Ex-Fugitive MS-13 Member Admits Role In Gruesome Quadruple Murder On Long Island
An MS-13 gang member who fled the country after taking part in the brutal killing of four young men on Long Island could spend the rest of his life behind bars.
Edwin Rodriguez, also known as “Manicomio” (Mental Hospital), pleaded guilty to racketeering charges in Brooklyn federal court on Wednesday, April 3.
Prosecutors said the 24-year-old, formerly of Central Islip, was a member of the Normandie Locos Salvatruchas clique of MS-13.
He confessed that on the evening of April 11, 2017, he and other gang members lured Justin Llivicura, Michael Lopez, Jorge Tigre, and Jefferson Villalobos t…
MS-13 Gang Members Indicted For 'Senseless, Brutal' Long Island Murders: DA
A pair of alleged MS-13 gang members have been indicted for two murders on Long Island, including one near a high school, according to US authorities.
On Wednesday, Oct. 11, the US Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of New York announced the counts against Carlos Humberto Aquino-Hernandez and Gerson Hernandez, both 22.
The first murder occurred on July 19, 2022.
Walter Ochoa, who was thought to be a member of a rival street gang, was targeted by MS-13 in retaliation for the murder of an MS-13 member 11 days earlier, according to the US Attorney’s Office.
Earlier Report: A…
MS-13 Member Admits Role In 'Senseless, Barbaric' Murders, Attacks On Long Island
A member of the notorious MS-13 gang could spend the rest of his life in prison after admitting to his role in a string of murders, including two high school students, and other attacks on Long Island.
Enrique Portillo, age 26, of Brentwood, pleaded guilty to racketeering and firearms charges in federal court in Central Islip on Thursday, Aug. 31, according to the US Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District.
Prosecutors said Portillo, a member of the Sailors Locos Salvatruchas Westside (Sailors) clique of MS-13, participated in four murders targeting rival gang members between September 2…
MS-13 Gangsters, Undocumented Individual Charged In Loudoun Co. Crime Spree: Police
Four arrests have been made in a series of violent crimes across Leesburg dating back to May 2023, authorities announced.
Those charged include Emerson Martinez-Alvarenga, 19; Marcos Sorto-Argueta, 19; Marco Mendoza-Monjaras, 19; and Juan Cubillas-Rodriguez, 18, all of Leesburg, were slapped with various offenses, Leesburg police said Thursday, Aug. 10.
The teens were charged in the following incidents:
May 21: A subject brandished a firearm at multiple victims in the 0-99 block of Hancock Place NE. Emerson Martinez-Alvarenga has been charged in this investigation with one …
Murder, Money Laundering: Alleged MS-13 Members From Long Island, Queens, More Indicted
A new 48-count superseding indictment charging dozens of alleged MS-13 members – including a handful from Long Island – with murder, money laundering, and other charges has been released, officials announced.
On Wednesday, June 21, the United States Attorney’s Office unsealed a superseding indictment that charges 23 alleged MS-13 gang members, six of them from Long Island, of attempted murder, racketeering, and more.
Seven of the 23 individuals had been previously indicted and arrested, while the newly indicted were arrested in the days leading up to Wednesday, June 21.
The original indi…
