3 members of MS-13 street gang plead guilty in 9 killings in New York City suburbs
2 months ago

3 members of MS-13 street gang plead guilty in 9 killings in New York City suburbs

India Today  

NEW YORK: Three high-ranking members of the MS-13 street gang have pleaded guilty to their roles in nine killings involving machetes and guns in the New York City suburbs, federal prosecutors said. The 29-year-old Freeport resident was the New York regional leader of the Sailors Locos Salvatruchas Westside, a Long Island-based clique of MS-13, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Eastern District of New York. Prosecutors say Sosa-Guevara was the New York leader of the Hollywood Locos Salvatruchas, another MS-13 clique that operated on Long Island, and Lopez-Morales had been a high-ranking member. Earlier this week, Jairo Saenz, a high-ranking member of another MS-13 clique, pleaded guilty to his role in seven murders, including the killings of Acosta and Castillo, as well as the deaths of two high school girls that focused the nation’s attention on the violent gang.

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3 members of MS-13 street gang plead guilty in 9 killings in New York City suburbs
2 months ago

3 members of MS-13 street gang plead guilty in 9 killings in New York City suburbs

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Three high-ranking members of the MS-13 street gang have pleaded guilty to their roles in nine killings involving machetes and guns in the New York City suburbs, federal prosecutors said. The 29-year-old Freeport resident was the New York regional leader of the Sailors Locos Salvatruchas Westside, a Long Island-based clique of MS-13, according to the U.S. Attorney’s …

Alleged Minnesota gang members charged with string of murders in federal crackdown
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Alleged Minnesota gang members charged with string of murders in federal crackdown

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A federal grand jury indicted …

Woman associated with MS-13 is sentenced to 50 years in prison
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Woman associated with MS-13 is sentenced to 50 years in prison

Associated Press  

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — A woman associated with MS-13 was sentenced Tuesday to 50 years in federal prison for her role in luring four young men to be killed by more than a dozen members of the violent transnational gang in the New York City suburbs. Leniz Escobar was a “critical player” at nearly every step of the April 2017 …

MS-13 leader pleads guilty in case involving 8 murders, including deaths of 2 girls on Long Island
8 months, 1 week ago

MS-13 leader pleads guilty in case involving 8 murders, including deaths of 2 girls on Long Island

Associated Press  

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — A leader of an MS-13 gang clique in New York pleaded guilty Wednesday to racketeering in a case involving eight murders, including the 2016 killings of two high school girls who were hacked and beaten as they strolled through their leafy, suburban neighborhood on Long Island. U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Breon …

MS-13 leader, one of FBI’s most wanted fugitives, arrested at California-Mexico border
1 year ago

MS-13 leader, one of FBI’s most wanted fugitives, arrested at California-Mexico border

LA Times  

A senior leader of the MS-13 street gang who was one of the FBI’s most wanted gang fugitives was quietly arrested earlier this month at the California-Mexico border on narco-terrorism charges, authorities said. MS-13 gang leader Fredy Ivan Jandres-Parada was arrested at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Diego County on March 7 on narco-terrorism charges, authorities said. …

Federal prosecutors charge MS-13 drug suspects linked to Mexican Mafia leader
1 year, 4 months ago

Federal prosecutors charge MS-13 drug suspects linked to Mexican Mafia leader

LA Times  

E. Martin Estrada announces a federal drug trafficking indictment targeting members and associates of MS-13 at a news conference with other law enforcement officials in Los Angeles on Tuesday. The grand jury indictment charges that a Mexican Mafia member controlled MS-13’s drug sales from prison, requiring the “shot callers,” or supervisors of each of the gang’s 20 cliques in Los …

MS-13 gang members in Central America sanctioned by US
2 years, 1 month ago

MS-13 gang members in Central America sanctioned by US

Associated Press  

The United States Treasury Department sanctioned two members of the powerful Mara Salvatrucha on Wednesday, part of ongoing efforts by the U.S. to crack down on the gang commonly known as MS-13. The sanctions were imposed on men in Honduras and Nicaragua, each accused of “drug trafficking, violence, murder, extortion, and money laundering” in Central America and the U.S., treasury …

Trial set for MS-13 associate charged in deaths of 4 men
3 years ago

Trial set for MS-13 associate charged in deaths of 4 men

Associated Press  

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — A federal jury will hear opening statements Monday in the trial of a Long Island woman accused of luring four young men to their slaughter by more than a dozen members of the MS-13 street gang. Escobar has pleaded not guilty to racketeering charges in the four deaths that prosecutors described as “a horrific frenzy of …

New murders and more MS-13 members added to sprawling case against gang’s clique
3 years, 6 months ago

New murders and more MS-13 members added to sprawling case against gang’s clique

LA Times  

Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles have expanded a case brought two years ago against the MS-13 gang, charging nine additional members with crimes and accusing the gang of four new murders. In the new indictment, prosecutors expanded on a claim they made when the case was first filed: that the gang’s Fulton chapter has been influenced by recruits from El …

MS-13 gang member sentenced to 30 years for brutal stabbing death of 16-year-old
3 years, 8 months ago

MS-13 gang member sentenced to 30 years for brutal stabbing death of 16-year-old

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An MS-13 gang member …

MS-13 alleged ringleaders charged with terrorism offences
4 years, 2 months ago

MS-13 alleged ringleaders charged with terrorism offences

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. "They directed acts of violence and murder in …

Justice Dept.: 127 suspected MS-13 members charged this year
4 years, 5 months ago

Justice Dept.: 127 suspected MS-13 members charged this year

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Federal prosecutors have charged 127 …

Suspected MS-13 leader’s capture offers window into gang’s structure
4 years, 7 months ago

