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Matthew Ormseth

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Reporter at Los Angeles Times

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  • 1 week ago | gazettextra.com | Matthew Ormseth

    LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles County prosecutors on Wednesday charged 19 people with conspiring to murder a rapper who allegedly angered a member of the Mexican Mafia, a prison-based syndicate of Latino gang members. According to a complaint filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, accused Mexican Mafia member Manuel "Snuffy" Quintero issued an order in 2022 to kill Nelson Abrego, who performs under the name Swifty Blue. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.

  • 1 week ago | dailygazette.com | Matthew Ormseth

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  • 1 week ago | latimes.com | Matthew Ormseth

    Manuel “Snuffy” Quintero, a reputed member of the Mexican Mafia, put a hit on a rapper who was later stabbed in jail, prosecutors say. Los Angeles County prosecutors on Wednesday charged 19 people with conspiring to murder a rapper who allegedly angered a member of the Mexican Mafia, a prison-based syndicate of Latino gang members.

  • 2 weeks ago | gazettextra.com | Matthew Ormseth |James Queally

    LOS ANGELES - The crowd near Los Angeles City Hall had by Sunday evening reached an uneasy detente with a line of grim-faced police officers. The LAPD officers gripped "less lethal" riot guns, which fire foam rounds that leave red welts and ugly bruises on anyone they hit. Demonstrators massed in downtown Los Angeles for the third straight day. Some were there to protest federal immigration sweeps across the county - others appeared set on wreaking havoc. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.

  • 2 weeks ago | thederrick.com | Matthew Ormseth |James Queally

    LOS ANGELES — The crowd near Los Angeles City Hall had by Sunday evening reached an uneasy detente with a line of grim-faced police officers. The LAPD officers gripped “less lethal” riot guns, which fire foam rounds that leave red welts and ugly bruises on anyone they hit. Demonstrators massed in downtown Los Angeles for the third straight day. Some were there to protest federal immigration sweeps across the county — others appeared set on wreaking havoc.

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Matthew Ormseth
Matthew Ormseth @MatthewOrmseth
10 Mar 25

Mexican Mafia smuggled heroin with Pringles, secret code and L.A. jail deputy, records say https://t.co/mJZoyqwP44

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Matthew Ormseth @MatthewOrmseth
12 Jan 25

RT @RaineyTime: In the ruins of Palisades fire, confronting my elusive Malibu life. Thanks to the ⁦@latimes⁩ for letting me tell my story.…

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Matthew Ormseth @MatthewOrmseth
9 Jan 25

RT @RaineyTime: I was out on the fire lines in Altadena today. It was really sad. It was stressful. But i also was overcome by emotion and…