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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Cr. No. 15-10338-FDS

v.

VIOLATIONS:

1. OSCAR NOE RECINOS-GARCIA,

A/K/A "PSYCHO,"
2. JULIO ESAU AVALOS-ALVARADO,
A/K/A "VIOLENTO,"
3. GERMAN HERNANDEZ-ESCOBAR,
A/K/A "TERIBLE,"
4. NOE SALVADOR PEREZ-VASQUEZ,
A/K/A "CRAZY,"
5. SANTOS PORTILLO-ANDRADE,
A/K/A "FLACO,"
6. HERZZON SANDOVAL,
A/K/A "CASPER,"
7. EDWIN GUZMAN,
A/K/A "PLAYA,"
8. JOSE HERNANDEZ-MIGUEL,
A/K/A "MUERTO,"
9. EDGAR PLEITEZ,
A/K/A "CADEJO,"
10. CHRISTIAN ALVARADO,
A/K/A "CATRACHO,"
11. CESAR MARTINEZ,
A/K/A "CHECHE,"
13. FNU LNU, A/K/A "CABALLO,"
14. ERICK ARGUETA LARIOS,
A/K/A "LOBO,"
15. LUIS SOLIS-VASQUEZ,
A/K/A "BRUJO,"
16. JOSE MIGUEL-HERNANDEZ,
A/K/A "SMILEY,"
A/K/A "DANGER,"
17. CARLOS MELARA,
A/K/A "CHUCHITO,"
A/K/A "CRIMINAL,"
18. JOEL MARTINEZ,
A/K/A "ANIMAL,"
19. JOSE RENE ANDRADE,
A/K/A "TRISTE,"
A/K/A "INNOCENTE,"
20. HECTOR ENAMORADO,
A/K/A "VIDA LOCA,"

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18 U.S.C. 922(g) (5) (A)

Alien in Possession of a
Firearm and Ammunition

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18 U.S.C. 1962 (d) -

Conspiracy to Conduct
Enterprise Affairs Through
a Pattern of Racketeering
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21 U.S.C. 846 -
Conspiracy to Distribute
Cocaine, Cocaine Base,
Heroin, and Marijuana

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18 U.S.C. 924 (c) (1)

Using and Carrying a
Firearm During the
Commission Of a Drug
Trafficking Offense

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21 U.S.C. 841(a) (1)

Distribution of Cocaine Base

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42 U.S.C. 408 (a) (7) (C)

Purchase of Fraudulent
Social Security Card

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18 U.S.C. 1546 (a) -

Possession of a Counterfeit
Resident Alien Card

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18 U.S.C. 1028 (a) (2)

Transfer of a False
Identification Document

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8 U.S.C. 1326 -
Unlawful Re-Entry of a
Deported Alien

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21. HENRY SANTOS-GOMEZ,

A/K/A "RENEGADO,"
A/K/A "PINO,"
22. RAFAEL LEONER-AGUIRRE,
A/K/A "TREMENDO,"
23. HECTOR RAMIRES,
A/K/A "CUERVO,"
24. DANIEL MENJIVAR,
A/K/A "ROCA,"
A/K/A "SITIKO,"
25. ANGEL PINEDA,
A/K/A "BRAVO,"
A/K/A "JOSE LOPEZ,"
26. JOSE VASQUEZ,
A/K/A "LITTLE CRAZY,"
27. DAVID LOPEZ,
A/K/A "CILINDRO,"
A/K/A "VILLANO,"
28. BRYAN GALICIA-BARILLAS,
A/K/A "CHUCKY,"
29. DOMINGO TIZOL,
A/K/A "CHAPIN,"
30. FNU LNU, A/K/A "VIOLENTO,"
31. OSCAR DURAN,
A/K/A "DEMENTE,"
32. EDWIN GONZALEZ,
A/K/A "SANGRIENTO,"
33. HENRY JOSUE PARADA MARTINEZ,
A/K/A "STREET DANGER,"
34. JOSUE MORALES,
AIKIA "GALLITO,"
35. KEVIN AYALA,
A/K/A "BLANCITO,"
36. MARIO AGUILAR RAMOS,
37. RUTILIO PORTILLO,
A/K/A "PANTERA,"
38. EDWIN DIAZ, A/K/A "DEMENTE,"
40. JAIRO PEREZ, A/K/A "SECO,"
41. RAMIRO GUERRA,
A/K/A "CAMELLO,"
42. MANUEL MARTINEZ,
A/K/A "GORDO,"
43. ALEXANDER ALVARENGA,
44. MANUEL FLORES-VALLE,
A/K/A "MANNY,"
45. HEINER YOVANI GOMEZ,
A/K/A "FIERO,"

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18 U.S.C. s 1963
RICO Forfeiture
Allegations

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21 U.S.C. 853
Drug Forfeiture
Allegations

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18 U.S.C. 924(d) and

28 U.S.C. 2461 (c)
Firearms Forfeiture
Allegations

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18 U.S.C. 982(a) (2) (B)

& (a) (6) (ii) -
Identification Fraud
Forfeiture Allegations

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46. GElBER ACEVEDO GALVIS,

A/K/A "THE COLUMBIAN,"
47. CARLOS LOVATO,
48. FNU LNU, A/K/A "MIGUE,"
49. LUIS LNU,
50. JOSE NELSIN REYES-VELASQUEZ,
A/K/A "DIABLITO,"
51. OSCAR RIVERA,
A/K/A "JOSE,"
52. ROBERTO A. LOPEZ,
53. FRANKLIN RODRIGUEZ,
A/K/A "HOLLYWOOD,"
54. OSCAR RAMIREZ-CORNEJO,
A/K/ A "VAGO,"
55. MAURICIO SANCHEZ,
A/K/A "TIGRE,"
56. JOSE ADAN MARTINEZ CASTRO,
A/K/A "CHUCKY,"
57. ELENILSON GUSTAVO
GONZALEZ-GONZALEZ,
A/K/A "SINIESTRO,"
58. RIGOBERTO MEJIA,
A/K/A "NINJA," and
59. MODESTO RAMIREZ,
A/K/A "SNOOPY,"
Defendants.

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THIRD SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT

COUNT ONE:

(18 U.S.C. 922 (g) (5) (A) --Alien in Possession

of a Firearm and Ammunition)

The Grand Jury charges that:

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On or about July 8, 2015, at Somerville, in the

District of Massachusetts,
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OSCAR NOE RECINES-GARCIA, A/K/A "PSYCHO," and

JULIO ESAU AVALOS-ALVARADO, A/K/A "VIOLENTO,"

the defendants herein, aliens who were then illegally and

unlawfully in the United States, did knowingly possess in and
affecting commerce a firearm and ammunition, to wit: a .22
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caliber Sterling model semi-automatic pistol bearing serial

number A14546 and twelve rounds of .22 caliber ammunition.
All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section
922(g) (5) (A).

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COUNT TWO:

(18 U.S.C. 1962(d)--Conspiracy to Conduct

Enterprise Affairs through a Pattern of
Racketeering Activity)

The Grand Jury further charges that:

Introduction

At all times relevant to this Third Superseding Indictment:

2.

La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the MS-13 criminal

organization (hereinafter "MS-13"J, is composed primarily of

immigrants or descendants of immigrants from El Salvador, with
members operating throughout Massachusetts, including East
Boston, Everett, Chelsea, Somerville, Lynn, and Revere, and
elsewhere.
3.

The name "Mara Salvatrucha" is a combination of

several slang terms.

In its most common usage, the word "Mara"

is the term used in El Salvador for "gang"

the phrase

"Salvatrucha" is a combination of the words "Salva," which is an

abbreviation for "Salvadoran," and "trucha," which is a slang
term for "fear us," "look out," or "heads up."
4.

In the United States, MS-13 originated in Los Angeles,

California, where MS-13 members engaged in turf wars for the

control of drug distribution locations.

MS-13 quickly spread to

states across the country, including Massachusetts and

elsewhere.

MS-13 has been operating in the United States since

at least the 1980s.

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5.

In 2012, MS-13 became the first,

and remains the only,

street gang to be designated by the United States government as

a "transnational criminal organization."

Today, MS-13 is one of

the largest criminal organizations in the United States, and is

a national and international criminal organization with over
6,000 members in the United States with a presence in at least
forty-six states and the District of Columbia, as well as over
30,000 members internationally, mostly in Mexico, Honduras,
Guatemala, and El Salvador.

MS-13 members actively recruit

members -- often juveniles inside high schools -- from

communities such as Chelsea and East Boston, Massachusetts,
which have a large number of immigrants from El Salvador.
Members, however, can also have ethnic heritage from other
Central and Latin American countries.
6.

MS-13 was organized in Massachusetts and elsewhere in

the form of so-called "cliques" -- that is, smaller groups

acting under the larger mantle of MS-13 and operating in a
specific region, city, or part of a city.

In order to organize

and coordinate hundreds of cliques made up of tens of thousands

of MS-13 members located in numerous disparate locations, MS-13
leadership in El Salvador organized the criminal organization
into "programs."

MS-13 generally organized its programs either

by name -- for example, major cliques, such as the Hollywood

clique -- or by geography, such as the L.A. Program and the East
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Coast Program.

Grouping the various cliques into these programs

created a hierarchy that expedited the process of getting orders

from leadership in EI Salvador to the street and remitting money
from the street back to leadership in EI Salvador.

MS-13

cliques worked both independently and cooperatively to engage in

criminal activity and assist one another in avoiding detection
by law enforcement.

The cliques operated under the umbrella

rules of MS-13 leadership in EI Salvador.

7.

All of the cliques under the various MS-13 programs,

including those in Massachusetts, most of which fall under the

East Coast Program, held meetings to collect dues from
individual MS-13 members.

The dues from each clique were then

generally provided to the program leader (e.g., the East Coast

Program leader), who transferred the money, usually via wire
transfer, to the incarcerated MS-13 leaders in EI Salvador,
known as "La Ranfla.

