MS-13 Leader Agrees to Plead Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy

BOSTON – One of the leaders of a local MS-13 clique has agreed to plead guilty to racketeering conspiracy. Edwin Amaya Mejia Alvarado, a/k/a 'Duend...

September 17, 2022
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BOSTON – One of the leaders of a local MS-13 clique has agreed to plead guilty to racketeering conspiracy. Edwin Amaya Mejia Alvarado, a/k/a 'Duende,' 22, a Salvadoran national previously residing in East Boston, has agreed to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to conduct enterprise affairs through a pattern of racketeering activity, commonly referred to as racketeering or RICO conspiracy.  The Court deferred acceptance of the proposed plea agreement until sentencing, which U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani scheduled for Jan.

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