Sentencing Delayed for Woman in Plot to Kidnap SoCal Residents for Ransom

Sentencing Delayed for Woman in Plot to Kidnap SoCal Residents for Ransom

A sentencing hearing was postponed Thursday for a woman who participated in a scheme to collect ransom money from family members of kidnap victims from Southern California who were grabbed in Mexico, and two of whom were murdered. Leslie Matla, who lived in Colton before moving to Mexico, pleaded guilty in September 2021 to five federal charges, including multiple counts of conspiracy related to hostage taking and extortion, according to the U.S…