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He built a booming black market empire inside L.A. County jails. It ended with his murder

Por: Los Angeles Times Nation July 24, 2023

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Michael Torres was an unlikely chief executive. He had a fifth-grade education. On paper, at least, he was indigent. And he was serving a prison term of 133 years to life for attempted murder, conspiracy and witness tampering. Yet Torres, 59, ran one of the most intricate and lucrative black market businesses in Los Angeles County: the jails. His tenure running this illicit empire ended two weeks ago, when two inmates stabbed him to death on the... + full article



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