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MS-13 Member Sentenced For Murders Of Teen, 22-Year-Old
A Long Island MS-13 member will face life in prison after admitting to murdering a teenager in 2016 and a 22-year-old in 2017.
Last month, Edar Ventura - also known as Trauma and Despiadado - pleaded guilty during jury selection to two counts of murder, attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon. On Tuesday, April 23, he was sentenced to a term of between 32 years to life in prison.
According to Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas, on Dec. 13, 2016, Ventura and co-defendant David Maldonado, both MS-13 gang members, “sought to kill a perceived enemy of MS-13.”
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