7 Mara Salvatrucha Members Face Array of Charges In SF Gang Trial

The seven men are accused of terrorizing neighborhoods with assaults, shakedowns, and four 2008 murders.

April 6, 2011

The trial of seven Mara Salvatrucha members got underway this week with a federal prosecutor saying the group "lives, breathes, and celebrates violence," the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

The seven men are accused of terrorizing neighborhoods with assaults, shakedowns, and four 2008 murders.

Read the full story at SFGate.com.

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