According to federal investigators, the alleged plot against<\/p>\n
Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino began with a confidential<\/p>\n
informant\u2019s warning: someone tied to the Latin Kings was<\/p>\n
offering cash to track and ultimately kill a senior border official.<\/p>\n
That tip triggered an urgent Homeland Security Investigations<\/p>\n
operation that quickly homed in on Juan Espinoza Martinez in Burr Ridge, Illinois.<\/p>\n
Online messages attributed to Martinez reportedly detailed payments<\/p>\n
for surveillance and a larger bounty for lethal violence, language that<\/p>\n
officials say left little doubt the threat was both coordinated and real.<\/p>\n
Agents moved before anyone could act on the offer,<\/p>\n
arresting Martinez without incident in suburban Chicago.<\/p>\n
The Justice Department has now charged him with soliciting<\/p>\n
the murder of a senior federal law enforcement officer,<\/p>\n
a felony carrying the potential for extreme prison time.<\/p>\n
DHS leaders say the case is a stark warning to gangs and<\/p>\n
criminal networks: targeting federal officers will be<\/p>\n
met with immediate, unforgiving consequences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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