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    Mexican Mafia member who ran LA county jail rackets is killed in prison

    by Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times Jul 07, 2023 3 minutes
    Mexican Mafia member Michael Torres, 59, was killed in prison in Sacramento, California, on Thursday.

    LOS ANGELES — Michael Torres, a Mexican Mafia member who oversaw gangs in the San Fernando Valley and controlled drug and extortion rackets in Los Angeles County jails, was stabbed to death in prison Thursday, authorities said.

    Torres, 59, was attacked around 9 a.m. at California State Prison, Sacramento, where he was serving 133 years to life for attempted murder, conspiracy, weapons offenses and witness tampering.

    Prison officials identified the assailants as Ray Martinez, 49, and Juan Angel Martinez, 47. The men, who are not related, are both

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