La Ranfla used the U.S.-provided money to

pay for cell phones, shoes, food, and legal services for
incarcerated MS-13 members, as well as to procure weapons and
other supplies to facilitate criminal activity. Some of these
items were used in EI Salvador, but others, especially cell
phones, enabled La Ranfla to have a direct impact on the United
States.

La Ranfla used the money to obtain contraband cell

phones, which they used to call U.S. MS-13 leaders and order
them to generate more money or to "green light H
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killing of) members or associates believed to be cooperating

with law enforcement.

If a clique did not fall under a

particular program, such as the Eastside Loco Salvatrucha

("ESLS") in Massachusetts, which has been resisting joining the
East Coast Program, that clique nevertheless fell under the
umbrella of MS-13 and held meetings in which dues were collected
and transferred to MS-13 members in EI Salvador.
8.

In Massachusetts, some of these cliques are identified

by names such as East Boston Loco Salvatrucha ("EBLS"); Eastside

Loco Salvatrucha ("ESLS"); Everett Loco Salvatrucha ("ELS");
Enfermos Criminales Salvatrucha ("ECS"); Trece Loco Salvatrucha
("TLS"); Hollywood Loco Salvatrucha ("HLS"); Chelsea Loco
Salvatrucha ("CLS"); Syko Loco Salvatrucha ("SLS"); and Molinos
Loco Salvatrucha ("MLS").
9.

The leaders of MS-13 cliques in Massachusetts and

elsewhere were frequently called the "palabras" -- i.e., the

"words" or "voices" -- or the "runners."

The leader of a clique

was often referred to as the "first word," "first voice," or

"runner," and the second in command was called the "second word"
or "second voice."
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together.

MS-13 members from different cliques attended meetings

In Massachusetts and elsewhere, the MS-13 cliques met

to discuss, plan, and report on, among other things,

organizational issues; membership issues; illegal activity on
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behalf of MS-13; acts of violence committed by MS-13 members

against rival gang members and others with the goal of achieving
control of territory; law enforcement activity against MS-13
members; and those suspected of cooperating with law
enforcement.

Members of the cliques were required to make

regular "dues" payments at these clique meetings, which money

the clique used for a variety of purposes, including, but not
limited to, to send to El Salvador for MS-13 clique members who
were deported and/or imprisoned in El Salvador, to purchase
"clique firearms"

(i.e., firearms held by a clique member to be

used on request by any clique member), and to send to clique

members imprisoned in the United States.
11.

In order to join MS-13, members generally were

required to complete an initiation process.

That process

started with a prospective member being allowed to "hang around"

with members of MS-13 and be observed by the criminal
organization, sometimes for a period of months or years.
prospective members were referred to as "paros."

Such

During this

investigation, paros were often recruited in the local high

schools, including Chelsea High School, Everett High School, and
East Boston High School, often when they were 14 or 15 years
old.

Paros were observed for trustworthiness and required to do

whatever a "homeboy"
below) requested.

(full member of MS-13) or "chequeo"

(see

Usually a paro was sponsored by a homeboy who

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would serve as that individual's mentor/sponsor throughout the

initiation process.

If a prospective member passed the paro

stage, he became a "chequeo."

During this stage, the

prospective member was allowed closer access to members of MS-13

and was again observed for trustworthiness and required to do
whatever a homeboy asked.
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To pass from chequeo stage to homeboy status,

prospective members usually had to engage in some significant

criminal activity on behalf of MS-13, usually at least one
murder of a rival gang member and a demonstration of loyalty by
coming to the aid of or supporting an MS-13 member.

The members

of the particular MS-13 clique had to vote to approve elevation

to homeboy status.

The clique would then hold a meeting during

which the prospective member would be "jumped in" or "beat in"

to MS-13 -- that is, members of the MS-13 clique would beat the
new member with their hands and feet, usually until one of the
leaders of the clique finished counting aloud slowly to
thirteen.
13.

When used in this Third Superseding Indictment, the

term MS-13 "associate" refers to prospective members, including

so-called paros and chequeos, as well as individuals who
associated with MS-13 members through engagement in criminal
activity, such as drug trafficking.

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14.

Some members of MS-13 who achieved homeboy status or

rank signified their membership by wearing tattoos reading "MARA

SALVATRUCHA," "MS," or "MS 13," or similar slogans, often
written in gothic lettering.

In addition, MS-13 members often

have tattoos that signify membership in a particular clique.

MS-13 colors are generally blue and white, sometimes with the
number "13"; MS-13 members and associates are not permitted to
wear the color red,
Street gang.

the color of MS-13's chief rival, the 18 t h

MS-13 members often wear Nike Cortez sneakers, in

white or blue, to signify their MS-13 membership.

Chequeos and

paros are not permitted to get MS-13 or clique tattoos; only

homeboys are permitted to get such tattoos.

Chequeos are

considered to represent MS-13, however, and can wear the MS-13

colors and the MS-13 sneakers, and are not permitted to wear
red.
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MS-13 members on occasion marked their territory or

signified their presence through the use of graffiti with the

words "MS," a clique's initials, or other identifying slogan.
Some MS-13 members were more discreet and less public about
their membership, by hiding and avoiding such clothing and
tattoos in order to avoid detection by law enforcement.

During

the course of this investigation, the leadership of the various

cliques in Massachusetts at times instructed their members and
chequeos to avoid law enforcement attention by dressing
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discreetly and carrying certain weapons.

For example, after two

Boston area cliques (the Everett Loco Salvatrucha ("ELS") and

the Molinos Loco Salvatrucha ("MLS")) were involved in two
murders in East Boston in September 2015, NOE SALVADOR PEREZ
VASQUEZ, A/K/A "CRAZY," an MS-13 leader for ELS,

instructed his

members to dress discreetly; not display the MS-13 colors, Nike

Cortez sneakers, and tattoos; and carry a bicycle chain with a
lock for a weapon, rather than a gun or knife, because there was
a heightened chance that they would be stopped by police on the
street.
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MS-13 members refer to one another by their MS-13

names and often do not know fellow MS-13 members except by these
MS-13 names.

When a "chequeo" becomes a "homeboy," the MS-13

clique generally gives him a new MS-13 name to replace any prior
nickname.

Where two aliases are used herein,

it is usually

because the individual in question was elevated from chequeo

status to homeboy status during the course of the investigation.
17.

Members of MS-13 were expected to protect the name,

reputation, and status of MS-13 and its members from rival gang
members or any other person.

MS-13 members generally believe

that all individuals should show respect and deference to the

MS-13 criminal organization and its members.

To protect the MS

13 criminal organization and to enhance its reputation, MS-13

members are expected to use any means necessary to get respect
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from those who show disrespect, including acts of intimidation

and violence, up to and including murder.
18.

Members of MS-13 engaged in criminal activity

including, but not limited to, murder, attempted murder, drug

trafficking,

illegal possession of firearms,

robbery, and

obstructing justice in the form of threatening and intimidating

witnesses whom they believed were cooperating with law
enforcement.

MS-13 members were often required to commit acts

of violence to maintain membership and discipline within the MS

13 criminal organization, including violence against rival
gangs.

Participation in criminal activity by an MS-13 member,

particularly violent acts directed at rival gangs or as directed

by the MS-13 leadership, increased the level of respect accorded
that member, resulting in that member maintaining or increasing
his position in the MS-13 criminal organization, and possibly
resulting in a promotion to a leadership position.
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MS-13 has a set of rules that govern the conduct of

its members and associates.

These rules include attacking rival

gang members on sight, particularly members of the 18 t h Street

gang, and supporting fellow "homeboys" in any dispute.

Leaders

act to resolve disputes, address organizational issues, and

participate in MS-13 decisions such as whether to assault or
murder, known as "green light," those suspected of cooperating
with law enforcement.
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20.

Violence is a central tenet of MS-13, as evidenced by

its motto -- "mata, viola, controla," translated as kill, rape,

control.

This violence is directed against rival gangs,

particularly the 18 t h Street gang, and anyone who is perceived to

have disrespected MS-13.

MS-13 members and associates often

commit murders and attempted murders using machetes, knives, and

chains in order to intimidate rival gang members.
21.

MS-13 members communicated about their MS-13

activities with other MS-13 members in Massachusetts and

elsewhere in the United States, and in El Salvador, using mobile
telephones and other modes of communication.

Additionally, MS

13 members used transnational and international money wire

transfers to conduct and promote the activities of the MS-13
criminal organization.
The Enterprise

22.

