{"id":61238,"date":"2026-07-22T18:53:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T01:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=61238"},"modified":"2026-07-22T18:55:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T01:55:30","slug":"orange-county-gang-members-convicted-mexican-mafia-placentia-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=61238","title":{"rendered":"Two California Gang Members Convicted in Mexican Mafia-Ordered Murder During Attempted Robbery"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"relative basis-auto flex-col -mb-(--composer-overlap-px) pb-(--composer-overlap-px) [--composer-overlap-px:28px] grow flex\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm\">\n<div class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\">\n<div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"07c0928e-14ce-40c8-8d65-aad3edda53ea\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><em>Federal jury finds two Southern California gang members guilty in 2017 killing tied to a Mexican Mafia-directed armed robbery; 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and &#8220;Tripper,&#8221; of Placentia, and Ricardo Valenzuela, 44, also known as &#8220;Solo,&#8221; of Buena Park, were each convicted of one count of <strong data-start=\"1191\" data-end=\"1249\">murder in aid of racketeering activity (VICAR murder).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p title=\"\" data-start=\"1251\" data-end=\"1531\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">According to federal prosecutors, the killing was part of a larger racketeering conspiracy involving the Orange County branch of the Mexican Mafia, also known as <strong data-start=\"1413\" data-end=\"1423\">La Eme<\/strong>, a prison gang that prosecutors say controls numerous Hispanic street gangs throughout Southern California.<\/span><\/p>\n<p title=\"\" data-start=\"2003\" data-end=\"2189\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">&#8220;The FBI remains committed to pursuing and disrupting individuals bringing violence to our communities,&#8221; Acting Assistant Director John R. Dozier Jr. of the FBI&#8217;s Criminal Division said.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2191\" data-end=\"2209\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Trial Evidence<\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2211\" data-end=\"2445\" data-speechifyplaybackhighlighter-highlight=\"true\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-59794 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ujpmmc5z1pg-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"tufted black chairs inside building with no people\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ujpmmc5z1pg-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ujpmmc5z1pg-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ujpmmc5z1pg-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ujpmmc5z1pg-850x1133.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ujpmmc5z1pg.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>Evidence presented during the nine-day trial showed that on Jan. 19, 2017, Gregory Mu\u00f1oz, 38, an associate of the Orange County Mexican Mafia, ordered Cordova and Valenzuela to rob the victim, identified in court documents as <strong data-start=\"2437\" data-end=\"2445\">R.R.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2447\" data-end=\"2677\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Prosecutors said Mu\u00f1oz acted on behalf of Johnny Martinez, 50, known as &#8220;Crow,&#8221; a Mexican Mafia member responsible for overseeing criminal operations in Orange County while serving a prison sentence at Salinas Valley State Prison.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2679\" data-end=\"2772\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Mu\u00f1oz was incarcerated at Calipatria State Prison when he allegedly issued the robbery order.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2774\" data-end=\"3004\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Later that day, Cordova and Valenzuela were driven to the victim&#8217;s Placentia neighborhood armed with long guns. During the attempted robbery, Cordova fatally shot the victim before both defendants fled the scene, prosecutors said.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"3006\" data-end=\"3020\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Sentencing<\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3022\" data-end=\"3230\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">U.S. District Judge Fred W. Slaughter scheduled sentencing for <strong data-start=\"3085\" data-end=\"3096\">Oct. 22<\/strong>. Both defendants face <strong data-start=\"3119\" data-end=\"3165\">mandatory life sentences in federal prison<\/strong>. They have remained in federal custody since the spring of 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"3232\" data-end=\"3261\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Broader Racketeering Case<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-57309\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/federal_judges_1724430937.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-56354 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/judge-hammer-auction-hammer-stockpack-pixabay-300x160.jpg\" alt=\"judge, hammer, auction hammer\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/judge-hammer-auction-hammer-stockpack-pixabay-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/judge-hammer-auction-hammer-stockpack-pixabay-1024x547.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/judge-hammer-auction-hammer-stockpack-pixabay-768x410.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/judge-hammer-auction-hammer-stockpack-pixabay-850x454.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/judge-hammer-auction-hammer-stockpack-pixabay.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3263\" data-end=\"3411\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Federal prosecutors said the convictions mark the latest milestone in a sweeping racketeering prosecution targeting the Orange County Mexican Mafia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3413\" data-end=\"3478\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">To date, prosecutors have secured <strong data-start=\"3447\" data-end=\"3465\">15 convictions<\/strong> in the case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3480\" data-end=\"3591\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Martinez and six additional defendants are scheduled to stand trial in <strong data-start=\"3551\" data-end=\"3566\">August 2027<\/strong> on charges that include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3593\" data-end=\"3697\">\n<li data-start=\"3593\" data-end=\"3618\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Racketeering conspiracy<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3619\" data-end=\"3658\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Murder in aid of racketeering (VICAR)<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3659\" data-end=\"3677\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Drug trafficking<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3678\" data-end=\"3697\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Firearms offenses<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"3699\" data-end=\"3893\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Mu\u00f1oz is also scheduled for trial in <strong data-start=\"3736\" data-end=\"3749\">July 2027<\/strong> on charges related to the same murder after prosecutors alleged Martinez later ordered an assault against him while both men were incarcerated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3895\" data-end=\"4117\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The investigation was conducted by the FBI, the Santa Ana, Anaheim, Fullerton and Placentia police departments, the Orange County District Attorney&#8217;s Office, and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"4119\" data-end=\"4122\" \/>\n<h1 data-start=\"4124\" data-end=\"4144\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\" role=\"text\"><strong data-start=\"4126\" data-end=\"4144\">Fact Checklist<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p data-start=\"4146\" data-end=\"4251\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u2705 Two defendants convicted by a federal jury of <strong data-start=\"4194\" data-end=\"4251\">murder in aid of racketeering activity (VICAR murder)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4253\" data-end=\"4266\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u2705 Defendants:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"4267\" data-end=\"4318\">\n<li data-start=\"4267\" data-end=\"4293\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Ysrael Jacob Cordova, 41<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4294\" data-end=\"4318\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Ricardo Valenzuela, 44<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"4320\" data-end=\"4409\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u2705 Murder occurred during an attempted armed robbery in <strong data-start=\"4375\" data-end=\"4388\">Placentia<\/strong> on <strong data-start=\"4392\" data-end=\"4409\">Jan. 19, 2017<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4411\" data-end=\"4493\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u2705 Prosecutors alleged robbery was ordered by Mexican Mafia associate Gregory Mu\u00f1oz<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4495\" data-end=\"4568\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u2705 Mu\u00f1oz allegedly acted on behalf of Mexican Mafia member Johnny Martinez<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4570\" data-end=\"4657\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u2705 Martinez was incarcerated at Salinas Valley State Prison when the robbery was ordered<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4659\" data-end=\"4716\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u2705 Victim was identified in court records only as <strong data-start=\"4708\" data-end=\"4716\">R.R.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4718\" data-end=\"4758\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u2705 Cordova allegedly fired the fatal shot<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4760\" data-end=\"4798\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u2705 Sentencing scheduled for <strong data-start=\"4787\" data-end=\"4798\">Oct. 22<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4800\" data-end=\"4851\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u2705 Both defendants face <strong data-start=\"4823\" data-end=\"4851\">mandatory life sentences<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4853\" data-end=\"4943\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u2705 Federal prosecutors have now secured <strong data-start=\"4892\" data-end=\"4910\">15 convictions<\/strong> in the broader racketeering case<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4945\" data-end=\"5003\"><span style=\"font-size: 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