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 News from Around the Americas | March 2008 
Mexican Mafia Members Sentenced to Life in Prison
 San Diego Union-Tribune
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US Federal Court: A federal judge sentenced seven members of a notorious state prison gang to life in prison this past week.
The sentence by U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw capped an extensive investigation into the Mexican Mafia that targeted upper echelon members of the gang on racketeering and conspiracy charges.
The seven members of the gang sentenced yesterday were convicted by a jury after a monthlong trial that ended Jan. 4.
The defendants were charged with a variety of crimes, including two murders, attempted murder, drug sales and money laundering.
In October, two top members of the gang, Raul Leon and Salvador Perez, pleaded guilty to similar charges and will be sentenced in April.
Sentenced yesterday were Eduardo Gonzalez-Gallegos, George Fernandez, Thomas Durkin, Salvador Perez, Richard Valenzuela, Cesar Abarca and Joshua Cruz. Several are serving life sentences in state prison for other crimes. |
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