At all times relevant to this Third Superseding

Indictment, the following defendants were leaders, members, and

associates of MS-13:
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OSCAR NOE RECINOS-GARCIA, A/K/A "PSYCHO,"

JULIO ESAU AVALOS-ALVARADO, A/K/A "VIOLENTO,"
GERMAN HERNANDEZ-ESCOBAR, A/K/A "TERIBLE,"
NOE SALVADOR PEREZ-VASQUEZ, A/K/A "CRAZY,"
SANTOS PORTILLO-ANDRADE, A/K/A "FLACO,"
HERZZON SANDOVAL, A/K/A "CASPER,"
EDWIN GUZMAN, A/K/A "PLAYA,"
JOSE HERNANDEZ-MIGUEL, A/K/A "MUERTO,"
EDGAR PLEITEZ, A/K/A "CADEJO,"
CHRISTIAN ALVARADO, A/K/A "CATRACHO,"
CESAR MARTINEZ, A/K/A "CHECHE,"
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FNU LNU, A/K/A "CABALLO,"

ERICK ARGUETA LARIOS, A/K/A "LOBO,"
LUIS SOLIS-VASQUEZ, A/K/A "BRUJO,"
JOSE MIGUEL-HERNANDEZ, A/K/A "SMILEY,"
A/K/A "DANGER,"
CARLOS MELARA, A/K/A "CHUCHITO,"
A/K/A "CRIMINAL,"
JOEL MARTINEZ, A/K/A "ANIMAL,"
JOSE RENE ANDRADE, A/K/A "TRISTE,"
A/K/A "INNOCENTE,"
HECTOR ENAMORADO, A/K/A "VIDA LOCA,"
HENRY SANTOS-GOMEZ, A/K/A "RENEGADO,"
A/K/A "PINO,"
RAFAEL LEONER-AGUIRRE, A/K/A "TREMENDO,"
HECTOR RAMIRES, A/K/A "CUERVO,"
DANIEL MENJIVAR, A/K/A "ROCA," A/K/A "SITIKO,"
ANGEL PINEDA, A/K/A "BRAVO," A/K/A "JOSE LOPEZ,"
JOSE VASQUEZ, A/K/A "LITTLE CRAZY,"
DAVID LOPEZ, A/K/A "CILINDRO," A/K/A "VILLANO,"
BRYAN GALICIA-BARILLAS, A/K/A "CHUCKY,"
DOMINGO TIZOL, A/K/A "CHAPIN,"
FNU LNU, A/K/A "VIOLENTO,"
OSCAR DURAN, A/K/A "DEMENTE,"
EDWIN GONZALEZ, A/K/A "SANGRIENTO,"
HENRY JOSUE PARADA MARTINEZ,

A/K/A "STREET DANGER,"

JOSUE MORALES, A/K/A "GALLITO,"

KEVIN AYALA, A/K/A "BLANCITO,"
MARIO AGUILAR RAMOS,
RUTILIO PORTILLO, A/K/A "PANTERA,"
EDWIN DIAZ, A/K/A "DEMENTE,"
JAIRO PEREZ, A/K/A "SECO,"
MAURICIO SANCHEZ, A/K/A "TIGRE,"
JOSE ADAN MARTINEZ CASTRO, A/K/A "CHUCKY,"
RIGOBERTO MEJIA, A/K/A "NINJA," and
MODESTO RAMIREZ, A/K/A "SNOOPY."

MS-13, including its leadership, members and

associates, in the District of Massachusetts, numerous other

states, El Salvador, and elsewhere, constituted an "enterprise"
as defined in Title 18, United States Code, Section 1961(4),
that is, a group of individuals associated in fact that engaged

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in, and the activities of which affected, interstate and foreign

commerce.

The enterprise constituted an ongoing organization

whose members functioned as a continuing unit that had a common

purpose of achieving the goals of the enterprise.
Purposes of the Enterprise

24.

The purposes of the MS-13 enterprise included the

following:
a.

Preserving and protecting the power, territory,

reputation, and profits of the enterprise through the use of

intimidation, violence, threats of violence, assaults, and
murder;
b.

Promoting and enhancing the enterprise and its

members' and associates' activities, including, but not limited

to, drug trafficking, robberies, firearms possession, and other
criminal activities;
c.

Keeping victims, potential victims, and community

members in fear of the enterprise and its members and associates

through violence and threats of violence;
d.

Providing financial support and information to

MS-13 members, including those incarcerated in the united States

and El Salvador; and
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Providing assistance to other MS-13 members who

committed crimes for and on behalf of the MS-13 criminal

organization, to hinder, obstruct, and prevent law enforcement
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officers from identifying, apprehending, and successfully

prosecuting and punishing the offenders.

The Racketeering Conspiracy

25.

From a time unknown to the Grand Jury and continuing

until in or about January 2016, at East Boston, Chelsea,

Somerville, Revere, Cambridge, and Everett, and elsewhere in the
District of Massachusetts, in Richmond, in the Eastern District
of Virginia, in Salem, and elsewhere in the District of New
Hampshire, in the District of Arizona, in the District of New
Jersey, and at other places presently known and unknown,

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
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19.
20.
21.

22.
23.

OSCAR NOE RECINOS-GARCIA, A/K/A "PSYCHO,"

JULIO ESAU AVALOS-ALVARADO, A/K/A "VIOLENTO,"
GERMAN HERNANDEZ-ESCOBAR, A/K/A "TERIBLE,"
NOE SALVADOR PEREZ-VASQUEZ, A/K/A "CRAZY,"
SANTOS PORTILLO-ANDRADE, A/K/A "FLACO,"
HERZZON SANDOVAL, A/K/A "CASPER,"
EDWIN GUZMAN, A/K/A "PLAYA,"
JOSE HERNANDEZ-MIGUEL, A/K/A "MUERTO,"
EDGAR PLEITEZ, A/K/A "CADEJO,"
CHRISTIAN ALVARADO, A/K/A "CATRACHO,"
CESAR MARTINEZ, A/K/A "CHECHE,"
FNU LNU, A/K/A "CABALLO,"
ERICK ARGUETA LARIOS, A/K/A "LOBO,"
LUIS SOLIS-VASQUEZ, A/K/A "BRUJO,"
JOSE MIGUEL-HERNANDEZ, A/K/A "SMILEY,"
A/K/A "DANGER,"
CARLOS MELARA, A/K/A "CHUCHITO,"
A/K/A "CRIMINAL,"
JOEL MARTINEZ, A/K/A "ANIMAL,"
JOSE RENE ANDRADE, A/K/A "TRISTE,"
A/K/A "INNOCENTE,"
HECTOR ENAMORADO, A/K/A "VIDA LOCA,"
HENRY SANTOS-GOMEZ, A/K/A "RENEGADO,"
A/K/A "PINO,"
RAFAEL LEONER-AGUIRRE, A/K/A "TREMENDO,"
HECTOR RAMIRES, A/K/A "CUERVO,"

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24.
25.
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27.
28.
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30.
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32.
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38.
40.
55.
56.
58.
59.

DANIEL MENJIVAR, A/K/A "ROCA," A/K/A "SITIKO,"

ANGEL PINEDA, A/K/A "BRAVO," A/K/A "JOSE LOPEZ,"
JOSE VASQUEZ, A/K/A "LITTLE CRAZY,"
DAVID LOPEZ, A/K/A "CILINDRO," A/K/A "VILLANO,"
BRYAN GALICIA-BARILLAS, A/K/A "CHUCKY,"
DOMINGO TIZOL, A/K/A "CHAPIN,"
FNU LNU, A/K/A "VIOLENTO,"
OSCAR DURAN, A/K/A "DEMENTE,"
EDWIN GONZALEZ, A/K/A "SANGRIENTO,"
HENRY JOSUE PARADA MARTINEZ,

A/K/A "STREET DANGER,"

JOSUE MORALES, A/K/A "GALLITO,"

KEVIN AYALA, A/K/A "BLANCITO,"
MARIO AGUILAR RAMOS,
RUTILIO PORTILLO, A/K/A "PANTERA,"
EDWIN DIAZ, A/K/A "DEMENTE,"
JAIRO PEREZ, A/K/A "SECO,"
MAURICIO SANCHEZ, A/K/A "TIGRE,"
JOSE ADAN MARTINEZ CASTRO, A/K/A "CHUCKY,"
RIGOBERTO MEJIA, A/K/A "NINJA," and
MODESTO RAMIREZ, A/K/A "SNOOPY,"

the defendants herein, and others known and unknown to the Grand
Jury, being persons employed by and associated with MS-13, an
enterprise which was engaged in, and the activities of which
affected, interstate and foreign commerce, did knowingly
conspire with each other, and with other persons known and
unknown to the Grand Jury, to violate Title 18, United States
Code, Section 1962(c), that is, to conduct and participate,
directly and indirectly, in the conduct of the affairs of the
MS-13 enterprise through a pattern of racketeering activity, as
that term is defined in Title 18, united States Code, Sections
1961 (1) and (5) .

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26.

The aforementioned pattern of racketeering activity

consisted of:

27.

a.

multiple offenses involving trafficking in

narcotics, including cocaine, cocaine base,
heroin, and marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C.
84 6 and 841 (a) (1) i

b.

multiple acts involving murder, in violation of

Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 265, Section
1 (murder) , Section 15 (assault with intent to
murder), Section 16 (attempt to murder), and
Section 18 (armed assault with intent to rob or
murder), and in violation of Massachusetts
General Laws, Chapter 274, Section 7 (conspiracy
to commit murder) i and

c.

multiple acts involving robbery, in violation of

Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 265, Section
17 (armed robbery), and in violation of
Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 274, Section
6 (attempted robbery) and Section 7 (conspiracy
to rob) .

It was part of the conspiracy that each defendant

agreed that a conspirator would commit at least two acts of

racketeering activity in the conduct of the affairs of the MS-13
enterprise.
Means and Methods

28.

Among the means and methods by which the defendants

and their co-conspirators conspired to conduct and participate

in the conduct of the affairs of the MS-13 enterprise were the
following:
a.

Leaders, members, and associates of MS-13 used

the MS-13 criminal enterprise to commit, attempt and threaten to

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commit, acts of violence, including murder and attempted murder,

to protect and expand MS-13's criminal operations, including
intimidating potential witnesses to MS-13's illegal activities.
b.

Leaders, members, and associates of MS-13 used

the MS-13 criminal enterprise to promote a climate of fear

through violence and threats of violence in order to intimidate
potential rivals to MS-13 and its illegal activities, and to
intimidate potential witnesses to MS-13's illegal activities.
c.

Leaders, members, and associates of MS-13

promulgated certain rules to be followed by all participants in

the MS-13 criminal enterprise including the rule that a
participant in the enterprise not act as an informant for law
enforcement authorities regarding the criminal activities of the
MS-13 enterprise, and the rule that MS-13 members and associates
attempt to kill members of rival gangs, including the 18 t h Street
gang, whenever possible.
d.

To enforce the rules of the MS-13 criminal

enterprise, and to promote discipline, leaders, members, and

associates of MS-13 murdered, attempted to murder, assaulted and
threatened those participants in the MS-13 enterprise and others
who violated the rules or posed a threat to MS-13.
e.

