Man Sentenced for Deadly Kidnapping of Chinese National

Man Sentenced for Deadly Kidnapping of Chinese National
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LOS ANGELES—A man who helped in the deadly kidnapping of a Chinese man from a Los Angeles-area shopping mall was sentenced Friday to more than 16 years in federal prison.

Anthony Valladares, 29, of Pasadena, was sentenced a year after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to kidnap Ruochen “Tony” Liao of Santa Ana.