Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles have expanded a case brought two years ago against the MS-13 gang, charging nine additional members with crimes and accusing the gang of four new murders. Two MS-13 members, Walter Chavez Larin and Hector Oliva Melendez, drove a U-Haul truck to the store. Chavez Larin and Velasquez have pleaded not guilty to conspiring to commit racketeering in connection with the murder. AdvertisementOn Jan. 13, 2019, Chavez Larin and four other MS-13 members and associates drove Oscar Fuentes to a remote part of Santa Clarita. AdvertisementIn the indictment, prosecutors set out what they contend is coordination between the Fulton clique in the San Fernando Valley and MS-13 leadership in El Salvador.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 25, 2021 02:15 UTC