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Founded: 1980s [1] Founding location: ... commonly known as MS-13, ... one of the most widely publicized MS-13 crimes in Central America occurred in Chamelecón, ...
The Mexican Mafia (Spanish: Mafia Mexicana), also known as La eMe (Spanish for "the M"), is a predominantly Mexican American prison gang and criminal organization in the United States. [1][3] Despite its name, the Mexican Mafia has no origins in Mexico and is entirely a U.S. organization. Law enforcement officials report that the Mexican Mafia ...
The 18th Street Gang, also known as Eighteen St, Barrio 18, Mara 18, or simply 18 in North America, [1][12][13][14] is a multi-ethnic (largely Central American and Mexican) transnational criminal organization that started as a street gang in Los Angeles. It is one of the largest transnational criminal gangs in Los Angeles, with 30,000-50,000 ...
Walter Martinez, a then-16-year-old illegal immigrant, was able to attend classes at Edgewood High School in Harford County for several months in late 2022 as cops probed the gruesome death of 20 ...
A leader of an MS-13 gang clique in New York pleaded guilty Wednesday to racketeering in a case involving eight murders, including the 2016 killings of two high school girls who were hacked and ...
Prison gangs in the United States. A prison gang [1][2] is an inmate organization that operates within a prison system, that has a corporate entity, exists into perpetuity, and whose membership is restrictive, mutually exclusive, and often requires a lifetime commitment. [3] Political scientist David Skarbek argues the emergence of prison gangs ...
A 19-year-old man was sentenced this week for his role in the 2022 fatal shooting of a Kansas City teenager.. Alexis Menjivar was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the shooting death of 17-year ...
MS-13, also known as Mara Salvatrucha, is an international criminal organization that was established in Los Angeles, California, during the 1980s. Initially created to provide protection for Salvadoran refugees in the city, the group later transformed into a violent criminal entity involved in illicit activities such as drug and human trafficking.