{"id":1026,"date":"2026-11-13T19:42:38","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T00:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/?p=1026"},"modified":"2026-11-13T19:42:38","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T00:42:38","slug":"la-gangster-fat-boy-helped-olympic-snowboarder-turned-drug-kingpin-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/?p=1026","title":{"rendered":"LA gangster \u2018Fat Boy\u2019 helped Olympic snowboarder turned drug kingpin run billion-dollar trafficking ring: feds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"av-in-brief\"><strong>In brief:<\/strong> Roberto Gomez, 51, a fugitive South Los Angeles gang member also known as &quot;Fat Boy,&quot; was hit with a six-count federal indictment for allegedly helping former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan James Wedding run a billion-dollar drug trafficking ring. Gomez, a member of the 38th Street gang, fled to Mexico in 2000 and later cultivated ties with the Sinaloa Cartel and CJNG, leaking law-enforcement intelligence on arrests, seizures and warrant executions to Wedding and other co-conspirators. Wedding, 45, was arrested in Mexico City in January and flown back to the U.S. to face charges.<\/p>\n<div class=\"av-faq\">\n<h2>Key questions<\/h2>\n<h3>Who is Roberto Gomez and what is he charged with?<\/h3>\n<p>Roberto Gomez, 51, also known as &#8220;Fat Boy,&#8221; is a fugitive South Los Angeles gang member charged with a six-count federal indictment for allegedly leaking law-enforcement intelligence and supplying narcotics to help Ryan James Wedding operate a drug trafficking empire.<\/p>\n<h3>Who is Ryan James Wedding?<\/h3>\n<p>Ryan James Wedding, 45, is a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder who landed on the FBI&#8217;s most wanted list in 2025 and was wanted for allegedly running a transnational drug trafficking enterprise; he was arrested in Mexico City in January and returned to the U.S.<\/p>\n<h3>What happened to Edgar Aaron Vazquez Alvarado?<\/h3>\n<p>Edgar Aaron Vazquez Alvarado, who founded the criminal organization El C\u00e1rtel Nuevo Imperio and helped Wedding evade U.S. law enforcement, was fatally shot by Mexican police last week; a two-count indictment against him was unsealed this week.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"av-schema\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\", \"@type\": \"FAQPage\", \"mainEntity\": [{\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Who is Roberto Gomez and what is he charged with?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Roberto Gomez, 51, also known as \\\"Fat Boy,\\\" is a fugitive South Los Angeles gang member charged with a six-count federal indictment for allegedly leaking law-enforcement intelligence and supplying narcotics to help Ryan James Wedding operate a drug trafficking empire.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Who is Ryan James Wedding?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Ryan James Wedding, 45, is a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder who landed on the FBI's most wanted list in 2025 and was wanted for allegedly running a transnational drug trafficking enterprise; he was arrested in Mexico City in January and returned to the U.S.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"What happened to Edgar Aaron Vazquez Alvarado?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Edgar Aaron Vazquez Alvarado, who founded the criminal organization El C\u00e1rtel Nuevo Imperio and helped Wedding evade U.S. law enforcement, was fatally shot by Mexican police last week; a two-count indictment against him was unsealed this week.\"}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/av-faq --><\/p>\n<p class=\"wire-source\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/11\/13\/us-news\/fugitive-charged-with-leaking-intel-to-ex-olympians-drug-cartel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Post \u2014 LA gangster \u2018Fat Boy\u2019 helped Olympic snowboarder turned drug kingpin run billion-dollar trafficking ring: feds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wire-credit\"><em>AI-assisted summary; the reporting is the source&#x27;s. 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