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Videosby Staff WriterMarch 3, 2017

Suspected MS-13 Gang Members Arrested in Connection to NY Teens' Murders

Police have alleged gang members in custody in connection with a spree of teenage killings in Brentwood, NY.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 21, 2017

ICE Arrests MS-13 Gang Member Released From Local Custody On Active Detainer

Officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested a self-admitted MS-13 gang member Feb. 16 after he was released from New York City custody with an active ICE detainer in place.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 20, 2014

4 Alleged MS-13 Gang Bangers Charged in Violent Racketeering Conspiracy

A federal grand jury returned a second superseding indictment charging four Maryland men in connection with a conspiracy to participate in murder in aid of a racketeering enterprise run by the notorious La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 28, 2013

Most Wanted FBI Fugitive Returns to U.S. for Prosecution

A known MS-13 gang member accused of brutally killing his girlfriend's stepfather returned to the United States to face charges after journalists in El Salvador tracked him down.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 14, 2013

FBI Adds MS-13 Member to Top Fugitive List

Edwin Ernesto Rivera Gracias, who is believed to have fled to El Salvador, allegedly beat and stabbed a 69-year-old man and dumped his body on the side of the road in August 2011.

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Inside the Badge by Richard ValdemarOctober 22, 2012

A Financial Weapon To Fight Gangs

MS-13 will now be targeted for the seizure of its criminal assets just like infamous foreign-born criminal organizations such the Yakuza of Japan and Mexican drug trafficking organizations such as Los Zetas.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 15, 2012

Experts: Fed Crackdown Will Disrupt MS-13

The decision last week by federal authorities to classify the Mara Salvatrucha MS-13 gang as a "transnational criminal organization" has some experts hoping the move will put the gang on the run.

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Inside the Badge by Richard ValdemarApril 17, 2012

Gang Truces Usually Turn Out Badly for Cops

Can you imagine what a gang formed from all aligned Crip and Blood gangs or between the Mexican Mafia and the Nuestra Familia might be capable of?

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Inside the Badge by Gabe MoralesNovember 16, 2011

Field Report: Latino Gangs In Washington State

The Latino gangs in Washington, while still outnumbered by Black gangs, have steadily increased, and law enforcement must become more aware of their criminal activities.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 29, 2011

N.Y. MS-13 Member Gets 35 Years for Gang Murder

A U.S. circuit court judge sentenced a New York MS-13 gang member who goes by the moniker "Joker" to 35 years in prison for the murder of a fellow 16-year-old, female gang member. Edwin "Joker" Henriquez, a member of La Mara Salvatrucha ("MS-13") on Long Island, pleaded guilty to the murder of 16-year-old Olivia Melendez Mendoza ("Melendez") in Old Westbury, N.Y.

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