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nbcnews.comEl Salvadoran MS-13 Member Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Court for Gang Murder
Jose Ramos Lopez, 26, an El Salvadoran national living illegally in Frederick, Maryland, received a seven-year prison sentence in U.S. District Court in Baltimore on May 12, 2026 for conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise tied to the murder of another MS-13 member…
ksl.comLynn Trinitarios Member Pleads Guilty to Racketeering in Two Murders
A member of the Lynn chapter of the Trinitarios gang pleaded guilty in Boston federal court to racketeering conspiracy that included participation in two murders and two attempted murders. The conviction removes one participant from the gang's active roster and advances the Justi…
abcnews.go.comMS-13 Member Receives 15-Year Sentence for Role in Unsolved Murder
A federal judge in Boston sentenced an MS-13 member to 15 years in prison for racketeering tied to a previously unsolved murder. The conviction advances the Justice Department's use of racketeering statutes to prosecute gang-related homicides that had remained open for years.