Jairo Saenz, 28, admitted that he took part or ordered seven separate violent slayings on Long Island as a bigwig with the migrant gang MS-13.
John J. Durham, 48, of Suffolk County, was sworn in to temporarily serve as Long Island’s top federal prosecutor Tuesday, according to a news release. His appointment was announced 11 days after former U.S. Attorney Breon Peace, appointed under former President Joe Biden, stepped down from the position.
Torres, 29, led the Sailors Locos Salvatruchas Westside clique on Long Island, while Sosa-Guevara, 33, commanded the Hollywood Locos Salvatruchas. Lopez-Morales, 36, served as a high-ranking member. The murders occurred in secluded parks and wooded areas, with bodies concealed in shallow graves that remained undiscovered for months or years.
The high-ranking gang members admitted they were involved in nine murders across Long Island between 2016 and 2017, according to federal prosecutors.
Robert Mickens says no murderers should be granted plea deals, but this one comes as a 'slap in the face' with a suspect who admitted to killing seven.
Three more high-ranking MS-13 gang members pleaded guilty to their roles in killings involving machetes and guns on Long Island, prosecutors say.
His administration would have more power to impose economic penalties and travel restrictions, and potentially even take military action inside foreign countries.
A high-ranking member of an MS-13 gang clique in New York has pleaded guilty to racketeering and other federal charges in a case involving seven slayings, including the 2016 killings of two high school girls.
MS-13 gang member Jairo Saenz pleaded guilty Tuesday to killing seven people in separate attacks on Long Island.
Luis Manuel Hernandez Bonilla, a suspected MS-13 gang member, was arrested Tuesday by Texas authorities after a traffic stop and charged with murder.
Three local leaders of the MS-13 street gang have pleaded guilty to their roles in nine killings involving machetes and guns in the New York City suburbs.
A high-ranking member of MS-13 on Long Island pleaded guilty to seven murders, including the brutal killings of two high school girls that drew national attention.