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TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa defendant and self-proclaimed neo-Nazi, Brandon Russell, is back in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. After serving five years in prison on explosive charges, Russell was recently arrested, while on probation, for plotting to blow up the power grid in Maryland. Attorney Anthony Rickman reviewed the case for FOX 13.…

An MS-13 gang member is among 13 illegal aliens from El Salvador convicted for their involvement in gang-related murders in the sanctuary state of Colorado, Breitbart News has learned. In July 31-year-old illegal alien Mauricio Alvarado-Vasquez of El Salvador was convicted for his involvement in the 2019 murders of Vicky DeDios and Carlos Ramirez-Rivera, as well as the…

A federal jury in Georgia last week found three members of the Gangster Disciples guilty of carrying out a string of murders that started in retaliation to the slaying of a fellow gang member. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia said the jury convicted Andrea Paige Browner, 28, of Athens and…

Four men were sentenced in Maryland for their participation in La Mara Salvatrucha, a violent international gang commonly known as MS-13. Jose Henry Hernandez-Garcia, aka Paciente, 29, of Annandale, Virginia, was sentenced today to life in prison. Agustino Eugenio Rivas Rodriguez, aka Terrible, 26, of Silver Spring, Maryland, was sentenced on Aug. 1 to 16…

El Salvador has implemented a security fence around the central Cabanas department in an effort to clamp down on gang activity. Over 7,000 soldiers and 1,000 police officers are involved in the operation, which aims to prevent gang members from leaving the area and disrupting their supply chains. President Nayib Bukele stated that Cabanas has…

An MS-13 member was sentenced to life in federal prison for his role in the murder of a 16-year-old Fairfax County boy believed to be cooperating with law enforcement, then lighting his body on fire and trying to cover up the murder, authorities said.  Cecilia Levine   08/04/2023 2:34 p.m. Jose “Paciente” Henry Hernandez-Garcia, 29, of Annandale, was…

U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Hernan Yanes-Rivera, a/k/a “Recio,” age 22, of Adelphi, Maryland, on July 28, 2023, to 22 years in federal prison, and sentenced Agustino Eugenio Rivas Rodriguez, a/k/a “Terrible,” age 26, of Silver Spring, Maryland, to 16 years in federal prison, each followed by three years of supervised release, for their…

GREENBELT, MD — A Silver Spring man was one of two MS-13 gang members sentenced in federal court on Tuesday for their roles in a racketeering conspiracy, including murder, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. La Mara Salvatrucha gang, also known as “MS-13,” is made up of immigrants from El Salvador who operate in…

A Fairfax County, Virginia, man was sentenced to life in federal prison Monday for his involvement in the 2019 murder of a 16-year-old. Jose Henry Hernandez-Garcia, 29, was one of three members of the MS-13 street gang convicted in federal court on charges related to the killing of Jacson Pineda-Chicas, of Falls Church, Virginia. Hernandez-Garcia,…

Two Maryland MS-13 gangsters get 22 and 16 years in prison for racketeering conspiracy, including murder Posted by Gangsters Inc. on August 5, 2023 at 1:52 By Gangsters Inc. Editors Several members of the MS-13 gang operating in Maryland were sentenced this and last week for their participation in a racketeering conspiracy, including murder, related to their activities as…