The alleged assassins behind several recent murder-for-hire cases in Los Angeles were sloppy, authorities say, leaving behind a trail of evidence that links the killings to Chicago gang disputes.
The case of a man arrested five times in five months raises questions about the reliability of a Probation Department contractor that operates GPS ankle monitors.
Gabriel Zendejas Chavez, indicted in an investigation of the Mexican Mafia's rackets in L.A. County jails, pleaded guilty to a rarely filed charge called 'misprision of a felony' in a deal that may spare him prison time.
A young couple targeted four cannabis dispensaries for robberies during a six-week-long spree, prosecutors say. Detectives titled the case file "Romeo and Juliet."
Ralph Rocha was a suspect in the death of Lucio Rodarte, whose body was found in an alley, blindfolded, gagged and handcuffed. Then Rocha became an informant for the ATF.
Ralph Rocha infiltrated negotiations between the Mexican Mafia and a cartel for the ATF. His handlers didn't know he made secret tapes that would jeopardize the case.