New York sources have stated that Indian origin hotel manager faces federal charges for allegedly helping a feared street gang in its drug-dealing and prostitution operations in California, according to prosecutors. The prosecutors have said that Umesh Oza, who managed two hotels in Oceanside city, was charged last week with racketeering conspiracy under laws traditionally used for organized-crime syndicates and mobsters, Oza also used the name Kevin.
Alana Robinson, the acting federal prosecutor for Southern California in San Diego had stated that “Not only are we targeting the traffickers and customers, but we are also going after the businesses that facilitate this type of gang activity". Oza “provided a safe haven” for the alleged members of the West side Crips criminal street gang to carry out drug deals and prostitution.
Eleven alleged West Crips gangsters were also charged in
crimes that prosecutors say took place from 2004 to 2016, while prosecutors
only identified the facilities Oza managed as “two national brand hotels”, the
San Diego Tribune had said they were the Coast Inn and a Motel 6.
