WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
SANTA ANA, California - Two members of Southern California street gangs operating under the Orange County branch of the Mexican Mafia prison gang were found guilty by a jury today of murdering a man outside the victim's Placentia home while trying to rob him at gunpoint.
Ysrael Jacob Cordova, 41, a.k.a. "Trips," and "Tripper," of Placentia, and Ricardo Valenzuela, 44, a.k.a. "Solo," of Buena Park, each were found guilty of one count of murder in aid of racketeering activity (VICAR murder).
"We will never tolerate senseless acts of gang violence on the streets, especially those ordered by convicte...