Judge Sabraw to serve 180 months (15
years) in custody. Geovani Bernal, also a member of
the gang, was sentenced to serve 63 months in custody
for his role in the shooting. Pursuant to their guilty
pleas, the three gang members also admitted that
the
Varrio San Marcos street gang was involved in both
extortion and drug trafficking in the San Marcos
area.
According to court documents, in the
evening of November 30, 2005, members of the Varrio
San
Marcos gang shot at a group of individuals congregating
on Autumn Drive in San Marcos as part of a
conspiracy to murder rival South Los gang members.
During the attack, a 12-year-old boy was wounded
when he was shot in the upper chest.
Prior to the sentencing, defendants Moedano
and Rossetto each plead guilty to one count of Violent
Crime in Aid of Racketeering and one count of Using/Carrying
a Firearm in Commission of a Crime of
Violence before Judge Sabraw. Defendant Bernal pled
guilty to one count of Violent Crime in Aid of
Racketeering.
DEFENDANTS Case Number:
06cr1435-DMS
Cesar Moedano, aka Snoop Age: 31
Leon Rossetto, aka Casper Age: 25
Geovani Bernal, aka Blackie Age: 22
SUMMARY OF CHARGES
United States v. Cesar Moedano et.al., (Case Number
06CR1435-DMS)
Title 18, United States Code, Section 1959 - Violent
Crime in Aid of Racketeering
Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(c) - Using/Carrying
a Firearm in Commission of a Crime of
Violence
INVESTIGATING AGENCIES
Federal Bureau of Investigation
San Diego Police Department
San Diego Sheriff’s Office
North County Regional Gang Task Force
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Oceanside Police Department
Carlsbad Police Department
Escondido Police Department
U.S. Bureau of Prisons
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
U.S. Marshals Service
