Editing Larry Phillips Jr. (section)

== Connection to the Bucharest Butchers ==

In 1999, Mătăsăreanu established criminal operations in [[Los Angeles]] connected to the [[Bucharest Butchers]]' expansion into [[North America]]. Phillips cooperated with the Los Angeles structure during its early period.

The network focused on armed robbery, cash movement, weapons storage, vehicle use, safe properties, and logistical support. Phillips assisted through his knowledge of Los Angeles robberies and his long association with Mătăsăreanu.

Although Phillips was useful to the California branch, he remained an outside associate. He was not inducted into the Bucharest Butchers and was not treated as part of its internal Romanian hierarchy.