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Newsby Staff WriterJune 8, 2010

Virginia MS-13 Member Gets 20-Year Sentence for Pimp's Slaying

Portillo and Arguera fatally shot Luna three times. Portillo fired two of the three fatal shots—one to Luna's chest and a second contact wound to Luna's head. A third shot entered the left side of Luna's back and exited his chest.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 29, 2010

N.C. Jury Imposes Death Penalty on MS-13 Leader

The 25-year-old Alejandro Enrique Ramirez Umana (a.k.a. "Wizard") shot and killed two brothers in December 2007 in Guilford County, N.C.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 27, 2010

Informant Helps Jury Convict MS-13 Members In Charlotte

A federal jury convicted six members of MS-13 on a variety of charges with the help of testimony from a former MS-13 member, an informant who infiltrated the gang and video footage of the gang's criminal acts.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 13, 2010

MS-13 Trial Begins With Footage of a 'Beat In'

A federal trial in Charlotte began today with a goal of convicting half a dozen MS-13 gang members from one of the broadest investigations in that city to weaken a gang one expert described as totally devoted to crime and violence.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 8, 2009

Three MS-13 Illegals Could Be Deported In Pimp's Slaying

Three illegal aliens linked to the MS-13 gang have been indicted in the slaying of a North Virginia pimp and now face deportation back to their native El Salvador.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 5, 2009

MS-13 Gang Leaders Put Out Hit on ICE Agent Assigned to Crackdown

El Salvadoran leaders of the MS-13 gang allegedly put out a contract on the federal agent responsible for a crackdown on its New York factions, the Daily News has learned.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 27, 2009

MS-13 Member And 19 Others Caught Entering U.S. Illegally

California Border Patrol agents have apprehended 20 illegal aliens, including an MS-13 gang member, about 40 miles north of the U.S./Mexico border, Examiner.com reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 30, 2009

N.Y. County Organizes Gang Unit to Combat MS-13

Following a series of vicious gang-related attacks in Suffolk County in recent weeks, some of which victimized innocent bystanders, Suffolk police will reorganize officers assigned to combating gangs across precincts into a single team, Newsday reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 16, 2009

Charlotte Federal Anti-Gang Office Established

A permanent federal anti-gang office will open in Charlotte by the end of the summer, U.S. Rep. Sue Myrick announced Wednesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 24, 2009

Nationally Recognized "Gang Peacemaker" Arrested in Federal Gang Sweep

Alex Sanchez, executive director of Homies Unidos, was taken into custody by FBI agents this morning at his Bellflower, Calif., home. Sanchez and several members of MS-13, one of the nation's most ruthless and notorious gangs, were named as co-conspirators in the indictment, which will be unsealed later today, said FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller.

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