{"id":14620,"date":"2015-08-13T10:45:26","date_gmt":"2015-08-13T17:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=14620"},"modified":"2015-08-13T10:50:15","modified_gmt":"2015-08-13T17:50:15","slug":"ms-13-leader-sentenced-to-15-years-for-various-crimes-including-attempting-to-kill-a-witness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=14620","title":{"rendered":"MS-13 Leader Sentenced to 15 Years for Various Crimes Including Attempting to Kill a Witness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>MARYLAND<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A federal judge today sentenced a leader of the MS-13 gang to 15 years in prison for racketeering conspiracy by participating in assault, kidnapping and attempting to murder a witness, according to officials.<\/p>\n<p>So far, five of the 14 defendants charged in this case have plead guilty to participating in the racketeering conspiracy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Wilmer Arguet<\/strong>a, aka Chengo, 23, of Hyattsville, Maryland, plead guilty on April 20 to one count of\u00a0<strong>Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act<\/strong> or RICO conspiracy, officials said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Argueta\u2019s guilty plea agreement stated the following facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MS-13 is an international criminal organization and one of the largest street gangs in the United States with branches or \u201ccliques\u201d operating throughout Prince George\u2019s and Montgomery Counties in Maryland.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Argueta admitted that from 2009 until at least 2012, he was a member and leader of the Peajes Locos Salvatrucha clique of MS-13.<\/li>\n<li>He said he and members of the Peajes and other MS-13 cliques committed crimes for the gang, including murder, assault, robbery, extortion by threat of violence, obstruction of justice, witness tampering and witness retaliation.<\/li>\n<li>Argueta admitted that on Jan. 3, 2010, he and other MS-13 members attempted to<strong> kidnap and assault<\/strong> two individuals with various weapons. Argueta and his co-conspirators believed one of the individuals was associating with a rival gang.<\/li>\n<li>After the individuals fled in different directions, several MS-13 members caught one of the victims and <strong>sexually assaulted<\/strong> her as retribution for associating with a rival gang.<\/li>\n<li>On Jan. 13, 2011, Argueta attended a Peajes clique meeting.<\/li>\n<li>During the meeting another MS-13 member criticized members for not committing enough violent crimes and encouraging clique members to target rival gang members with acts of violence.<\/li>\n<li>After the meeting, Argueta and other MS-13 members strangled and stabbed an individual whom the clique members believed to be a member of a rival gang.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Although the MS-13 members left the victim for dead, he survived.<\/li>\n<li>Argueta also admitted that between March and November 2011, he and other members of the Peajes clique extorted a former MS-13 associate under the threat of a 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