Leaders, members, and associates of MS-13 were

advised of the rules of MS-13, and MS-13 members voted on the

initiation of new members into MS-13.
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f.

Leaders, members, and associates of MS-13 were

required to send a certain amount of money each month to the

leadership of the MS-13 enterprise in El Salvador, which money
was used for, among other things, buying guns, drugs, and
cellular telephones to facilitate the MS-13 criminal enterprise,
and supporting incarcerated MS-13 members.
g.

To generate income for MS-13, participants in the

MS-13 criminal enterprise were required to conduct, and, in

fact, conducted illegal activities under the protection of the
MS-13 enterprise.
h.

To perpetuate the MS-13 criminal enterprise,

participants in the enterprise attempted to conceal from law

enforcement the existence of MS-13, the identity of its
participants, the ways in which it conducted its affairs, and
the locations at which it discussed and conducted its affairs.
i.

Leaders, members, and associates of the MS-13

criminal enterprise possessed, carried, and used firearms, as

well as other weapons, to protect their operations from theft,
robbery, and competition from others.

These weapons were

possessed, carried, and used for various reasons,

not limited to:

including but

protecting MS-13's narcotics and the proceeds

of drug distribution; ensuring that drug distribution activities

were controlled by MS-13 and its leaders, members

and

associates; intimidating others from attempting to steal MS-13's

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narcotics and proceeds from drug distribution; robbing others;

killing and attempting to kill rival gang members; and ensuring
the personal safety of leaders, members, and associates of MS
13.

29.

The means and methods of the conspiracy included

numerous acts of murder and attempted murder, including the

following acts:
MURDERS

a.

The murder of Katerin Gomez.

(i)

On or about October 18, 2014, in Chelsea,

Massachusetts, HECTOR RAMIRES, A/K/A "CUERVO"; and BRYAN

GALICIA-BARILLAS, A/K/A "CHUCKY," acting deliberately with
premeditated malice aforethought, and with extreme atrocity and
cruelty, murdered Katerin Gomez, in violation of M.G.L. Ch. 265

1.

(ii) On or about October 18, 2014, in Chelsea,

Massachusetts, HECTOR RAMIRES, A/K/A "CUERVO"; and BRYAN
GALICIA-BARILLAS, A/K/A "CHUCKY," unlawfully killed Katerin
Gomez with malice aforethought, in violation of M.G.L. Ch. 265
1.

b.

The murder of Javier Ortiz.

(i)

On or about December 14, 2014, in Chelsea,

Massachusetts, HECTOR ENAMORADO, A/K/A "VIDA LOCA"; LUIS SOLIS

VASQUEZ, A/K/A "BRUJO"; NOE SALVADOR PEREZ-VASQUEZ, A/K/A
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"CRAZY"; and JOSE MIGUEL HERNANDEZ, A/K/A "DANGER," acting

deliberately with premeditated malice aforethought, and with
extreme atrocity and cruelty, murdered Javier Ortiz, in
violation of M.G.L. Ch. 265
(ii)

1.

On or about December 14, 2014, in Chelsea,

Massachusetts, HECTOR ENAMORADO, A/K/A "VIDA LOCA"; and LUIS

SOLIS-VASQUEZ, A/K/A "BRUJO"; NOE SALVADOR PEREZ-VASQUEZ, A/K/A
"CRAZY"; and JOSE MIGUEL HERNANDEZ, A/K/A "DANGER," unlawfully
killed Javier Ortiz with malice aforethought, in violation of
M.G.L. Ch. 265

1.

(iii)

Following the murder of Javier Ortiz,

HERZZON SANDOVAL, A/K/A "CASPER," and EDWIN GUZMAN, A/K/A

"PLAYA," leaders of the ESLS clique of MS-13, convened a clique
meeting to congratulate ENAMORADO and SOLIS-VASQUEZ on the
murder.

At this ESLS clique meeting, to maintain discipline

within MS-13, SANDOVAL and GUZMAN also ordered the 13-second

beating of another MS-13 member who did not come to ENAMORADO's
aid the night before the murder of Javier Ortiz, when ENAMORADO
had an altercation with Ortiz.
c.

The murder of Wilson Martinez.

(i)

On or about September 7, 2015, in East

Boston, Massachusetts, CARLOS MELARA , A/K/A "CHUCHITO," A/K/A

"CRIMINAL"; HENRY JOSUE PARADA MARTINEZ, A/K/A "STREET DANGER";
EDWIN GONZALEZ, A/K/A "SANGRIENTO"; and a juvenile known to the
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Grand Jury, acting deliberately with premeditated malice

aforethought, and with extreme atrocity and cruelty, murdered
Wilson Martinez, in violation of M.G.L. Ch. 265 1.
(ii) On or about September 7, 2015, in East
Boston, Massachusetts, CARLOS MELARA, A/K/A "CHUCHITO," A/K/A
"CRIMINAL"; HENRY JOSUE PARADA MARTINEZ, A/K/A "STREET DANGER";
EDWIN GONZALEZ, A/K/A "SANGRIENTO"; and a juvenile known to the
Grand Jury, unlawfully killed Wilson Martinez with malice
aforethought,

in violation of M.G.L. Ch. 265

(iii)

1.

Prior to the murder of Wilson Martinez,

NOE SALVADOR PEREZ-VASQUEZ, A/K/A "CRAZY," the leader of ELS,

and OSCAR DURAN, A/K/A "DEMENTE," the leader of MLS, encouraged
the above defendants to murder rival gang members and associates
to prove themselves worthy of promotion in the MS-13 criminal
organization.
After the Martinez murder, the ELS clique promoted CARLOS
MELARA , A/K/A "CHUCHITO," A/K/A "CRIMINAL," and a juvenile known
to the Grand Jury, from chequeo to homeboy status (i.e., they
were "beat into" the MS-13 criminal organization), and the MLS
clique promoted HENRY JOSUE PARADA MARTINEZ, A/K/A "STREET
DANGER," from paro to chequeo, all because of their involvement
in the murder.

Similarly, because of his involvement in the

Martinez murder, on December 6, 2015, at Deer Island in

Winthrop, Massachusetts, the MLS clique promoted EDWIN GONZALEZ,
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A/K/A "SANGRIENTO," from chequeo to homeboy in a 13-second "beat

in."

Because the Molinos clique did not have enough members in

Massachusetts to "jump in" GONZALEZ, members from the ELS, EBLS,

and the MLS cliques attended the meeting, including SANTOS
PORTILLO-ANDRADE, A/K/A "FLACO," the leader of EBLSj NOE
SALVADOR PEREZ-VASQUEZ, A/K/A "CRAZY," the leader of ELSj OSCAR
DURAN, A/K/A "DEMENTE," the leader of MLSj HENRY JOSUE PARADA
MARTINEZ, A/K/A "STREET DANGER," a member of ELSj and CARLOS
MELARA, A/K/A "CHUCHITO," A/K/A "CRIMINAL," a member of ELS, as
well as other members of MS-13 known to the Grand Jury.
d.

The murder of Irvin De Paz.

(i)

On or about September 20, 2015, in East

Boston, Massachusetts, JOEL MARTINEZ, A/K/A "ANIMAL"j and other

members of MS-13 known to the Grand Jury, acting deliberately
with premeditated malice aforethought, and with extreme atrocity
and cruelty, murdered Irvin De Paz, in violation of M.G.L. Ch.
265

1.

(ii) On or about September 20, 2015, in East

Boston, Massachusetts, JOEL MARTINEZ, A/K/A "ANIMAL" j and other
members of MS-13 known to the Grand Jury, unlawfully killed
Irvin De Paz with malice aforethought, in violation of M.G.L.
Ch. 265

1.

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(iii) Prior to the murder of Irvin De Paz, NOE

SALVADOR PEREZ-VASQUEZ, A/K/A "CRAZY," the leader of the ELS
clique of MS-13, encouraged defendant MARTINEZ and others to
murder rival gang members and associates to prove themselves
worthy of promotion in the MS-13 criminal organization.

After

De Paz's murder, the ELS clique disciplined JOEL MARTINEZ, A/K/A

"ANIMAL"

(i.e., he was beaten for 13 seconds at a clique

meeting), for outstanding violations, and did not make him a

homeboy.

On January 8, 2016, the ESLS clique of MS-13 held a

clique meeting at an auto repair shop in Everett, Massachusetts,

during which ESLS promoted JOEL MARTINEZ, A/K/A "ANIMAL," to
homeboy status for the murder of Irvin De Paz.

HERZZON

SANDOVAL, A/K/A "CASPER," and EDWIN GUZMAN, A/K/A "PLAYA," the

leaders of ESLS, presided over the meeting.

After the MS-13

members beat JOEL MARTINEZ for 13 seconds, EDWIN GUZMAN, A/K/A

"PLAYA," said,
e.

"[W]elcome to the Mara."

The murder of Christofer Perez-De la Cruz.
(i)

On or about January 10, 2016, in East

Boston, Massachusetts, EDWIN GONZALEZ, A/K/A "SANGRIENTO"; EDWIN

DIAZ, A/K/A "DEMENTE"; RIGOBERTO MEJIA, A/K/A "NINJA"; and JAIRO
PEREZ, A/K/A "SECO," acting deliberately with premeditated
malice aforethought, and with extreme atrocity and cruelty,
murdered Christofer Perez-De la Cruz, in violation of M.G.L. Ch.
265

1.

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(ii) On or about January 10, 2016, in East

Boston, Massachusetts, EDWIN GONZALEZ, A/K/A "SANGRIENTO"
DIAZ, A/K/A "DEMENTE"

RIGOBERTO MEJIA, A/K/A "NINJA"

EDWIN

and JAIRO

PEREZ, A/K/A "SECO," unlawfully killed Christofer Perez-De la

Cruz with malice aforethought, in violation of M.G.L. Ch. 265

1.

