MALIBU\u2014On Monday, November 10, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office disclosed that a Los Angeles federal jury found five MS-13 Los Angeles gang members guilty in a racketeering case, including a string of killings in the Angeles National Forest and shootings that occurred in the San Fernando Valley from 2017 to 2019. LADA\u2019s Deputy District Attorney Eric Siddall served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in the case.<\/p>\n
Following a nine-week trial, the jury found the following defendants from Los Angeles guilty of racketeering acts, including murder, extortion, and narcotics trafficking:<\/p>\n
-Walter Chavez-Larin (MS-13 Fulton clique): one count of conspiracy to violate the RICO Act and two counts of violent crimes in aid of racketeering murder<\/p>\n
-Edwin Martinez (MS-13 Fulton clique): one count of conspiracy to violate the RICO Act and three counts of violent crimes in aid of racketeering murder<\/p>\n
-Roberto Corado Ortiz (MS-13 Directos Locos): one count of conspiracy to violate the RICO Act and two counts of violent crimes in aid of racketeering murder<\/p>\n
-Erick Rosales Arias (MS-13 Directos Locos): one count of violent crimes in aid of racketeering murder<\/p>\n
-Bryan Rosales Arias (Directos Locos): one count of violent crimes in aid of racketeering murder<\/p>\n
Several killings started in 2017 and took place in North Hollywood, the Malibu Hills, and the Angeles National Forest.<\/p>\n
In 2017, gang members abducted, tortured and murdered the victims in a ritualistic manner to elevate their membership status.<\/p>\n
United States District Judge Otis D. Wright II scheduled sentencing hearings for July 2026. The defendants face a mandatory sentence of life in federal prison. These convictions follow years of investigation by the Los Angeles Metropolitan Task Force on Violent Gangs, a joint effort between the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department, the Los Angeles Police Department, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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