LACo Jails Drug Boss Gets 16-Plus Years in Racketeering, Murder Case

LACo Jails Drug Boss Gets 16-Plus Years in Racketeering, Murder Case

A Mexican Mafia member who controlled drug smuggling, narcotics sales and the extortion of prisoners inside the Los Angeles County jail system was sentenced Thursday to more than 16 years in federal prison on a charge that includes his role in a plot to murder a rival. Jose Landa-Rodriguez, 61, pleaded guilty in April in downtown Los Angeles to a charge of racketeering conspiracy, with a special-sentencing allegation that he conspired to commit …