(iii)

In December 2015, in Richmond, Virginia,

JOSE ADAN MARTINEZ CASTRO, A/K/A "CHUCKY," the leader of MS-13's

East Coast Program in the United States, presided over a meeting
of East Coast Program clique leaders throughout the United
States, including OSCAR DURAN, A/K/A "DEMENTE," the leader of
the MLS clique in Massachusetts.

During this meeting, MARTINEZ

CASTRO told the leaders that their cliques needed to be more

active in killing rival gang members.
On January 15, 2016, JOSE VASQUEZ, A/K/A "LITTLE CRAZY,"
the leader of the TLS clique of MS-13, and JAIRO PEREZ, A/K/A
"SECO," attempted to hide evidence related to the murder of
Christofer Perez-De la Cruz, including knives and a machete used
in the murder, as well as bloody clothes worn by the
participants during the murder, by burying the evidence at a
location in Massachusetts.

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ATTEMPTED MURDERS

f.

On or about March 28, 2014, in Chelsea,

Massachusetts, HECTOR RAMIRES, A/K/A "CUERVO," attempted to

murder Victim No.5, an individual known to the Grand Jury, by
stabbing him with a knife.
g.

On or about April 6, 2014, in Chelsea,

Massachusetts, RAFAEL LEONER-AGUIRRE, A/K/A "TREMENDO,"

attempted to murder Victim No.6 and Victim No.7, individuals
known to the Grand Jury, by attacking them with a machete, and
striking Victim NO.6.
h.

On or about April 16, 2014, in Chelsea,

Massachusetts, RAFAEL LEONER-AGUIRRE, A/K/A "TREMENDO"

MORALES, A/K/A "GALLITO"

JOSUE

and KEVIN AYALA, A/K/A "BLANCITO,"

agreed to, and attempted to, murder Victim No. 9 and Victim No.
10, individuals known to the Grand Jury, by shooting at Victim 9
and Victim 10 with a gun and striking Victim 9.
i.

On or about May 29, 2014, in Chelsea,

Massachusetts, DANIEL MENJIVAR, A/K/A "ROCA," A/K/A "SITIKO"j

and DAVID LOPEZ, A/K/A "CILINDRO," A/K/A "VILLANO," agreed to,
and attempted to, murder Victim No. 11, an individual known to
the Grand Jury, by stabbing Victim 11 with a knife and shooting
Victim 11 with a gun.
j.

On or about September 8, 2014, in Chelsea,

Massachusetts, ANGEL PINEDA, A/K/A "BRAVO," A/K/A "JOSE LOPEZ"j

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JOSE VASQUEZ, A/K/A "LITTLE CRAZY"i and BRYAN GALICIA-BARILLAS,

A/K/A "CHUCKY," agreed to, and attempted to, murder Victim No.
12, an individual known to the Grand Jury, by stabbing him with
a knife.
k.

On or about December 4, 2014, in Somerville,

Massachusetts, JOSE RENE ANDRADE, A/K/A "TRISTE," A/K/A

"INNOCENTE"i and MARIO AGUILAR RAMOS, agreed to, and attempted
to, murder Victim No. 13, Victim No. 14 and Victim No. 15,
individuals known to the Grand Jury, by attacking Victim No. 13,
Victim No. 14, and Victim No. 15 with a knife and stabbing
Victim No. 13.
1.

On or about January 13, 2015, in Lynn,

Massachusetts, HENRY SANTOS-GOMEZ, A/K/A "RENEGADO," A/K/A

"PINO," attempted to murder Victim No. 16, an individual known
to the Grand Jury, by shooting Victim No. 16 with a gun.
m.

From a time unknown to the Grand Jury, but at

least by in or about March 2015, and continuing thereafter until

at least April 2015, in Chelsea, Massachusetts, and in the
District of New Jersey, and elsewhere, DANIEL MENJIVAR, A/K/A
"ROCA," A/K/A "SITIKO"i DAVID LOPEZ, A/K/A "CILINDRO," A/K/A
"VILLANO"i BRYAN GALICIA-BARILLAS, A/K/A "CHUCKY"i RAFAEL
LEONER-AGUIRRE, A/K/A "TREMENDO"i and FNU LNU, A/K/A "VIOLENTO,"
agreed to, and attempted to, murder Victim No. 22, an individual
known to the Grand Jury, with a machete.
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Prior to the attempted murder of Victim No. 22, RAFAEL

LEONER-AGUIRRE, A/K/A "TREMENDO," the leader of the Enfermos in
Chelsea, Massachusetts, told MS-13 leadership that Victim No. 22
was cooperating with law enforcement, and FNU LNU, "VIOLENTO," a
leader of the Enfermos in Arizona, gave the order to kill Victim
No. 22.
n.

On or about May 12, 2015, in Chelsea,

Massachusetts, JOSE HERNANDEZ-MIGUEL, A/K/A "MUERTO"i and LUIS

SOLIS-VASQUEZ, A/K/A "BRUJO," agreed to, and attempted to,
murder Victim No. 17, an individual known to the Grand Jury, by
stabbing him with a knife.
o.

On or about May 26, 2015, in Chelsea,

Massachusetts, BRYAN GALICIA-BARILLAS, A/K/A "CHUCKY"i and

DOMINGO TIZOL, A/K/A "CHAPIN," agreed to, and attempted to,
murder Victim No. 18 and Victim No. 19, individuals known to the
Grand Jury, by attacking Victim No. 18 and Victim No. 19 with a
knife and stabbing Victim No. 19.
p.

On or about August 23, 2015, in Chelsea,

Massachusetts, EDWIN GONZALEZ, A/K/A "SANGRIENTO," attempted to

murder Victim No. 20 and Victim No. 21, individuals known to the
Grand Jury, by attacking Victim No. 20 and Victim No. 21 with a
machete, striking Victim No. 20.

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q.

On or about December 27, 2015, in Chelsea,

Massachusetts, JOEL MARTINEZ, A/K/A "ANIMAL"; and MAURICIO

SANCHEZ, A/K/A "TIGRE," and others known to the Grand Jury,
agreed to, and attempted to, murder Victim No. 23, an individual
known to the Grand Jury, by stabbing him with a knife.
r.

On or about December 7, 2008, in Malden,

Massachusetts, GERMAN HERNANDEZ, a/k/a "TERIBLE"; and SANTOS

PORTILLO-ANDRADE, a/k/a "FLACO," agreed to, and attempted to,
murder Victim No. 24, an individual known to the Grand Jury, by
hitting Victim No. 24 over the head with an aluminum baseball
bat.
30.

Further means and methods of the conspiracy included

numerous acts of trafficking in illegal controlled substances,

including cocaine, cocaine base, heroin, and marijuana, which
leaders, members, and associates of the MS-13 criminal
enterprise engaged in to generate income for MS-13.

Those acts

included, among others, the following:

DRUG TRAFFICKING

a.

Starting in at least October 2013, and continuing

until at least July 2014, at Chelsea, East Boston, and elsewhere

in the District of Massachusetts, JOSE HERNANDEZ-MIGUEL, A/K/A
"MUERTO," knowingly and intentionally conspired with Manuel
Martinez, A/K/A "Gordo"; Manuel Flores, A/K/A "Manny"; Ramiro
Guerra, A/K/A "Camello," and others to possess with intent to
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distribute and to distribute cocaine, a Schedule II controlled

substance, and cocaine base, a Schedule II controlled substance,
all in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 846.
b.

Starting in at least February 2014, and

continuing until at least December 2014, in Saugus, and

elsewhere in the District of Massachusetts, and in Salem, and
elsewhere in the District of New Hampshire, NOE SALVADOR PEREZ
VASQUEZ, A/K/A "CRAZY"; JOSE HERNANDEZ-MIGUEL, A/K/A "MUERTO"j
CESAR MARTINEZ, A/K/A "CHECHE"; FNU LNU A/K/A "CABALLO"; ERICK
ARGUETA LARIOS, A/K/A "LOBO"j and JOSE MIGUEL-HERNANDEZ, A/K/A
"SMILEY," A/K/A "DANGER," knowingly and intentionally conspired
with each other, and others, to possess with intent to
distribute and to distribute cocaine, a Schedule II controlled
substance, all in violation of Title 21, United States Code,
Section 846.
This conspiracy involved five kilograms or more of a
mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine,
a Schedule II controlled substance, in violation of Title 21,
United States Code, Section 841(b) (1) (A).

Accordingly, Title

21, United States Code, Section 841(b) (1) (A) (ii) is applicable
to this conspiracy.
c.

Starting in at least March 2015, and continuing

until at least in or about October 2015, at Boston, Lynn,

Everett, Revere, and elsewhere in the District of Massachusetts,
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SANTOS PORTILLO-ANDRADE, A/K/A "FLACO"; EDGAR PLEITEZ, A/K/A

"CADEJO"; CHRISTIAN ALVARADO, A/K/A "CATRACHO," knowingly and
intentionally conspired with each other and with Geiber Acevedo
Galvis, A/K/A "The Columbian"; Carlos Lovato; FNU LNU, A/K/A
"Migue"; and Luis LNU; and others, to possess with intent to
distribute and to distribute heroin, a Schedule I controlled
substance, and cocaine, a Schedule II controlled substance, all
in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 846.
The conspiracy described herein involved 100 grams or more
of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of
heroin, a Schedule I controlled substance, in violation of Title
21, United States Code, Section 841(b) (1) (B). Accordingly, Title
21, United States Code, Section 841(b) (1) (B) (i)

is applicable to

this conspiracy.
The conspiracy described herein also involved 500 grams or
more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount
of cocaine, a Schedule II controlled substance, in violation of
Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(b) (1) (B). Accordingly,
Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(b) (1) (B) (ii) is
applicable to this conspiracy.
d.

