Los Angeles, California – Federal authorities have charged three alleged members of the violent MS-13 street gang in connection with the February murder of a former gang member who was cooperating with law enforcement, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday.
Dennis Anaya Urias, 26, and Grevil Zelaya Santiago, 25, both of South Los Angeles, and Roberto Carlos Aguilar, 30, also of South Los Angeles, are accused of murdering the former MS-13 member in retaliation for his cooperation with federal authorities in a racketeering and methamphetamine trafficking case.
The men are charged with murder in aid of racketeering, a federal offense that carries a mandatory life sentence and the potential for the death penalty…