Three suspected South Los Angeles-based members of a transnational street gang are facing federal charges of murdering a former fellow gang member who was cooperating with law enforcement on a federal racketeering and methamphetamine trafficking case, officials announced Friday.
Dennis Anaya Urias, 26, and Grevil Zelaya Santiago, 25, are charged in Los Angeles federal court with murder in aid of racketeering, a felony that carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison and a possible death sentence, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Roberto Carlos Aguilar, 30, is charged in a separate federal criminal complaint with murder in aid of racketeering. Aguilar is an undocumented immigrant from El Salvador, while Urias is a legal permanent resident, and Santiago has a pending visa application, officials said…