{"id":43811,"date":"2021-08-24T16:06:03","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T23:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=43811"},"modified":"2021-08-24T16:06:03","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T23:06:03","slug":"federal-grand-jury-expands-rico-indictment-against-ms-13-by-adding-defendants-and-4-previously-unsolved-murders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=43811","title":{"rendered":"Federal Grand Jury Expands RICO Indictment Against MS-13 by Adding Defendants and 4 Previously Unsolved Murders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0LOS ANGELES<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nine new defendants and a series of previously uncharged murders are included in a federal grand jury indictment unsealed Tuesday. that significantly expands a wide-ranging racketeering indictment targeting an arm of the MS-13 transnational street gang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The 18-count Third Superseding Indictment, which was unsealed following the arrests of four defendants this week, alleges that members and associates of MS-13 murdered 11 people, five of whom were hacked to death with machetes or knives in the Angeles National Forest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The indictment, which was filed on August 5, adds nine defendants to the\u00a0previous version of the indictment<\/a>\u00a0and nearly doubles the number of charged murders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mara Salvatrucha was formed in Los Angeles in the mid-1980s, and the street gang is now comprised of tens of thousands of individuals in at least 10 states and several Central American countries, notably El Salvador. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the mid-1990s, Mara Salvatrucha became associated with the Mexican Mafia and added the number 13 to its name (\u201cM\u201d is the 13th<\/sup>\u00a0letter of the alphabet). To become a new member of a Mexican Mafia-affiliated gang, an individual underwent a 13-second beating by other members of the gang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            This case focuses on MS-13 Los Angeles\u2019 Fulton clique, a particularly violent subset of MS-13 that operates in the San Fernando Valley and has been bolstered by an influx of young immigrants from Central America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn 2016, the Fulton clique decided to break from MS-13\u2019s traditional program in Los Angeles in favor of a traditional Salvadoran Mara Salvatrucha program,\u201d according to the new indictment. \u201cThe key difference between MS-13\u2019s traditional Los Angeles program and MS-13\u2019s Salvadoran program was that the Salvadoran program required a prospective member to have committed at least one homicide before becoming a homeboy,\u201d or full-fledged member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            In addition to murders previously charged in this case \u2013 including one in which the victim was dismembered \u2013 the new indictment charges the January 2019 murder of a man who was fatally shot in a remote area near Santa Clarita and whose remains were not recovered until the Tick Fire burned the area 10 months later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Of the 11 murders alleged in the indictment, five victims allegedly were killed with machetes or knives, while six allegedly were shot to death. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All 11 murders are alleged to have been committed \u201cfor the purpose of gaining entry to and maintaining and increasing position in MS-13 Los Angeles.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            The 111-page Third Superseding Indictment names 31 defendants, 21 of whom are charged with conspiring to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. The RICO charge alleges nearly 300 \u201covert acts,\u201d including acts involving murder, drug trafficking and extortion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new indictment was unsealed just before scheduled arraignments for three new defendants who were taken into custody in the Los Angeles area. The fourth new defendant was arrested in Colorado. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two new defendants were already in federal custody, and three new defendants were already in state custody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The RICO case is the product of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Los Angeles Police Department, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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