Eight Salvadoran members of MS-13 have pleaded guilty to racketeering charges in connection to a series of brutal murders, including the dismemberment of a 14-year-old girl, in Houston in 2017 and 2018, the Justice Department announced Monday.
The men — Walter “Mejia” Antonio Chicas-Garcia, Wilson “Discreto” Jose Ventura-Mejia, Miguel “Darki” Angel Aguilar-Ochoa, Marlon “Chinki” Miranda-Moran, Luis “Destino” Ernesto Carbajal-Peraza, Edgardo “Largo” Martinez-Rodriguez, Carlos “Garcia” Alexi Garcia-Gongora and Wilman “Inquieto” Rivas-Guido — pleaded guilty in hearings Monday and on Aug. 11.
The men were among a dozen people indicted on racketeering charges in 2022 and were facing a possible death penalty if convicted…