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A Silver Spring man was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for two murders in which the victims were beheaded, dismembered and buried in shallow graves, the Department of Justice announced Oct. 15. According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Maryland, Albaro Rosa Moreno, 24, is a member of […]

A reputed member of MS-13 received a 20-year prison sentence Tuesday for taking part in a kidnapping conspiracy, a U.S. Attorney’s Office statement said. Reynaldo Alexis Granados-Vasquez, aka “Fuego,” 23, of Gaithersburg, also must serve five years of supervised release for a kidnapping conspiracy, according to the sentence handed down by Judge Paula Xinis. According […]

A Gaithersburg man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for conspiracy to kidnap as part of a complex case that involved the murder of a man believed to be a member of a rival gang, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced […]

A 26-year-old from Gaithersburg was sentenced to 35 years in prison for conspiring to be part of the racketeering enterprise known as MS-13 gang, a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Friday evening. Oscar Ernesto Delgado-Perez, also known as “Complicado” and “Indio,” also took part in the June 16, 2016, murder of a victim […]

A Washington Grove man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role in MS-13, a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Kevin Henriquez-Chavez, also known as “Loco” and “Crazy,” 24, also will have five years of supervised release, for conspiring to participate in a racketeering enterprise known as La Mara Salvatrucha, […]

A federal judge sentenced a 28-year-old Silver Spring man to two consecutive life sentences Monday for conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise in connection with his gang activity as a member of MS-13, according to a statement from the Justice Department. Raul Ernesto Landaverde-Giron, also known as “Humilde” and “Decente,” 28, of Silver Spring, […]

A 20-year-old woman, born in El Salvador and an MS-13 here, received 95 years in prison Thursday from a Montgomery County Circuit Court judge for her role in robberies that took place in 2017. Josselin Andrade Ramirez of Temple Hills received maximum sentences from Judge John Maloney for charges of conspiracy to commit armed robbery […]

A federal jury Wednesday convicted a Silver Spring man in connection with gang activity. Prosecutors believe the man is a member of La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13. Raul Ernesto Landaverde-Giron was found guilty of murder in aid of racketeering, and for that charge he faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison, according to a […]

Montgomery County police hope the public can help them find a 24-year-old man wanted in conjunction with an attempted armed robbery, police said Thursday. Investigators have determined that the man, Jose Guilermo Molina-Arevelo, is an MS-13 gang member, according to a police statement. Molina-Arevelo (also known as “Malandro”) had a last known address of 11200 […]

Three Aspen Hill men have been indicted in connection with a conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering and murder in aid of racketeering: Daniel Flores-Ventura, aka “Necio,” 24; Vilas Sail Argueta-Bermudez, aka “Happy,” aka “Little Happy,” aka “Enchilada,” 31; and Michael Campos-Lemus, aka “Humilde,” 24. A fourth man, Willians Ernesto Lovos-Ayala, aka “Tigre,” […]