
Less than a week after being appointed acting Attorney General by President Donald Trump, Todd Blanche authorized the top federal prosecutor in California to seek the death penalty against three alleged MS-13 members accused of killing a victim who was cooperating with authorities.
Last May, prosecutors announced charges against Dennis Anaya Urias, Grevil Zelaya Santiago and Roberto Carlos Aguilar in the killing of a former MS-13 member who was assisting law enforcement in a federal racketeering and methamphetamine trafficking case.