Santa Cruz-area MS-13 members sentenced for murder conspiracy, racketeering
Two Santa Cruz men who are reputed members of the of the infamous La Mara Salvatrucha gang, also known as MS-13, have been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison.
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Two Santa Cruz men who are reputed members of the of the infamous La Mara Salvatrucha gang, also known as MS-13, have been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison.
A self-confessed member of the infamous Mara Salvatrucha criminal organization, also known as MS-13, was sentenced to over five years in prison for possessing a "ghost gun" or an untraceable firearm.
The leader of a brutally violent San Francisco MS-13 street gang was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without parole after being convicted of murder and attempted murder as part of a racketeering conspiracy, prosecutors announced.
Building on an earlier investigation and indictment, a federal grand jury has returned charges against 13 alleged members of MS-13's notorious San Francisco-based 20th Street Clique in connection with three separate murders.
Federal prosecutors announced the grand jury indictment of 17 alleged MS-13 gang members and their associates Friday for a reign of terror on San Francisco streets that included a series of vicious assaults and other crimes.
A notorious MS-13 gang leader in Santa Cruz has leaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy and conspiracy to commit murder and extortion charges and faces 27 years in federal prison, authorities announced Friday.
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