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Federal Jury Convicts Four MS-13 Members, Faces Life

6/16/2026

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  • A federal jury convicted four men of murdering three people in the Angeles National Forest.
  • Prosecutors said the MS-13 gang ordered the killings to grant higher status to its members.
  • The men—Angel Amadeo Guzman, Fernando Garcia Parada, Edgard Velasquez and Jose Jonathan Castillo—were found guilty of racketeering conspiracy and violent crimes in aid of racketeering.
  • The Department of Justice said the defendants face life sentences in federal prison.