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Federal agents in Chicago on Monday arrested a suspected Latin Kings
leader accused of offering cash bounties to capture and kill a senior immigration officer working with "Operation Midway Blitz."

The U.S. AttorneyrCOs Office for the Northern District of Illinois
unsealed a criminal complaint Monday charging 37-year-old Chicago
resident Juan Espinoza Martinez with a single count of murder for hire.

Martinez was taken into custody Monday morning, though his initial court appearance has not yet been scheduled. U.S. Attorney Andrew S. Boutros
called the alleged plot "an attack on the rule of law."

According to the complaint, Martinez is a ranking member of the Latin
Kings, a gang notorious for violent crimes and drug trafficking across Chicago. The complaint alleges Martinez sent Snapchat messages that
read, "2k on information when you get him" and "10k if you take him down."

The message included a photo of a senior Border Patrol officer involved
in immigration enforcement operations in Chicago as part of U.S. Customs
and Border ProtectionrCOs "Operation Midway Blitz."

The complaint says a confidential source told investigators that after a police-involved shooting on Oct. 4, 2025, involving Border Patrol agents
in ChicagorCOs Brighton Park neighborhood, Martinez sent Latin Kings
members to 39th and Kedzie in response. The source said Martinez ordered members to obtain firearms and patrol the area around 26th Street and
South Drake Avenue to defend Latin Kings territory.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the case reflects the Justice DepartmentrCOs renewed focus on combating gang violence.

"Placing a bounty on the head of a federal officer is an attack on the
rule of law and on every American who depends on law enforcement to keep
them safe," Blanche said. "This case is exactly what we mean when we say
Take Back America rCo taking back every neighborhood and street corner
from violent thugs and criminal gangs and returning them to the
law-abiding members of our communities."

The arrest followed a violent weekend in Chicago marked by multiple
shootings and clashes with law enforcement.

On Saturday, federal agents arrested two people accused of ramming
government vehicles. One suspect, Marimar Martinez, was shot and
wounded; the other, Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, was taken into custody in a separate but similar incident. Marimar MartinezrCOs shooting was among 22 incidents between 6 p.m. Friday and 11:59 p.m. Sunday, leaving 29 people
shot and four dead, according to Chicago police.
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