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Long Island MS-13 Member Sentenced For Murder, Attempted Murder, Racketeering Long Island MS-13 Member Sentenced For Murder, Attempted Murder, Racketeering
Long Island 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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Former MS-13 Leader On Long Island Admits To Trying To Kill Trio Of Rivals Former MS-13 Leader On Long Island Admits To Trying To Kill Trio Of Rivals
Former MS-13 Leader On Long Island Admits To Trying To Kill Trio Of Rivals A former leader of a clique of MS-13 on Long Island has been sentenced for his role in multiple shootings that left three rivals wounded. Ronald Catalan, also known as “Stranger” and “Extrano,” was sentenced to 25 years in prison following his guilty plea to racketeering charges, including predicate acts relating to a June 23, 2009 shooting in Brentwood and an Oct. 21, 2015 shooting in Bay Shore. Specifically, Catalan, age 30, an MS-13 leader of the Brentwood Locos Salvatrucha group from 2015 until his arrest in July 2017, pleaded guilty in 2018 to racketeering, conspiracy to distribute coc…

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MS-13 Member Sentenced For Role In 2017 Long Island Deli Murder MS-13 Member Sentenced For Role In 2017 Long Island Deli Murder
MS-13 Member Sentenced For Role In 2017 Long Island 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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