Five members of the transnational street gang MS-13 were convicted by a federal jury in Los Angeles for their roles in six “horrific” and “barbaric” gang-motivated murders.
Walter Chavez-Larin, 26; Roberto Alejandro Corado Ortiz, 30; and Edwin Martinez, 28, were found guilty Monday of one count each of conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, the Department of Justice said in a news release.
Chavez-Larin and Corado Ortiz were also found guilty of two counts of violent crimes in aid of racketeering (VICAR) murder. Martinez was convicted of three additional counts of murder for the purpose of aiding racketeering.
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