MS-13 members sentenced to life in prison for racketeering, murders & drug trafficking

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Three MS-13 members were sentenced to life in prison Friday for federal conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise involving murders, attempted murders, drug trafficking as well as murder in aid of racketeering charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Maryland announced.

Wilson Arturo “Humilde” “Marco Saravia” Constanza-Galdomez, 26, of El Salvador, Edis Omar “Little Felon” Valenzuela-Rodriguez, 24, of Honduras, and Jonathan “Truney” Pesquera-Puerto, 24, all received the mandatory sentence.

This case targeted the violent acts of MS-13, a transnational criminal organization made up of mostly immigrants or descendants of immigrants from Central America, with members operating in Maryland throughout the nation. MS-13 members are organized in “cliques,” operating in specific cities or regions. The defendants were required to commit violent acts to increase their status and rank within the gang, according to officials…

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