Quintero

[keen-te-raw]

noun

1. Álvarez Quintero.

Example Sentences

In exchange for a reduced sentence, the paralyzed intruder told authorities his accomplice was Manuel Quintero, an alleged Mexican Mafia member nicknamed “Snuffy,” a retired detective testified.

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According to the detective, the cooperator identified Quintero by his legal name, nickname and birth date — even describing a distinctive tribal band tattoo on his arm.

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The mystery now, it seems, is why authorities did not act on the man’s sworn statement until July of this year, when Los Angeles County prosecutors charged Quintero with Franco’s murder.

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Quintero, 49, has pleaded not guilty, and his lawyer told The Times that no credible evidence links him to the homicide.

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His alleged accomplice told police that Quintero wanted to zip-tie Franco’s family before robbing him as payback for a drug deal gone wrong.

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