Jury makes Super Pollo go cocaine free
Cocaine is off the menu at Super Pollo. Today, a jury convicted the Independence Avenue restaurant's owners of conspiring to distribute $2.3 million of cocaine. The jury also nailed them for a money laundering conspiracy for trying to hide their profits in the restaurant's business and real estate transactions.
The jury found 34-year-old Juan Delgado (aka "Cachetes" and "Marana"), 41-year old Luis Morgan and 32-year-old Omar Villareal (aka "Shaggy")guilty of conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocanine from June 11, 2002 through April 11, 2007. Delgado was also found guilty of four counts of distributing cocaine and four counts of money laundering.
Delgado and his 29-year-old wife Sylvia Delgado co-owned Super
Pollo. They were found guilty of money laundering for trying to funnel
the money through JUD, LLC and Santadelg Properties, LLC.
The feds started investigating Super Pollo, a Mexican restaurant at 3253 Independence Ave., in May 2006. They became suspcious when Super Pollo's owners made deposits that exceeded what the restaurant could possibly earn from legit sales.
Co-defendant Jose Estrada, 44, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 17 years and six months in federal prison without parole. Ricardo Ruiz (aka "The Rabbit" and "Conejo") co-owned Super Pollo with the Delgados. Ruiz, 33, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison without parole.
Four more co-defendants -- Raymond Sparks, Cruz Santa-Anna, Julian Araiza and Jose Canales -- pleaded guilty but haven't been sentenced yet.
Three men -- Fernando Chavez (aka "Mr. Magoo," "Old Boy" and "Nando"), Carlos Hernandez and Jose Ortega-Gallegos -- are still on the run.
Juan Delgado, Luis Morgan and Omar Villareal face a mandory minimum of 10 years in federal prison without parole and up to life in federal prison. Sylvia Delgado faces up to 40 years in federal prison without parole.
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