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MS-13 Member Admits Role In 'Senseless, Barbaric' Murders, Attacks In Suffolk County MS-13 Member Admits Role In 'Senseless, Barbaric' Murders, Attacks In Suffolk County
MS-13 Member Admits Role In 'Senseless, Barbaric' Murders, Attacks In Suffolk County A member of the notorious MS-13 gang could spend the rest of his life in prison after admitting to his role in a string of murders, including two high school students, and other attacks on Long Island. Enrique Portillo, age 26, of Brentwood, pleaded guilty to racketeering and firearms charges in federal court in Central Islip on Thursday, Aug. 31, according to the US Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District. Prosecutors said Portillo, a member of the Sailors Locos Salvatruchas Westside (Sailors) clique of MS-13, participated in four murders targeting rival gang members between September 2…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Fugitive MS-13 Member Extradited From El Salvador To Face Murder, Other Charges On Long Island Fugitive MS-13 Member Extradited From El Salvador To Face Murder, Other Charges On Long Island
Fugitive MS-13 Member Extradited From El Salvador To Face Murder, Other Charges On Long Island An MS-13 gang member accused of taking part in the brutal killing of a 20-year-old man on Long Island has been extradited to the United States. Jose Jonathan Guevara-Castro was extradited from El Salvador on Tuesday, Aug. 9, nearly a month after the country’s top court gave the green light, the US Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District announced. Guevara-Castro, also known as “Suspechoso,” had been detained in El Salvador since August 2020, weeks after he was indicted by a federal grand jury in Central Islip for the murder of Kerin Pineda. The former Freeport High School student’s body …

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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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Suffolk County MS-13 Member Admits To Two Murders, Attempted Murder, Drug Conspiracy Suffolk County MS-13 Member Admits To Two Murders, Attempted Murder, Drug Conspiracy
Suffolk County MS-13 Member Admits To Two Murders, Attempted Murder, Drug Conspiracy An MS-13 street gang member on Long Island will face life in prison after admitting to his role in two murders, and attempted murder to further a drug conspiracy, federal prosecutors announced. Brentwood resident Jonathan Hernandez, age 24, a member of the Sailors Locos Salvatruchas Westside (Sailors) clique of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the MS-13, pleaded guilty to racketeering charges. Specifically, US Attorney Breon Peace said that Hernandez admitted to his participation in the Jan. 28, 2016 murder of Michael Johnson, the April 29, 2016 murder of Oscar Acosta, and attempted …

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by Zak Failla
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MS-13 Gang Member Admits To Role In Suffolk Murder Using Bats, Machetes MS-13 Gang Member Admits To Role In Suffolk Murder Using Bats, Machetes
MS-13 Gang Member Admits To Role In Suffolk Murder Using Bats, Machetes An alleged MS-13 street gang member admitted to his role in a violent murder on Long Island where their victim was beaten to death with baseball bats and hacked with machetes. Ever Flores, a member of the Sailors Locos Salvatruchas Westside (Sailors) clique of La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), pleaded guilty this week to racketeering charges for his role in the murder of Dewann Stacks in Brentwood in 2016 and conspiracy to distribute cocaine and marijuana. Acting US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Jacquelyn Kasulis said that on Oct. 13, 2016, Flores and other MS-13 co-conspirators …

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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 Sentenced For Role In 2017 Suffolk County Deli Murder MS-13 Member Sentenced For Role In 2017 Suffolk County Deli Murder
MS-13 Member Sentenced For Role In 2017 Suffolk County Deli Murder An MS-13 gang member has been sentenced following his conviction on murder, racketeering, and assault charges for an execution-style killing of a purported rival gang member on Long Island three years ago. Jose Suarez, an associate of the Sailors Locos Salvatruchas Westside (Sailors) clique of MS-13, was sentenced to life in prison in Central Islip federal court after being convicted of the January 2017 murder of Esteban Alvarado-Bonilla and the shooting of a female employee at a Central Islip deli. Acting U.S. Attorney Seth DuCharme said that on Jan. 30, 2017, a member of the Sailors cliqu…

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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
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MS-13 Gang Member Arrested In El Salvador For Long Island Murder MS-13 Gang Member Arrested In El Salvador For Long Island Murder
MS-13 Gang Member Arrested In El Salvador For Long Island Murder A fugitive member of the MS-13 street gang wanted for a murder on Long Island was located and arrested in El Salvador by a transnational anti-gang unit and the FBI, federal officials said. José Jonathan Guevara-Castro, 25, also known as “Suspechoso,” an alleged member of MS-13, was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 13 in Acajutla, Sonsonate, El Salvador. for an alleged murder on Long Island. Acting U.S. Attorney Seth DuCharme said that Guevara-Castro has been charged in a 24-count indictment, along with seven other MS-13 members, with racketeering offenses, murder and narcotics trafficking. …

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by Zak Failla