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Gang leader who turned D.C. area into "hunting ground" gets life in prison
MS-13 members targeted random civilians so they could increase their status within the gang, prosecutors said.
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MS-13 members targeted random civilians so they could increase their status within the gang, prosecutors said.
Seven members and associates of the MS-13 street gang have been convicted of sex trafficking in federal court after taking in a 13-year-old runaway and coercing her into commercial sex acts in Maryland and Virginia.
A U.S. District Judge sentenced 23-year-old Moises Alexis Reyes-Canales, of Annapolis, to 35 years in federal prison for conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise and to using, carrying, and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, in connection with his MS-13 gang activities, including murder and two attempted murders.
An MS-13 associate was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering.
The Department of Justice released this week a report on its efforts to "dismantle" MS-13 in the U.S. and abroad.
Five alleged members of a MS-13 gang were charged in a violent racketeering conspiracy.
An MS-13 gang member has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for conspiring to participate in a racketeering enterprise as part of gang activities, the justice department said Thursday.
An MS-13 gang member was sentenced Wednesday to more than 17 years in federal prison.
Police have arrested five suspects in connection with the May 29 murder of 16-year-old Gabriela Ardon.
Federal prosecutors have charged 11 alleged members and associates of the MS-13 street gang with sex trafficking and other charges after they say a 13-year-old runaway was repeatedly beaten with a baseball bat and forced into prostitution in northern Virginia.
Maryland has become one of the first states to offer a tipline specifically for reports of MS-13 gang activity.
22-year-old Miguel Lopez Abrego was sentenced Friday in Baltimore to 25 years in prison for his role in a teen's brutal killing in Wheaton, a Washington, D.C., suburb.
Two MS-13 gang members will each spend 25 years in prison for their gang-related activity that led to the murder of an associate of a rival gang.
Two MS-13 gang members were sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for participating in a violent racketeering conspiracy, including murders.
A 29-year-old MS-13 gang member was sentenced Monday to 32 years in prison for racketeering in relation to gang activity, including two murders.
Hundreds of MS-13 gang members are currently active in Maryland. The gang is known for its brutality; using machetes to behead vulnerable, young victims.
The FBI says MS-13 gangs continue to grow their memberships by targeting younger recruits more than ever before.
The MS-13 gang continues to expand its influence in the United States, according to the FBI.
An Annapolis MS-13 gang member was sentenced to federal prison Friday.
Carlos Alaz Brizuela, 29, faces between 29 and 36 years in prison when he's sentenced in February.
Six of the seven originally arrested are part of a federal gang database for MS-13. Two of the suspects are juveniles, 16 and 17 years old.
Daniel Alejandra Alvarado Cuellar's body was found July 31 in the 8400 block of Loch Raven Boulevard.
Six of the seven people arrested this month for a murder in July in Towson are members of the violent street gang MS-13 and were in the country illegally, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said.
A member of MS-13 was sentenced to federal prison for conspiring to participate in a violent racketeering enterprise, including murder.
A Maryland MS-13 member was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in federal prison for his role in a racketeering conspiracy that involved a murder.
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Extreme heat takes a break in Maryland
Maryland storm chances resume followed by heat relief
Strong storm chances threaten Maryland
Some patchy fog will be possible overnight under partly cloudy skies with low temperatures dropping into the upper 60s and lower 70s.
It's another very hot day across the area with temperatures topping out in the 90s for most locations. Heat index values through the afternoon will reach between 100 and 105 degrees for most areas, with portions of the Eastern Shore possibly reaching close to 110 degrees.
Extreme heat takes a break in Maryland
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