Starting in at least 2014, and continuing until

January 2016, at Somerville and elsewhere in the District of

Massachusetts, GERMAN HERNANDEZ, A/K/A "TERIBLE"; NOE SALVADOR
PEREZ-VASQUEZ, A/K/A "CRAZY"; JOSE RENE ANDRADE, A/K/A "TRISTE,"
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A/K/A "INOCENTE"i and RUTILIO PORTILLO, A/K/A "PANTERA,"

knowingly and intentionally conspired with each other and with
others to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute
marijuana, a Schedule I controlled substance, all in violation
of Title 21, United States Code, Section 846.
31.

The means and methods of the conspiracy also included

conspiracy to commit, and the commission of, robberies,

including armed robberies, in part to generate income for MS-13.
These conspiracies to rob and robberies included, among others,
the following:
a.

On or about April 9, 2014, in Chelsea,

Massachusetts, HECTOR RAMIRES, A/K/A "CUERVO," robbed Victim No.

8, an individual known to the Grand Jury, with a gun.
All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section
1962 (d) .

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COUNT THREE:

(21 U.S.C.
Cocaine)

846--Conspiracy to Distribute

The Grand Jury further charges that:

32.

From a time unknown to the Grand Jury, but at least by

in or about February 2014, and continuing thereafter until at

least in or about December 2014, at Saugus, and elsewhere in the
District of Massachusetts, and at Salem, and elsewhere in the
District of New Hampshire,
4.
8.
11.
13.
14.
16.

NOE SALVADOR PEREZ-VASQUEZ, A/K/A "CRAZY,"

JOSE HERNANDEZ-MIGUEL, A/K/A "MUERTO,"
CESAR MARTINEZ, A/K/A "CHECHE,"
FNU LNU A/K/A "CABALLO,"
ERICK ARGUETA LARIOS, A/K/A "LOBO," and
JOSE MIGUEL-HERNANDEZ, A/K/A "SMILEY,"
A/K/A "DANGER,"

the defendants herein, did knowingly and intentionally combine,

conspire, confederate, and agree with each other, and with other
persons known and unknown to the Grand Jury, to possess with
intent to distribute and to distribute cocaine, a Schedule II
controlled substance, in violation of Title 21, United States
Code, Section 841(a) (1).
33.

The Grand Jury further charges that the conspiracy

described herein involved five kilograms or more of a mixture

and substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine, a
Schedule II controlled substance, in violation of Title 21,
United States Code, Section 841(b) (1) (A).

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21, United States Code, Section 841 (b) (1) (A) (ii), is applicable
to this Count.
34.

The Grand Jury further charges that five kilograms or

more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount

of cocaine, a Schedule II controlled substance, are attributable
to and were reasonably foreseeable by the following defendants:
4.
13.
14.
16.

NOE SALVADOR PEREZ-VASQUEZ, A/K/A "CRAZY,"

FNU LNU A/K/A "CABALLO,"
ERICK ARGUETA LARIOS, A/K/A "LOBO," and
JOSE MIGUEL-HERNANDEZ, A/K/A "SMILEY,"
A/K/A "DANGER"

Accordingly, Title 21, United States Code, Section

841(b) (1) (A) (ii), is applicable to this Count as to these four
defendants.
35.

The Grand Jury further charges that 500 grams or more

of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of

cocaine, a Schedule II controlled substance, are attributable to
and were reasonably foreseeable by the following defendants:
8.
11.

JOSE HERNANDEZ-MIGUEL, A/K/A "MUERTO," and

CESAR MARTINEZ, A/K/A "CHECHE."

Accordingly, Title 21, United States Code, Section

841 (b) (1) (B) (ii), is applicable to this Count as to these three
defendants.
All in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section
846.

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COUNT FOUR:

(IS U.S.C. 924 (c) (I) --Possession of a Firearm

in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime)

The Grand Jury further charges that:

36.

On or about December 8, 2014, at Saugus, in the

District of Massachusetts,
4.

NOE SALVADOR PEREZ-VASQUEZ, A/K/A "CRAZY,"

the defendant herein, knowingly possessed a firearm, to wit:

black .380 handgun, in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime,

to wit:

conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to

distribute cocaine, a Schedule II controlled substance, in

violation of 21 U.S.C.

846, as charged in Count Three of this

Third Superseding Indictment.

All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section
924 (c) (1) .

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COUNT FIVE:

(21 U.S.C. 846--Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin

and Cocaine)

The Grand Jury further charges that:

37.

From a time unknown to the Grand Jury, but at least by

in or about March 2015, and continuing thereafter until at least

in or about October 2015, at Boston, Lynn, Everett, Revere, and
elsewhere in the District of Massachusetts,
5.
9.
10.
46.
47.
48.
49.

SANTOS PORTILLO-ANDRADE, A/K/A "FLACO,"

EDGAR PLEITEZ, A/K/A "CADEJO,"
CHRISTIAN ALVARADO, A/K/A "CATRACHO,"
GElBER ACEVEDO GALVIS, A/K/A "THE COLUMBIAN,"
CARLOS LOVATO,
FNU LNU, A/K/A "MIGUE," and
LUIS LNU,

the defendants herein, did knowingly and intentionally combine,

conspire, confederate, and agree with each other, and with other
persons known and unknown to the Grand Jury, to possess with
intent to distribute and to distribute heroin, a Schedule I
controlled substance, and cocaine, a Schedule II controlled
substance, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section
841 (a) (1) .
38.

The Grand Jury further charges that the conspiracy

described herein involved 100 grams or more of a mixture and

substance containing a detectable amount of heroin, a Schedule I
controlled substance, in violation of Title 21, United States
Code, Section 841(b) (1) (B). Accordingly, Title 21, United States
Code, Section 841(b) (1) (B) (i) is applicable to this Count.

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39.

The Grand Jury further charges that the conspiracy

described herein involved 500 grams or more of a mixture and

substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine, a Schedule
II controlled substance, in violation of Title 21, United States
Code, Section 841(b) (1) (B). Accordingly, Title 21, United States
Code, Section 841(b) (1) (B) (ii) is applicable to this Count.
40.

The Grand Jury further charges that 100 grams or more

of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of

heroin are attributable to and were reasonably foreseeable by
the following defendants:
5.
9.
10.
48.
49.

SANTOS PORTILLO-ANDRADE, A/K/A "FLACO,"

EDGAR PLEITEZ, A/K/A "CADEJO,"
CHRISTIAN ALVARADO, A/K/A "CATRACHO,"
FNU LNU, A/K/A "MIGUE," and
LUIS LNU,

Accordingly, Title 21, United States Code, Section

841(b) (1) (B) (i), is applicable to this Count as to these five
defendants.
41.

The Grand Jury further charges that 500 grams or more

of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of

cocaine are attributable to and were reasonably foreseeable by
the following defendant:
5.

SANTOS PORTILLO-ANDRADE, A/K/A "FLACO"

Accordingly, Title 21, United States Code, Section

841(b) (1) (B) (ii)

is applicable to this Count as to this

defendant.
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All in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section

846.

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COUNT SIX:

(18 U.S.C. 924 (c) (I) --Possession of a Firearm

in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime)

The Grand Jury further charges that:

42.

On or about October 25, 2015, at Boston, Lynn,

Everett, and Revere, in the District of Massachusetts,

5.

SANTOS PORTILLO-ANDRADE, A/K/A "FLACO,"

the defendant herein, knowingly possessed a firearm,

to wit:

9 millimeter Luger semi-automatic pistol, bearing serial number

P093088, in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, to wit:
conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to
distribute heroin, a Schedule I controlled substance, in
violation of 21 U.S.C.

846, as charged in Count Five of this

Third Superseding Indictment.

All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section
924 (c) (1) .

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COUNT SEVEN:

(21 U.S.C. B46--Conspiracy to Distribute

Cocaine and Cocaine Base)

The Grand Jury further charges that:

43.

From a time unknown to the Grand Jury, but at least by

in or about October 2013, and continuing thereafter until at

least in or about July 2014, at Chelsea, East Boston, and
elsewhere in the District of Massachusetts,
B.
41.
42.
44.

JOSE HERNANDES-MIGUEL, A/K/A "MUERTO,"

RAMIRO GUERRA, A/K/A "CAMELLO,"
MANUEL MARTINEZ, A/K/A "GORDO," and
MANUEL FLORES-VALLE, A/K/A "MANNY,"

the defendants herein, did knowingly and intentionally combine,

conspire, confederate, and agree with each other, and with other
persons known and unknown to the Grand Jury, to possess with
intent to distribute and to distribute cocaine, a Schedule II
controlled substance, and cocaine base, a Schedule II controlled
substance, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section
841 (a) (1) .
All in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section
846.

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COUNT EIGHT:

(21 U.S.C. 841(a) (1)--Distribution of Cocaine

Base)

The Grand Jury further charges that:

44.

On or about August 7, 2013, at Chelsea, in the

District of Massachusetts,
43.

ALEXANDER ALVARENGA,

the defendant herein, did knowingly and intentionally possess

with intent to distribute and distribute cocaine base, a
Schedule II controlled substance.
All in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section
841 (a) (1) .

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COUNT NINE:

(21 U.S.C.
Base)

841(a) (l}--Distribution of Cocaine

The Grand Jury further charges that:

45.

On or about August 21, 2013, at Chelsea, in the

District of Massachusetts,
43.

ALEXANDER ALVARENGA,

the defendant herein, did knowingly and intentionally possess

with intent to distribute and distribute cocaine base, a
Schedule II controlled substance.
All in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section
841(a)(1).

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COUNT TEN:

{21 U.S.C.

841{a} {l}--Distribution of Cocaine}

The Grand Jury further charges that:

46.

On or about September 3, 2015, at Chelsea, in the

District of Massachusetts,
45.

