LOS ANGELES -- Federal and local authorities in the Los Angeles area have arrested the head of a high-profile anti-gang organization as part of an action against the notorious Mara Salvatrucha street gang.
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Suspected MS-13 Members Indicted Nineteen alleged members of the MS-13 gang have been indicted on federal racketeering charges for crimes that include a string of homicides and attempted killings in Montgomery and Prince Georges counties.
Fighting MS-13, Mafia Style The federal racketeering case brought against the violent Mara Salvatrucha gang in Maryland last week is the latest in a string of prosecutions across the country employing a legal weapon originally devised to take down Mafia crime families.