Mexican Mafia honcho guilty of racketeering  — A San Diego man
who federal prosecutors said was a top member of the Mexican
Mafia prison gang and who was the overlord for the gang’s
operations in parts of San Diego has pleaded guilty to
racketeering charges.  Salvadore Colabella, 53, faces a life
prison sentence following the plea, which he made on Friday. ﻿A
member of a Logan Heights street gang, Colabella was identified
by prosecutors as a Mexican Mafia “member,” the highest ranking
spot in the hierarchy of the gang.  He was one of the prime
defendants named in a series of indictments announced by the
U.S. Attorney’s Office in January that targeted 119 street gang
members in San Diego.  The indictments capped three separate
investigations by local, federal and state law enforcement
agencies that focused on street gangs and the Mexican Mafia in
the county.  As a “member” of the gang, Colabella had the power
to order assaults and killings, and to collect “taxes” from
street gangs that operate and sell drugs i