SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation's San Diego Field Office issued the following press release:

Two members of a Southern California street gang operating under a branch of the Mexican Mafia prison gang were found guilty by a jury today of murdering a man outside his home while trying to rob him.

Ysrael Jacob Cordova, 41, also known as "Trips," and "Tripper," of Placentia, California, and Ricardo Valenzuela, 44, also known as "Solo," of Buena Park, California, each were found guilty of one count of murder in aid of racketeering activity (VICAR murder).

"Gang members directing crimes from behind bars cannot be tolerated." said Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Just...