HEINER YOVANI GOMEZ, A/K/A nFIERO,"

the defendant herein, did knowingly and intentionally possess

with intent to distribute and distribute cocaine, a Schedule II
controlled substance.
All in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section
841(a)(1).

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COUNT ELEVEN:

(21 U.S.C.
Marijuana)

846--Conspiracy to Distribute

The Grand Jury further charges that:

47.

From a time unknown to the Grand Jury, but at least by

in or about 2014, and continuing thereafter until January 2016,

at Somerville, and elsewhere in the District of Massachusetts,
3.
4.
19.
37.

GERMAN HERNANDEZ, A/K/A "TERIBLE,"

NOE SALVADOR PEREZ-VASQUEZ, A/K/A "CRAZY,"
JOSE RENE ANDRADE, A/K/A "TRISTE," A/K/A
"INNOCENTE," and
RUTILIO PORTILLO, A/K/A "PANTERA,"

the defendants herein, did knowingly and intentionally combine,

conspire, confederate, and agree with other persons known and
unknown to the Grand Jury, to possess with intent to distribute
and to distribute marijuana, a Schedule I controlled substance,
in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(a) (1).
All in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section
846.

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COUNT TWELVE:

(18 U.S.C. s 922 (g) (5) (A) --Alien in Possession

of a Firearm and Ammunition)

The Grand Jury further charges that:

48.

On or about August 5, 2008, at Somerville, in the

District of Massachusetts,
37.

RUTILIO PORTILLO, A/K/A "PANTERA,"

the defendant herein, an alien who was then illegally and

unlawfully in the United States, did knowingly possess in and
affecting commerce a firearm and ammunition, to wit: a 9
millimeter Beretta semi-automatic pistol bearing serial number
889945 and eight rounds of Winchester brand .380 caliber
ammunition.
All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section
922 (g) (5) (A) .

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COUNT THIRTEEN:

(18 U.S.C. 1546 (a}--Possession of a

Counterfeit Resident Alien Card)

The Grand Jury further charges that:

49.

On or about December 16, 2015, at Boston and

Burlington, in the District of Massachusetts,

50.

JOSE NELSIN REYES-VELASQUEZ, A/K/A "DIABLITO,"

the defendant herein, did knowingly possess a document

prescribed by statute and regulation for entry into, and as
evidence of authorized stay and employment in the United States,
that is, a Permanent Resident Alien Card, knowing it to be
forged, counterfeited, altered, and falsely made.
All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section
1546(a) .

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COUNT FOURTEEN:

(42 U.S.C. 408(a) (7) (C)--Purchase of

a Fraudulent Social Security Card)

The Grand Jury further charges that:

50.

In or about April 2015, at Boston, in the District of

Massachusetts,
50.

JOSE NELSIN REYES-VELASQUEZ, A/K/A "DIABLITO,"

the defendant herein, knowingly bought a card that was, and

purported to be, a card issued by the Commissioner of Social
Security, for the purpose of obtaining something of value from
any person and for any other purpose, to wit: as a means of
identification to secure employment.
All in violation of Title 42, United States Code, Section
408 (a) (7) (C) .

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COUNT FIFTEEN:

(18 U.S.C. 1028 (a) (2) --Transfer of False

Identification Document)

The Grand Jury further charges that:

51.

On or about June 4, 2014, at Chelsea, in the District

of Massachusetts,
51.

OSCAR RIVERA, A/K/A "JOSE,"

the defendant herein, did knowingly transfer a false

identification document, to wit, a fraudulent social security
card and fraudulent resident alien card, knowing that such
documents were produced without lawful authority, and such
identification documents were and appeared to be documents
issued by and under the authority of the united States, and the
transfer of such documents was in and affected interstate and
foreign commerce.
All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section
1028 (a) (2) .

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COUNT SIXTEEN:

(18 U.S.C. 1028{a) (2)--Transfer of False

Identification Document)

The Grand Jury further charges that:

52.

On or about June 14, 2014, at Chelsea, in the District

of Massachusetts,
52.

ROBERTO A. LOPEZ,

the defendant herein, did knowingly transfer a false

identification document, to wit, a fraudulent social security
card and fraudulent resident alien card, knowing that such
documents were produced without lawful authority, and such
identification documents were and appeared to be documents
issued by and under the authority of the United States, and the
transfer of such documents was in and affected interstate and
foreign commerce.
All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section
1028 (a) (2) .

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COUNT SEVENTEEN:

(8 U.S.C. 1326--Unlawful Re-entry of

Deported Alien)

The Grand Jury further charges that:

53.

On or about April 14, 2015, at Boston, in the District

of Massachusetts,
53.

FRANKLIN RODRIGUEZ, A/K/A "HOLLYWOOD,"

the defendant herein,

removed,

being an alien and having been excluded,

and deported from the United States on or about August

21, 2006, was found in the United States without having received
the

express

consent

of

the

Secretary

of

the

Department

of

Homeland Security to reapply for admission to the United States.

All
1326(a),

in violation of Title 8,
and Title 6,

United States Code,

United States Code,

and 557.

52

Section

sections 202(3)-(4),

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COUNT EIGHTEEN:

(8 U.S.C. 1326--Unlawful Re-entry of

Deported Alien)

The Grand Jury further charges that:

54.

On or about July 7, 2015, at Boston, in the District

of Massachusetts,
54.

OSCAR RAMIREZ-CORNEJO, A/K/A "VAGO,"

the defendant herein,

removed,
11,

the

being an alien and having been excluded,

and deported from the United States on or about July

2008, was found in the United States without having received

express

consent

of

the

Secretary

of

the

Department

of

Homeland Security to reapply for admission to the United States.

All

1326 (a),

in violation of Title 8,
and Title 6,

United States Code,

United States Code,

and 557.

53

Section

Sections 202 (3) - (4) ,

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COUNT NINETEEN:

(8 U.S.C. 1326--Unlawful Re-entry of

Deported Alien)

The Grand Jury further charges that:

55.

On or about December 6, 2015, at Winthrop, in the

District of Massachusetts,
57.

ELENILSON GUSTAVO GONZALEZ-GONZALEZ, A/K/A

"SINIESTRO,"

the defendant herein,

being an alien and having been excluded,

removed, and deported from the United States on or about May 21,
2012, was found in the United States without having received the
express consent of the Secretary of the Department of Homeland
Security to reapply for admission to the United States.
All
1326(a),

in violation of
and Title 6,

Title 8,

United States Code,

United States Code,

and 557.

54

Section

Sections 202(3)-(4),

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RICO FORFEITURE ALLEGATIONS

(18 U.S.C. 1963)

The Grand Jury further charges that:

56.

The allegations of Count Two of this Third Superseding

Indictment are hereby re-alleged and incorporated by reference

for the purpose of alleging forfeiture pursuant to Title 18,
United States Code, Section 1963.
57.

Upon conviction of the offense in violation of Title

18, United States Code, Section 1962, set forth in Count Two of
this Third Superseding Indictment,
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.

OSCAR NOE RECINOS-GARCIA, A/K/A "PSYCHO,"

JULIO ESAU AVALOS-ALVARADO, A/K/A "VIOLENTO,"
GERMAN HERNANDEZ-ESCOBAR, A/K/A "TERIBLE,"
NOE SALVADOR PEREZ-VASQUEZ, A/K/A "CRAZY,"
SANTOS PORTILLO-ANDRADE, A/K/A "FLACO,"
HERZZON SANDOVAL, A/K/A "CASPER,"
EDWIN GUZMAN, A/K/A "PLAYA,"
JOSE HERNANDEZ-MIGUEL, A/K/A "MUERTO,"
EDGAR PLEITEZ, A/K/A "CADEJO,"
CHRISTIAN ALVARADO, A/K/A "CATRACHO,"
CESAR MARTINEZ, A/K/A "CHECHE,"
FNU LNU, A/K/A "CABALLO,"
ERICK ARGUETA LARIOS, A/K/A "LOBO,"
LUIS SOLIS-VASQUEZ, A/K/A "BRUJO,"
JOSE MIGUEL-HERNANDEZ, A/K/A "SMILEY,"
A/K/A "DANGER,"
CARLOS MELARA, A/K/A "CHUCHITO,"
A/K/A "CRIMINAL,"
JOEL MARTINEZ, A/K/A "ANIMAL,"
JOSE RENE ANDRADE, A/K/A "TRISTE,"
A/K/A "INNOCENTE,"
HECTOR ENAMORADO, A/K/A "VIDA LOCA,"
HENRY SANTOS-GOMEZ, A/K/A "RENEGADO,"
A/K/A "PINO,"
RAFAEL LEONER-AGUIRRE, A/K/A "TREMENDO,"
HECTOR RAMIRES, A/K/A "CUERVO,"
DANIEL MENJIVAR, A/K/A "ROCA," A/K/A "SITIKO,"
ANGEL PINEDA, A/K/A "BRAVO," A/K/A "JOSE LOPEZ,"

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26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
40.
55.
56.
58.
59.

JOSE VASQUEZ, A/K/A "LITTLE CRAZY,"

DAVID LOPEZ, A/K/A "CILINDRO," A/K/A "VILLANO,"
BRYAN GALICIA-BARILLAS, A/K/A "CHUCKY,"
DOMINGO TIZOL, A/K/A "CHAPIN,"
FNU LNU, A/K/A "VIOLENTO,"
OSCAR DURAN, A/K/A "DEMENTE,"
EDWIN GONZALEZ, A/K/A "SANGRIENTO,"
HENRY JOSUE PARADA MARTINEZ,

A/K/A "STREET DANGER,"

JOSUE MORALES, A/K/A "GALLITO,"

KEVIN AYALA, A/K/A "BLANCITO,"
MARIO AGUILAR RAMOS,
RUTILIO PORTILLO, A/K/A "PANTERA,"
EDWIN DIAZ, A/K/A "DEMENTE,"
JAIRO PEREZ, A/K/A "SECO,"
MAURICIO SANCHEZ, A/K/A "TIGRE,"
JOSE ADAN MARTINEZ CASTRO, A/K/A "CHUCKY,"
RIGOBERTO MEJIA, A/K/A "NINJA," and
MODESTO RAMIREZ, A/K/A "SNOOPY,"

the defendants herein, shall forfeit to the United States,

jointly and severally, pursuant to Title 18, United States Code,
Section 1963:
(a) all interests the defendants have acquired or
maintained in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section
1962, wherever located, and in whatever names held;
(b) all interests in, securities of, claims against,
or properties or contractual rights of any kind affording a
source of influence over, any enterprise which the defendants
have established, operated, controlled, conducted, or
participated in the conduct of, in violation of Title 18, United
States Code, Section 1962; and
(c) all property constituting, and derived from, any
proceeds which the defendants obtained, directly and indirectly,
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from racketeering activity and unlawful debt collection in

violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1962.
58.

