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Now, this story reads like a Hollywood crime thriller, but every detail is real.

Matthew Ormseth encourages a 2020 double homicide in Lomita that ties back to the Aaron

Brotherhood, Russian prison tattoos, and a deadly power struggle.

Alan Rizinski and Ruslan Mago Medgajiv, a Chechen ex-boxer, were gunned down in what

seemed like a professional hit. Roszonsky had been running a COVID-19 unemployment scam,

but his tattoos falsely signaled ties to the Russian mob, putting him on the Aaron Brotherhood's hit list.

The case took a dramatic turn when convicted robber and drug trafficker Robert Eversall

came forward claiming he knew everything.

His testimony helped convict key gang leaders, and in return, he earned his own freedom.

Los Angeles is gearing up for the 2028 Olympics. An organizers say they're closing

in on a huge funding goal. David Wharton reports that LA28 expects to hit $2 billion

in corporate sponsorships by the end of the year. A big step towards the $2.5 billion needed

to help pay for the games.

Companies like Nike and Delta were early backers, but the pandemic slowed funding.

Now organized to say business is booming.

But there's a catch to this fundraising.

If they don't raise enough, taxpayers could be on the hook for hundreds of millions.

With less than four years until the opening ceremony at the Coliseum and SoFi Stadium,

the pressure was on to lock in more deals.

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