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Long Island MS-13 Members Face New Charges, Including For 2016 Murder Of Central Islip Man Long Island MS-13 Members Face New Charges, Including For 2016 Murder Of Central Islip Man
Long Island MS-13 Members Face New Charges, Including For 2016 Murder Of Central Islip Man Members and associates of MS-13 are facing a series of new racketeering charges, including charges in the 2016 murder of a Long Island man. The 29-count superseding indictment includes acts involving murder, attempted murder, narcotics, and firearms offenses, according to an announcement on Wednesday, Sept. 7, from Breon Peace, United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York. Two of the defendants, 26-year-old Kevin Torres, of Freeport, and 30-year-old Oseas Gonzalez, of Charlotte, North Carolina, were charged with the Sept. 5, 2016, murder of Marcus Bohannon, of Central Is…

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MS-13 Member Sentenced For Brutal Machete Killing Of 15-Year-Old On Long Island MS-13 Member Sentenced For Brutal Machete Killing Of 15-Year-Old On Long Island
MS-13 Member Sentenced For Brutal Machete Killing Of 15-Year-Old On Long Island A member of the violent international crime gang known as MS-13 will spend more than two decades in prison for brutally murdering a 15-year-old boy on Long Island and then hiding his body. Eduardo Portillo, age 25, was sentenced in federal court in Central Islip Tuesday, July 12, to 25 years behind bars after admitting to his involvement in the killing of Javier Castillo. Earlier report: Long Island MS-13 Gang Member Admits To Murdering 15-Year-Old Boy Federal prosecutors said Portillo and other members of the Sailors Locos Salvatruchas Westside (Sailors) clique of MS-13 convinced the tee…

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Long Island MS-13 Gang Member Admits To Murdering 15-Year-Old Boy Long Island MS-13 Gang Member Admits To Murdering 15-Year-Old Boy
Long Island MS-13 Gang Member Admits To Murdering 15-Year-Old Boy An alleged MS-13 street gang member on Long Island admitted to his role in luring a teenager to his violent death and distributing drugs, federal authorities announced. Eduardo Portillo, also known as “Firuli” and “Tito,” a fugitive from justice who formerly lived in Brentwood and Central Islip, was arrested in El Salvador in February 2019 and has been detained before being extradited back to New York in November last year, according to Acting US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Jacquelyn Kasulis. This week, Portillo pleaded guilty to racketeering charges relating to his part…

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by Zak Failla
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MS-13 Member Fugitive Extradited To Face Charges Of Murdering Suffolk Teen MS-13 Member Fugitive Extradited To Face Charges Of Murdering Suffolk Teen
MS-13 Member Fugitive Extradited To Face Charges Of Murdering Suffolk Teen An alleged MS-13 street gang member charged with his role in the brutal murder of a 15-year-old boy on Long Island after being extradited from El Salvador and transported back to the United States. Eduardo Portillo, also known as “Firuli” and “Tito,” a fugitive from justice who formerly lived in Brentwood and Central Islip, was arrested in El Salvador in February last year and has been detained before being extradited back to New York over the weekend. “Bringing Mr. Portillo back to the U.S. to face justice for the heinous murder of a 15-year-old is a big step toward healing a family and c…

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by Zak Failla