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Duo robbed more than a dozen SoCal casino winners, until their luck ran out
Federal prosecutors said Derek Nathan Lopez, 22, and Juan Gabriel Gonzalez, 23, admitted to carrying out more than a dozen armed robberies targeting casino winners in Los Angeles County.
What happened
According to Los Angeles Times’s source item, Duo robbed more than a dozen SoCal casino winners, until their luck ran out, Federal prosecutors said Derek Nathan Lopez, 22, and Juan Gabriel Gonzalez, 23, admitted to carrying out more than a dozen armed robberies targeting casino winners in Los Angeles County.
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- Duo robbed more than a dozen SoCal casino winners, until their luck ran outLos Angeles Times - 2026-06-05T00:00:03+00:00
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