The Brief

LOS ANGELES - A federal jury in Los Angeles found five MS-13 gang members guilty of racketeering and murder charges following a nine-week trial.

The convictions stem from a string of brutal killings that occurred between 2017 and 2019 in areas including the Angeles National Forest and the San Fernando Valley, which prosecutors say were carried out to advance the members' standing within the gang.

The guilty verdicts

What we know:

The nine-week trial concluded Monday in downtown Los Angeles with the conviction of five gang members.

The federal jury found the following individuals guilty of various racketeering and murder charges:

Walter Chavez Larin , 26, of Panorama City, was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to violate the RICO Act and two counts of violent c

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