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Suffolk MS-13 Member Sentenced For Murder, Attempted Murder, Racketeering Suffolk MS-13 Member Sentenced For Murder, Attempted Murder, Racketeering
Suffolk MS-13 Member Sentenced For Murder, Attempted Murder, Racketeering A former Long Island MS-13 gang leader will spend decades behind bars after admitting to multiple charges for murdering a fellow gang member for violating the rules and attempting to kill a rival gang member in Brentwood. Carlos Argueta - who was the leader of the Freeport Locos Salvatruchas clique of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the MS-13 - who is also known as “Violento,” “Desorden,” and “Dylan,” pleaded guilty in Central Islip federal court to racketeering and firearms charges in 2019. On Thursday, Feb. 3, US Attorney Breon Peace announced that Argueta was sentenced to 30 years in…

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Three MS-13 Gang Members Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of 13-Year-Old Three MS-13 Gang Members Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of 13-Year-Old
Three MS-13 Gang Members Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of 13-Year-Old Three MS-13 members, already behind bars on other charges, have been indicted for the alleged knifing murder of a 13-year-old gang member in a Queens park. On Thursday, Sept. 12, the United States Attorney’s office in Brooklyn charged Melvi Amador-Rios, 28, aka “Letal” and “Pinky”; Josue Leiva, 22, aka “Colocho”; and Luis Rivas, 24, aka “Inquieto,” both of Jamacia, Queens, with the May 2017 stabbing death of Julio Vasquez in Alley Pond Park. The new charges include racketeering, murder, robbery, and firearms charges. According to court filings, in early 2017, Amador-Rios, of Briarwood…

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by Kathy Reakes