Ex-President’s Brother Leaves Jail After Decade
- Share via
The brother of former Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari walked out of jail after his 1994 murder sentence was overturned.
A beaming Raul Salinas de Gortari said, “I have always been innocent” as he left the Santiaguito jail outside Mexico City. He paid bail of $2.9 million because he still faces charges of graft.
A judge last week threw out his conviction and 27-year prison sentence, ruling that there had been insufficient evidence of guilt.
More From the Los Angeles Times
Podcasts
The latest effort is coming from the L.A. County Board of Supervisors. They just announced a $3 million program in conjunction with some nonprofits groups to test and clean the soil at homes still standing in the areas impacted by the Eaton Fire.
California once bet big on offshore wind to help power its clean-energy future, but the Trump administration is now paying developers billions to walk away from their projects. As California’s remaining offshore-wind leases hang in the balance, the state is fighting back in court.
The Hillside Strangler murders terrorized Los Angeles in the late 1970s. The killers were a pair of sadistic cousins. One confessed. The other was set to stand trial—until L.A. prosecutors flinched.
