article_snippet: Enriquez (pictured)  is currently serving two life sentences for murder.
article_snippet: Enriquez, an ex-Mexican Mafia leader who has been in prison since 1993 and is serving two life sentences for murder, has gained allies in law enforcement.
article_snippet: Enriquez worked Enriquez way up from enforcer to a leader in the organization - which is also known as La Eme - before Enriquez arrest and conviction.
article_snippet: In recent years, Enriquez had talked to various groups of officers and provided valuable information on the transnational criminal enterprise to which Enriquez once belonged, Los Angeles Police Deputy Chief Michael Downing said in the days after the January event.
article_snippet: the report was not until the curtain was lifted that the audience saw Enriquez standing on a small stage, in a black business suit, with Enriquez hands cuffed to waist chains and Enriquez legs in shackles.'
article_snippet: Once the handcuffs were removed, Enriquez explained who Enriquez was and how the Mexican Mafia worked.
article_snippet: guests were allowed, in pairs, to meet Enriquez, who signed copies of a 2009 book about Enriquez life.
article_snippet: Enriquez rose from low-level thug to a major player in the organization as Enriquez reputation for violence grew and Enriquez served time in prisons such as San Quentin and Folsom.
article_snippet: In 1993, Enriquez pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder and is serving life in prison.
article_snippet: In a 2008 interview with the BBC Enriquez said: 'I believe I'm a cut above the rest. '
highlights_snippet: Rene Enriquez, 52, known as 'The Boxer' was a leader in the Mexican Mafia .
  
highlights_snippet: Rene Enriquez, 52, known as 'The Boxer' is one of the U.S.'s most notorious, organized and violent gangs .
  
highlights_snippet: Rene Enriquez, 52, known as 'The Boxer' is currently serving two life sentences for murder in a Californian jail .
  