{"id":50672,"date":"2022-08-25T12:14:20","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T19:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=50672"},"modified":"2022-08-25T12:14:20","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T19:14:20","slug":"ten-ms-13-gang-members-indicted-on-murder-and-racketeering-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=50672","title":{"rendered":"Ten MS-13 Gang Members Indicted on Murder and Racketeering Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"node-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-48994 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/download-21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" \/>A federal grand jury in Texas returned an indictment Wednesday charging 10 alleged MS-13 gang members with crimes including racketeering conspiracy, murder, attempted murder, and conspiracy to murder in aid of racketeering, related firearms charges, and obstruction of justice.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-pr-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field__items\">\n<div class=\"field__item even\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">According to allegations in the indictment, the defendants were leaders and members of La Mara Salvatrucha, more commonly known as MS-13. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-48367 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/qtq80-8UDr2T-300x213.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/qtq80-8UDr2T-300x213.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/qtq80-8UDr2T-1024x728.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/qtq80-8UDr2T-768x546.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/qtq80-8UDr2T-1536x1092.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/qtq80-8UDr2T.jpeg 2025w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>In total, the indictment includes criminal charges related to seven murders, one attempted murder, and one murder conspiracy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">The indictment alleges that around 2015, and continuing through Thursday, the defendants engaged in a racketeering conspiracy involving murder, extortion, drug trafficking, robbery, and obstruction of justice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-48297 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/9z9fxr_7z-k-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"brown mallet on gray wooden surface\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/9z9fxr_7z-k-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/9z9fxr_7z-k-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/9z9fxr_7z-k-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/9z9fxr_7z-k.jpg 857w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/>\u201cThis case is an important step in curbing crime in Texas and a message to criminal organizations that federal authorities are working with local law enforcement to stop the violence,\u201d said U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery for the Southern District of Texas. \u201cThe charges in this case are extensive and violent. We will continue the fight and will stop at nothing to bring those who we believe are putting our communities at risk to justice.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">The murders and other crimes charged in the indictment were allegedly committed in the Southern District of Texas and the District of Maryland. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Defendants Franklin Trejo-Chavarria, aka Impulsivo, and Julio Vigil-Lopez, aka Hades, reside in El Salvador. All other defendants are in law enforcement custody in the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-43815 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/oxghu60nwxu-2-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"closeup photo of gavel\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/oxghu60nwxu-2-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/oxghu60nwxu-2-1024x566.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/oxghu60nwxu-2-768x424.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/oxghu60nwxu-2-1536x849.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/oxghu60nwxu-2-850x470.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/oxghu60nwxu-2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u201cAs demonstrated by the allegations in today\u2019s indictments, transnational criminal street gangs like MS-13 are a plague upon society that must be rooted out in the interest of public safety and national security,\u201d said Special Agent in Charge Mark Dawson of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Houston.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">According to the indictment, under the authority of MS-13 leadership in El Salvador and elsewhere, members engaged in a variety of violent crimes throughout the Southern District of Texas and District of Maryland. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-43383 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/udxd2nrbxs8-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"gray knuckles\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/udxd2nrbxs8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/udxd2nrbxs8-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/udxd2nrbxs8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/udxd2nrbxs8-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/udxd2nrbxs8-850x567.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/udxd2nrbxs8.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Over the past several years, law enforcement uncovered several alleged homicides and attempted murders related to these cliques and their associates. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">The investigation revealed that these criminal acts were committed to maintain the gang\u2019s control, to retaliate against rival gangs and to seek retribution against those who were believed to have cooperated with law enforcement against the gang.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u201cThis indictment is a testament to the strong partnerships we have with our federal and local agencies to help bring violent gang offenders to justice,\u201d said Houston Police Chief Troy Finner. \u201cWe thank our partners and look forward to working together to help keep our communities safe.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-50477 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/qtq80-79ONyS-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/qtq80-79ONyS-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/qtq80-79ONyS-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/qtq80-79ONyS-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/qtq80-79ONyS-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/qtq80-79ONyS-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Leaders in El Salvador and elsewhere allegedly authorized the acts to ensure individual members and cliques followed the customs, rules, and protocols of the larger MS-13 enterprise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">The seven murders alleged in the indictment span from 2015 through 2018 and include a range of victims. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">These murders were allegedly brutal in nature and include the killing of a juvenile female and a police informant. The murders also included multiple acts of mutilation and dismemberment with machetes, according to the charges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">The FBI, HSI, the Houston Police Department, the Galveston Police Department, the Texas Department of Public Safety, and the Prince George\u2019s County Police Department are investigating the case.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Trial Attorneys Julie A. Finocchiaro, Matthew K. Hoff, and Gerald A. Collins from the Criminal Division\u2019s Organized Crime and Gang Section and Assistant U.S. Attorneys Britini Cooper and John M. Lewis of the Southern District of Texas are prosecuting the case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">All defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"183\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Name, Location<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"54\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Age<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"300\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Charges<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"99\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Max Penalty<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"183\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Franklin Trejo-Chavarria, aka Impulsivo<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">El Salvador<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"54\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">25<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"300\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Count 1<\/b>: RICO Conspiracy;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Counts 2 and 3<\/b>: VICAR Attempted Murder and Conspiracy to Murder;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Counts 7 and 8<\/b>: VICAR Murder and Conspiracy to Murder;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Count 9<\/b>: Obstruction of Justice;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Counts 13 and 14<\/b>: VICAR Murder and Conspiracy to Murder<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"99\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Life<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">10 years<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Life (or death)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">20 years<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Life (or death)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"183\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Julio Vigil-Lopez, aka Hades<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">El