Gang News

https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/virginia/prince-william-county/fbi-arrests-leader-of-ms-13-gang-in-prince-william-county/ PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — The FBI announced Thursday that a top MS-13 gang leader was arrested in Northern Virginia. During a press conference, officials confirmed that FBI agents took the gang leader into custody in the Dale City area in Woodbridge on Thursday morning. Attorney General Pamela Bondi said that…

https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/ms-13-gang-responsible-disappearance-death-annapolis-teen An MS-13 gang leader has pleaded guilty in New York to nine murders between 2016 and 2017, including the disappearance and death of Annapolis teenager David Rivera. At least two other alleged members have also been indicted in the killing. Described as a regional leader of MS-13’s “Hollywood” clique, David Sosa-Guevara was convicted of…

https://thenationaldesk.com/news/americas-news-now/us-border-patrol-special-operations-unit-arrest-suspected-gang-members-washington-dc-tactical-unit-fbi-homeland-security-tda-members-ms13-foreign-terrorist-organization-narcos-venezuela-drug-trafficking-weapons-white-house-justice-department WASHINGTON (7News) — A U.S. Border Patrol Special Operations Group arrested more than a dozen suspected gang members in the D.C. metro area this month. The Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC), the National Gang Unit, the FBI and Homeland Security all worked together in the operation that resulted in the arrests of 14 Tren de…

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…

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…

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/alleged-leader-of-west-baltimore-criminal-organization-sentenced-to-5-years-of-prison-after-plea/ar-AA1AMqCu A 41-year-old arrested during a sweeping West Baltimore organized crime takedown in 2023 was sentenced to five years of prison Monday after pleading guilty to conspiracy and firearms charges. As part of the plea agreement, prosecutors from the Maryland attorney general’s office dropped over a dozen charges against James Brunson, including a count of attempted murder stemming…

https://baltimorewitness.org/39-babies-gang-member-accepts-20-year-guilty-plea-in-longstanding-murder-case/ After consulting with his defense attorney, Angela Shelton, a homicide defendant and member of the notorious 39 Babies criminal gang accepted the prosecution’s plea offer of 20 years suspending all but five. The defendant, James Brunson, 41,  accepted the deal before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John Addison Howard on March 10. Brunson, was originally charged with first-degree…

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/alleged-international-leader-ms-13-extradited-rico-charge Moises Humberto Rivera-Luna, also known as Santos and Viejo Santos, 55, an alleged international leader of the violent MS-13 drug gang, made an initial appearance today in the District of Columbia following his extradition from Guatemala to the United States to face racketeering conspiracy charges. “Keeping Americans safe from transnational criminal gangs is one…

https://mocoshow.com/2025/03/04/ice-and-fbi-arrest-alleged-ms-13-leader-in-maryland/ U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the FBI arrested David Alejandro Orellana-Aleman, a Salvadoran national and alleged high-ranking MS-13 leader, in Hyattsville, Maryland, on February 27. Authorities in El Salvador previously charged him with firearm possession, extortion, and terrorist affiliation, and he remains in ICE custody following his arrest. Per the news release: “U.S.…

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/white-supremacist-leader-found-guilty-conspiring-destroy-regional-power-grid Defendant Planned Attack in Support of Neo-Nazi Accelerationist Ideology After a six-day trial, a jury found Brandon Russell, 29, of Orlando, Florida, guilty of conspiracy to damage an energy facility. According to evidence presented at trial, from at least November 2022 to Feb. 3, 2023, Russell conspired to carry out attacks against critical infrastructure,…