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MS-13 Gang Member ‘Pikachu’ Sentenced For Ordering Teen’s Killing In Massapequa MS-13 Gang Member ‘Pikachu’ Sentenced For Ordering Teen’s Killing In Massapequa
MS-13 Gang Member ‘Pikachu’ Sentenced For Ordering Teen’s Killing In Massapequa A high-ranking member of the MS-13 gang was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for his role in the murder of a teenager for wearing an enemy gang's color.  28-year-old Hempstead resident Carlos Portillo, who also goes by “Pikachu” and “Solitario”, was sentenced Wednesday, April 5 after an earlier trial found him guilty of second-degree murder of a teen at the Massapequa Preserve, the Nassau County DA announced. Portillo, the alleged second-in-command of the Indios Locos Salvatrucha clique of MS-13, instructed other gang members to kill Julio Cesar Espantzay-Gonzales, age 19. E…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Man AKA 'Pikachu' Ordered Death-By-Machete For Gang Enemy In Massapequa Preserve Man AKA 'Pikachu' Ordered Death-By-Machete For Gang Enemy In Massapequa Preserve
Man AKA 'Pikachu' Ordered Death-By-Machete For Gang Enemy In Massapequa Preserve A high-ranking MS-13 member has been convicted of ordering the death of a 19-year-old man who was hacked to death with a machete on Long Island.  Carlos Portillo, age 28, also known as "Solitario" and "Pikachu," was convicted of murder on Thursday, Jan. 26 for the January 2017 murder, according to Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly.  The killing was planned by seven gang members including Portillo after 19-year-old Julio Cesar Espantzay-Gonzales wore the wrong color to a known gang location before the murder.  After this perceived mistake, Kevin Gra…

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by Ben Crnic