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Mexican Man Charged With Killing California Officer Gets Plea Deal

A Mexican national in the United States illegally pleaded guilty on Nov. 5 to the 2018 murder of a Fiji-born California police officer.
Mexican Man Charged With Killing California Officer Gets Plea Deal
This undated booking file photo provided by the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department shows Paulo Virgen Mendoza. Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department via AP
Isabel van Brugen
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A Mexican national in the United States illegally pleaded guilty on Nov. 5 to the 2018 murder of a Fiji-born California police officer, as part of a plea deal with prosecutors.

Paulo Virgen Mendoza, a 33-year-old Mexican national, was sentenced to life without parole after admitting to the shooting and killing of Fiji-born Cpl. Ronil Singh of the tiny Newman Police Department during a traffic stop on Dec. 26, 2018.

Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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