A 25-year-old woman is expected to be sentenced Thursday for her role in a scheme in which she collected ransom money as part of a kidnapping operation where Southern California residents were grabbed in Mexico and two were murdered.
Leslie Matla, who lived in Colton before moving to Mexico, pleaded guilty in September 2021 to five federal charges, including multiple counts of conspiracy related to hostage taking and extortion, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Matla’s then-boyfriend, Juan Carlos Montoya-Sanchez, 30, formerly of Tijuana, pleaded guilty in October 2021 to four federal charges and was sentenced in January to 10 years behind bars…