Salvador<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"54\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">25<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"300\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Count 1<\/b>: RICO Conspiracy;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Counts 10 and 11:<\/b>\u00a0VICAR Murder and Conspiracy to Murder;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Count 12:<\/b>\u00a0Obstruction of Justice;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Counts 15 and 16<\/b>: VICAR Murder and Conspiracy to Murder;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Counts 17 and 18<\/b>: Using a firearm to cause death<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"99\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Life<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Life (or death)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">20 years<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Life (or death)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Life<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"183\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Walter Antonio Chicas-Garcia, aka Walter, aka Mejia<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Houston, TX<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"54\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">25<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"300\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Count 1<\/b>: RICO Conspiracy;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Counts 7 and 8<\/b>: VICAR Murder and Conspiracy to Murder;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Count 9<\/b>: Obstruction of Justice;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Counts 13 and 14<\/b>: VICAR Murder and Conspiracy to Murder<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"99\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Life<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Life (or death)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">20 years<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Life (or death)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"183\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Luis Ernesto Carbajal-Peraza, aka Destino, aka Chele<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Houston, TX<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"54\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">30<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"300\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Count 1<\/b>: RICO Conspiracy;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Counts 4 and 5<\/b>: VICAR Murder and Conspiracy to Murder;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Count 6<\/b>: Obstruction of Justice;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Counts 10 and 11<\/b>: VICAR Murder and Conspiracy to Murder;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Count 12<\/b>: Obstruction of Justice<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"99\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Life<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Life (or death)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">20 years<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Life (or death)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">20 years<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"183\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Carlos Alexi Garcia-Gongora, aka Garcia, aka Lil Maligno<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Houston, TX<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"54\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">24<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"300\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Count 1<\/b>: RICO Conspiracy;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Counts 4 and 5<\/b>: VICAR Murder and Conspiracy to Murder;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Count 6<\/b>: Obstruction of Justice;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Counts 10 and 11<\/b>: VICAR Murder and Conspiracy to Murder;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Count 12<\/b>: Obstruction of Justice<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"99\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Life<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Life (or death)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">20 years<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Life (or death)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">20 years<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"183\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Wilson Jose Ventura-Mejia, aka Discreto, aka Disco<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Houston, TX<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"54\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">26<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"300\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Count 1<\/b>: RICO Conspiracy;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Count 6<\/b>: Obstruction of Justice;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Counts 7 and 8:<\/b>\u00a0VICAR Murder and Conspiracy to Murder;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Count 9:<\/b>\u00a0Obstruction of Justice<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"99\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Life<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">20 years<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Life (or death)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">20 years<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"183\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Wilman Rivas-Guido, aka Inquieto<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Houston, TX<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"54\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">26<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"300\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Count 1<\/b>: RICO Conspiracy;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Count 6<\/b>: Obstruction of Justice;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Counts 7 and 8<\/b>:\u00a0 VICAR Murder and Conspiracy to Murder;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Count 9<\/b>: Obstruction of Justice;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Counts 15 and 16<\/b>: VICAR Murder and Conspiracy to Murder;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Counts 17 and 18<\/b>: Using a firearm to cause death<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"99\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Life<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">20 years<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Life (or death)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">20 years<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Life (or death)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Life<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"183\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Carlos Elias Henriquez-Torres, aka Kalin<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Houston, TX<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"54\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">22<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"300\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Count 1<\/b>: RICO Conspiracy;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Count 6<\/b>: Obstruction of Justice;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Counts 7 and 8<\/b>:\u00a0 VICAR Murder and Conspiracy to Murder;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Count 9<\/b>: Obstruction of Justice<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"99\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Life<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">20 years<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Life (or death)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">20 years<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"183\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Angel Miguel Aguilar-Ochoa, aka Darki<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Houston, TX<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"54\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">37<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"300\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Counts 7 and 8<\/b>:\u00a0 VICAR Murder and Conspiracy to Murder;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Count 9<\/b>: Obstruction of Justice<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"99\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Life (or death)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">20 years<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"183\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Marlon Miranda-Moran, aka Chinki<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Houston, TX<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">23<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"300\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Counts 7 and 8<\/b>:\u00a0 VICAR Murder and Conspiracy to Murder;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Count 9<\/b>: Obstruction of Justice<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A federal grand jury in Texas returned an indictment Wednesday charging 10 alleged MS-13 gang members with crimes including racketeering conspiracy, murder, attempted murder, and conspiracy to murder in aid of racketeering,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5508,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ten MS-13 Gang Members Indicted on Murder and Racketeering Charges<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A federal grand jury in Texas returned 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