Mexican Mafia Racketeering Convictions | 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 Two men convicted this week for a 2017 murder tied to the Mexican Mafia now face life in federal prison—this case exposes how prison gang leaders, locked up but still in control, direct deadly operations from behind bars. The victim, Robert Rios, was killed during a botched robbery allegedly over unpaid “taxes” on his drug profits. Cordova, the shooter, and Valenzuela, the crew organizer, were found guilty of murder in aid of racketeering. Prosecutors say the killing was part of a gang power struggle, while defense argued it was a rogue act later punished by leadership. Fifteen others have already been convicted in this sprawling investigation, and sentencing for the two men is set for October 22nd—showing how law enforcement continues to dismantle gangs even when their bosses are incarcerated. 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/37460bb2db47145f