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Nelson Abrego's burgeoning career as the gangster rapper called Swifty Blue has drawn the attention of the Mexican Mafia. According to records and sources, he faced extortion and a jailhouse attack that authorities suspect was ordered by the prison-based syndicate.
LOS ANGELES — A criminal defense attorney was charged in a federal indictment unsealed last week with conspiring to murder a member of the Mexican Mafia who had fallen out
Until his murder in prison two weeks ago, Michael Torres ran one of the most intricate and lucrative black market businesses in L.A. County: the jails.