The men belong to the “Brown Magic Clica” Sureno street gang. The two men appeared Monday before U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge at the federal courthouse in Boise.
Samson Torres, 23, of Ontario, was sentenced to nearly six years in prison for conspiracy to participate in racketeering. He pleaded guilty in October, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney for Idaho. Mathew Grover, 22, of Fruitland, will spend more than four years in prison for conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise and unlawful possession of a firearm. He entered a guilty plea in July.
According to court documents, Grover and Samson conspired with other gang members to distribute the proceeds from criminal activities to incarcerated gang members.
Prosecutors said the men told Lodge they desired to leave their gang affiliations. Three other members of the gang are scheduled to be sentenced next month.
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