The man who prosecutors said organized a group that murdered a mixed martial arts fighter during a botched 2017 home invasion in Palm Beach County was sentenced Tuesday.
Roberto Ortiz, 23, was sentenced to life in prison on a first-degree murder with a firearm charge in the July 3, 2017 killing of Aaron Rajman at his West Boca Raton home, NBC affiliate WPTV-TV reported.
Ortiz had been convicted of the crime in August and was the fourth person to be sentenced in the case.
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Prosecutors said Ortiz brought all the attackers together and provided the weapons, creating the situation that led to Rajman's death.
Members of Ortiz's family pleaded for a lesser sentence while Rajman's family participated in a Zoom video.
"You will get to see your child and your nephew and your friend," sister Logan Rajman said. "We will never ever see Aaron again."
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Ortiz was also sentenced to 22 and a half years for each count of home invasion with a firearm.