Suspected MS-13 leader’s capture offers window into gang’s structure

LA Times  

On May 20, in the border district of San Ysidro, Mexican authorities quietly turned over a 49-year-old member of MS-13 to the FBI. Instead, law enforcement officials said in interviews, he filled a quieter, more essential role in the organization supplying MS-13 cells with narcotics, smuggling juvenile MS-13 recruits into the United States and sending money back to the gang’s …

US officials level terror charges against MS-13 gang leader
4 years, 8 months ago

US officials level terror charges against MS-13 gang leader

Al Jazeera  

Indictment marks the first time officials have brought terrorism charges against a member of the notorious gang. Federal authorities in the United States announced terrorism charges on Wednesday against a leader of MS-13, continuing a nationwide crackdown against a notorious street gang that President Donald Trump described as “vile and evil”. “There’s never been any move like this before.” The …

Trump administration calls for death penalty over MS-13 gang accused of murdering Virginia teenagers
5 years, 2 months ago

Trump administration calls for death penalty over MS-13 gang accused of murdering Virginia teenagers

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Justice Department plans …

MS-13 gang’s bloody reign of terror in San Fernando Valley leaves residents horrified
5 years, 8 months ago

MS-13 gang’s bloody reign of terror in San Fernando Valley leaves residents horrified

LA Times  

Valley Plaza park in North Hollywood is near where police say a homeless man was killed this year as the MS-13 gang laid claim to territory. “Gang members usually just shoot each other, but now they’re removing people’s hearts?” Doris Andino asked, wiping away tears as she recounted her son’s death. Jose Miguel Cruz, a professor and director of research …

MS-13 used gruesome tactics, fake Facebook profile in reign of terror, prosecutors say
5 years, 8 months ago

MS-13 used gruesome tactics, fake Facebook profile in reign of terror, prosecutors say

LA Times  

Twenty-two people allegedly affiliated with MS-13’s Fulton clique in the San Fernando Valley were indicted by a grand jury, most on racketeering charges that include nearly 200 alleged criminal acts over nine years, including killings that authorities called “medieval.” Here is a breakdown of some of the key allegations in criminal charges released this week: String of killings Four people …

MS-13 members facing murder and drug charges for gang's reign of terror in California farm town
6 years, 6 months ago

MS-13 members facing murder and drug charges for gang's reign of terror in California farm town

Daily Mail  

More than two dozen MS-13 gang members are facing charges following a murder and drug trafficking investigation in a rural California farm city, according to the US attorney in Sacramento. Scroll down for video More than two dozen MS-13 gang members are facing charges following a murder and drug trafficking investigation in a rural California farm city, US attorney McGregor …

25 arrested in operation targeting MS-13 gang in Central Valley
6 years, 6 months ago

25 arrested in operation targeting MS-13 gang in Central Valley

LA Times  

More than two dozen suspected MS-13 gang members operating in a Central Valley town west of Fresno as well as in Los Angeles were arrested in a months-long multiagency operation that culminated this week, authorities said. At least two MS-13 “cliques” affiliated with the Los Angeles branch of the gang operate in the small Central Valley town of Mendota west …

Another body found in Long Island in what looks like a MS-13 murder
6 years, 9 months ago

Another body found in Long Island in what looks like a MS-13 murder

Daily Mail  

Josue Amaya, a Roosevelt high student, went missing in 2016 A cadaver dog has located a murder victim linked to the brutal MS-13 gang – believed to be a missing teenage boy – buried in a nature reserve. A cadaver dog led officials to the burial place of the MS-13's latest alleged murder victim, whose body was found at the …

MS-13 stabs man 100 times, beheads corpse and rips out heart near Washington DC, police say
7 years, 4 months ago

MS-13 stabs man 100 times, beheads corpse and rips out heart near Washington DC, police say

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A man was murdered …

Police In Los Angeles Crack Down On MS-13 Gang Members
7 years, 10 months ago

Police In Los Angeles Crack Down On MS-13 Gang Members

NPR  

Police In Los Angeles Crack Down On MS-13 Gang Members LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: On Wednesday, LA police arrested nearly two dozen members of the feared MS-13 gang in a series of early morning raids, the product of a two-year-long racketeering investigation. However, what's happened is the people who went to El Salvador then came back to the U.S. - or …

Jeff Sessions Issues Warning After Brutal Long Island Killing By MS-13
7 years, 11 months ago

Jeff Sessions Issues Warning After Brutal Long Island Killing By MS-13

NPR  

Jeff Sessions Issues Warning After Brutal Long Island Killing By MS-13 NPR's Hector Silva Avalos, a research fellow at American University, about the history of the criminal organization MS-13 and the recent statement from the Department of Justice. After that, Attorney General Jeff Sessions called the gang a plague that is spreading across the U.S. And President Trump tweeted, this …

Most feared gang in America 'sacrifices teenage girl to Satan'
8 years ago

Most feared gang in America 'sacrifices teenage girl to Satan'

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An infamous street gang …

MS-13 gang suspects indicted in slayings of 3 teenagers
8 years ago

MS-13 gang suspects indicted in slayings of 3 teenagers

LA Times  

Federal prosecutors say they have captured the members of a violent street gang who killed three high school students, including two girls who were attacked with a machete and baseball bats as they walked through their suburban neighborhood. Thirteen members of local cliques of the MS-13 street gang were charged with a slew of violent crimes and seven killings over …

NY’s top court: NYC gang member not a terrorist
12 years, 3 months ago

NY’s top court: NYC gang member not a terrorist

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — Street gangsters who commit assaults and killings are not terrorists under the statute enacted after hijackers crashed jets into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, New York’s highest court ruled unanimously Tuesday. There’s no indication New York lawmakers passed the law to elevate gang-on-gang street violence to the status of terrorism, which carries tougher penalties, the …

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