Gang member who shot at FBI agent convicted on assault, drug charges

COLUMBUS –- A Columbus resident and member of a criminal street gang who — along with a co-defendant — shot multiple rounds at an FBI agent in Columbus last year was found guilty of assault on a federal officer along with additional charges for armed drug trafficking by a federal jury. Joshuia Johnathon Luke Brown,…

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MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for a Racketeering Conspiracy, Including a Murder in Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis today sentenced Jose Henry Hernandez-Garcia, a/k/a “Paciente,” age 29, of Annandale, Virginia, to life in federal prison for racketeering and murder in aid of racketeering conspiracies, for committing murder in aid of racketeering, and for conspiracy to destroy and conceal evidence connected to his participation in La…

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Greenbelt man sentenced to life in prison for gang-related racketeering, murder

A Greenbelt, Maryland, man has been sentenced to life in prison Monday after being convicted of racketeering and taking part in the 2019 fatal stabbing of a Virginia teenager. According to court documents, 30-year-old Jose Rafael Ortega-Ayala, a member of the MS-13 gang’s Maryland-based Los Ghettos Criminales Salvatruchas clique, took part in the murder of…

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Member of MS-13 gang sentenced to 65 years for attack that left one teen dead, another injured

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Prince George’s County State Attorney Aisha Braveboy announced that 23-year-old Mario Clarios-Arias has been sentenced to 65 years in prison for attacking two teenage boys. Mario Clarios-Arias was convicted on Aug. 25 of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and first-degree assault. Clarios-Arias was involved…

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FBI Announces Results from Nationwide Takedown of Violent Crime.

Today, the FBI announces the results of a nationwide effort to combat violent crime during the summer of 2023. Law enforcement efforts were conducted between May 29 to September 4, 2023, and involved numerous FBI field offices and state and local partners. The FBI, alongside its state and local law enforcement partners, executed over 4,000…

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Outlaw motorcycle gang members arrested on racketeering and firearms charges.

HOUSTON, Texas — Twelve members of the Homietos Outlaw Motorcycle Gang are now in custody facing racketeering and firearms charges, following a violent assault on another motorcycle club in Houston, according to U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. The arrested individuals include 37-year-old Joseph Gomez, aka Tequila, of Sugarland, who was taken into custody on Friday,…

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MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced To Life In Federal Prison For A Racketeering Conspiracy, Including A Murder In Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis today sentenced Jose Rafael Ortega-Ayala, a/k/a “Impaciente,” age 30, of Greenbelt, Maryland, to life in federal prison for racketeering and murder in aid of racketeering conspiracies, for committing murder in aid of racketeering, and for conspiracy to destroy and conceal evidence connected to his participation in La Mara…

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