The federal prosecution of Jesus Soto-Parada for a 2024 multi-city armed robbery spree is resolved. Soto-Parada, 28, was sentenced Sept. 29, 2026 in U.S. District Court to 63 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $17,815 in restitution. No new developments have emerged since sentencing.

Between January and June 2024, masked crews robbed liquor and convenience stores at gunpoint across multiple cities. Orange County locations included Buena Park, Cypress, Fullerton, Garden Grove, and Newport Beach; additional targets were in Pomona, Agoura Hills, and Gardena. Individual store addresses were not released by prosecutors. The U.S. Attorney's Office described the crews as demanding cash at gunpoint.

Soto-Parada, a Salvadoran national who lived in South Los Angeles, pleaded guilty in December 2025 to one count of conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery (Hobbs Act) and seven robbery counts. Prosecutors noted he was deported during the spree, subsequently re-entered the United States, and was located in South Los Angeles.

Co-defendant Daniel Pavon, 22, was sentenced separately in July 2026 to nearly four years in federal prison.

With both defendants sentenced, the federal case is closed. Soto-Parada will serve his term in the federal Bureau of Prisons system; the restitution obligation runs concurrently with any supervised release terms imposed at sentencing.