Gang Hit or Robbery Gone Wrong | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews A federal trial is heating up over the 2017 murder of Robert Rios, allegedly ordered by Mexican Mafia boss Johnny Martinez for failing to pay drug “taxes.” Prosecutors paint it as a calculated gang hit, while the defense claims it was a botched robbery by a rival gang leader seeking personal gain. With key witnesses cooperating and new evidence emerging, the jury must decide whether this was gang enforcement or violent greed — a case that could unravel the power structure of organized crime in Orange County. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/8429120f6bffcaba