Archive for March 20, 2025
Federal Authorities Apprehend Longtime LA Gang Leader Suspected of Murder and Human Trafficking
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-03-19/federal-authorities-search-for-longtime-la-gang-leader-charged-with-murder-and-human-trafficking Authorities have taken into custody a longtime leader of a Los Angeles street gang who investigators say ran a “mafia-like” criminal enterprise that included murder, human trafficking and extortion while he also worked as an entertainment entrepreneur. LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. authorities have taken a longtime leader of a Los Angeles street gang…
Read MoreHigh-Ranking MS-13 Leader Arraigned in Long Island Federal Court on Terrorism and Racketeering Charges After His Arrest in Mexico
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/high-ranking-ms-13-leader-arraigned-long-island-federal-court-terrorism-and-racketeering Defendant, Who Was Added to the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List in February, Was a Founding Member of the Transnational Criminal Organization’s Ranfla en las Calles Leadership StructureEarlier today, a high-ranking leader of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13, was arraigned on a four-count indictment charging him, along with a dozen other…
Read MoreEx-Key West firefighter had weapons cache, pipe bomb, explosives and building sketch, cops say
A traffic stop last week in Key West led to officers and federal agents discovering a cache of weapons, a pipe bomb and explosives-making materials inside a former city firefighter’s apartment, according to police. Along with the arsenal of weaponry, police also found a sketch of an unidentified building that included a possible sniper location…
Read MoreHigh-Ranking MS-13 Leader Arraigned in Long Island Federal Court on Terrorism and Racketeering Charges After His Arrest in Mexico
Earlier today, a high-ranking leader of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13, was arraigned on a four-count indictment charging him, along with a dozen other high-ranking MS-13 leaders, with directing the transnational criminal organization’s unlawful activities in the United States, El Salvador, Mexico, and elsewhere over the past two decades. Francisco Javier Roman-Bardales, also…
Read MoreRussia issues protest to Moldova over embassy bomb alert
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that Moldovan police had violated diplomatic protocol by blocking entrances to its embassy in the capital of Moldova. Relations between Russia and ex-Soviet Moldova’s pro-European government have deteriorated sharply, with Moldovan President Maia Sandu repeatedly denouncing Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and accusing the Kremlin of trying to unseat her.…
Read MoreMan sentenced to eight years in federal prison for bombing statue in San Antonio
A Florida man was sentenced to eight years in federal prison for bombing a sculpture in San Antonio, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Christopher Rodriguez, 45, pleaded guilty in Aug. 2024 to several charges, including damaging property occupied by a federal government and explosive materials, a news release says. Rodriguez, a licensed Florida attorney…
Read MoreMan faces hate crime charges for temple attacks in NYC’s Chinatown
A man is facing charges after allegedly breaking into several temples in New York City’s Chinatown and damaging religious statues this week. Police have charged Taihong Ouyang with a slew of hate crime and burglary charges for his rampage, seemingly targeting places of worship. Videos allegedly show Ouyang smashing through bulletproof glass, taking out security…
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