If any of the property described in paragraph 57

hereof as being forfeitable pursuant to Title 18, United States

Code, Section 1963, as a result of any act and omission of the
defendants -
(a)

cannot be located upon the exercise of due

diligence;

(b)

has been transferred to, sold to, or deposited

with a third party;

(c)

has been placed beyond the jurisdiction of this

Court;

(d)

has been substantially diminished in value; or

(e)

has been commingled with other property which

cannot be divided without difficulty;

it is the intention of the United States, pursuant to Title 18,

United States Code, Section 1963(m), to seek forfeiture of any
other property of the defendants up to the value of the property
described in paragraph 57 above.
All pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 1963.

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DRUG FORFEITURE ALLEGATIONS

(21 U.S.C. 853)

The Grand Jury further charges that:

59.

The allegations of Counts Three, Five, and Seven

through Eleven of this Third Superseding Indictment are hereby

re-alleged and incorporated by reference for the purpose of
alleging forfeiture pursuant to Title 21, United States Code,
Section 853.
60.

Upon conviction of one or more of the offenses alleged

in Counts Three, Five, and Seven through Eleven of this Third

Superseding Indictment,
3.
4.
5.
8.
9.
10.
11.
13.
14.
16.
19.
37.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.

GERMAN HERNANDEZ-ESCOBAR, A/K/A "TERIBLE"

NOE SALVADOR PEREZ-VASQUEZ, A/K/A "CRAZY,"
SANTOS PORTILLO-ANDRADE, A/K/A "FLACO,"
JOSE HERNANDEZ-MIGUEL, A/K/A "MUERTO,"
EDGAR PLEITEZ, A/K/A "CADEJO,"
CHRISTIAN ALVARADO, A/K/A "CATRACHO,"
CESAR MARTINEZ, A/K/A "CHECHE,"
FNU LNU A/K/A "CABALLO,"
ERICK ARGUETA LARIOS, A/K/A "LOBO," and
JOSE MIGUEL-HERNANDEZ, A/K/A "SMILEY,"
A/K/A "DANGER,"
JOSE RENE ANDRADE, A/K/A "TRISTE," A/K/A
"INNOCENTE,"
RUTILIO PORTILLO, A/K/A "PANTERA,"
RAMIRO GUERRA, A/K/A "CAMELLO,"
MANUEL MARTINEZ, A/K/A "GORDO,"
ALEXANDER ALVARENGA,
MANUEL FLORES-VALLE, A/K/A "MANNY,"
HEINER YOVANI GOMEZ, A/K/A "FIERO,"
GElBER ACEVEDO GALVIS, A/K/A "THE COLUMBIAN,"
CARLOS LOVATO,
FNU LNU, A/K/A "MIGUE," and
LUIS LNU,

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the defendants herein, shall forfeit to the United States,

jointly and severally as to Counts Three, Five, Seven, and
Eleven, pursuant to 21 U.S.C.

853, any and all property

constituting, or derived from, any proceeds the defendants

obtained, directly or indirectly, as a result of such offenses;
and/or any property used or intended to be used,

in any manner

or part, to commit, or to facilitate the commission of, any such

violations.
61.

If any of the property described in paragraph 60,

above, as a result of any act or omission of the defendants

(a)

cannot be located upon the exercise of due

diligence;

(b)

has been transferred or sold to, or deposited

with, a third party;

(c)

has been placed beyond the jurisdiction of the

Court;

(d)

has been substantially diminished in value; or

(e)

has been commingled with other property which

cannot be divided without difficulty;

it is the intention of the United States, pursuant to 21 U.S.C.

853(p), to seek forfeiture of any other property of the

defendants up to the value of the property described in

paragraph 60.
All pursuant to Title 21, United States Code, Section 853.

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FIREARMS FORFEITURE ALLEGATIONS

(18 U.S.C. 924(d) and 28 U.S.C. 2461(c

The Grand Jury further charges that:

62.

The allegations of Counts One, Four, Six, and Twelve

of this Third Superseding Indictment are hereby re-alleged and

incorporated by reference for the purpose of alleging forfeiture
pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(d) and
Title 28, United States Code, Section 2461(c).
63.

Upon conviction of one or more offenses alleged in

Counts One, Four, Six, and Twelve of this Third Superseding

Indictment,
1.
2.
4.
5.
37.

OSCAR NOE RECINES-GARCIA, A/K/A "PSYCHO,"

JULIO ESAU AVALOS-ALVARADO, A/K/A "VIOLENTO,"
NOE SALVADOR PEREZ-VASQUEZ, A/K/A "CRAZY,"
SANTOS PORTILLO-ANDRADE, A/K/A "FLACO," and
RUTILIO PORTILLO, A/K/A "PANTERA,"

the defendants herein, shall forfeit to the united States,

pursuant to 18 U.S.C.

924(d) and 28 U.S.C.

2461(c), any

firearm or ammunition involved in, or used in, any knowing

commission of the offense, including but not limited to the
following:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)

one .22 caliber Sterling model semi-automatic pistol

bearing serial number A14546;
twelve rounds of .22 caliber ammunition;
one .380 caliber Cobra Enterprises Model CA-380 semi
automatic pistol bearing serial number CP033661;
one 9 millimeter Luger model semi-automatic pistol,
bearing serial number P093088; and
one 9 millimeter Beretta model semi-automatic pistol,
bearing serial number 889945, and eight rounds of
Winchester brand ammunition.
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64.

If any of the property described in paragraph 63,

above, as a result of any act or omission of any of the

defendants
(a)

cannot be located upon the exercise of due diligence;

(a)

has been transferred or sold to, or deposited with, a

third party;

(c)

has been placed beyond the jurisdiction of the Court;

(d)

has been substantially diminished in value; or

(e)

has been commingled with other property which cannot

be divided without difficulty;

it is the intention of the United States, pursuant to Title 21,

United States Code, Section 853(p), as incorporated in Title 28,
United States Code, Section 2461(c), to seek forfeiture of any
other property of the defendants up to the value of the property
described in paragraph 63.
All pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section
924(d) and Title 28, United States Code, Section 2461(c).

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IDENTIFICATION FRAUD FORFEITURE ALLEGATIONS

(18 U.S.C. 982 (a) (2) (B) & (a) (6) (ii
The Grand Jury further charges that:
65.

The allegations of Counts Thirteen, Fifteen, and

Sixteen of this Third Superseding Indictment are hereby realleged and incorporated by reference for the purpose of
alleging forfeiture pursuant to Title 18, United States Code,
Section 982(a) (2) (B)
66.

& (a) (6) (A) (ii).

Upon conviction of one or more offense alleged in

Counts Thirteen, Fifteen, and Sixteen of this Third Superseding

Indictment,
50.
51.
52.

JOSE NELSIN REYES-VELAZQUEZ, A/K/A "DIABLITO,"

OSCAR RIVERA, A/K/A "JOSE," and
ROBERTO A. LOPEZ,

the defendants herein, shall forfeit to the United States,

pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
(i)

982 (a) (2) (B) &(a) (6) (ii):

any property, real or personal, constituting, or

derived from, proceeds the defendant obtained, directly or

indirectly, as a result of such offense; and
(ii) any property, real or personal, used to facilitate, or
is intended to be used or facilitate, the commission of the
offenses of which the defendants are convicted.
67.

If any of the property described in paragraph 66,

above, as a result of any act or omission of the defendants

(a)

cannot be located upon the exercise of due

diligence;
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(b)

has been transferred or sold to, or deposited

with, a third partYi

(c)

has been placed beyond the jurisdiction of the

Courti

(d)

has been substantially diminished in valuei or

(e)

has been commingled with other property which

cannot be divided without difficultYi

it is the intention of the United States, pursuant to 21 U.S.C.

853(p), as incorporated by 18 U.S.C.

982(b) (1), to seek

forfeiture of any other property of the defendants up to the

value of the property described in paragraph 66.
All pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section
982 (a) (2) (B)

&

(a) (6) (ii) .

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A TRUE BILL,

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PETER K. LEVITT
CHRISTOPHER POHL
RACHEL Y. HEMANI
Assistant U.S. Attorneys

DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

March 29, 2016

Returned into the District Court by the Grand Jurors and

filed.

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Case 1:15-cr-10338-FDS Document 339-1 Filed 03/29/16 Page 1 of 4

It>.JS 45 (5/97) - (Revised U.S.D.c. MA 3/25/2011)

Criminal Case Cover Sheet

u.S. District Court - District of Massachusetts

Place of Offense:

Boston. Elsewhere

City

Investigating Agency

FBI

Related Case Information:

Suffolk, Elsewhere

County

II

Category No.

Superseding Ind.! Inf.

..:,X.:....
Same Defendant
Magistrate Judge Case Number
Search Warrant Case Number
R 20/R 40 from District of

Case No.
15-CR-I0338-FDS
New Defendant X

---

Defendant Information:
Defendant Name

Riaoberto Mejia

DYes [{]No

Is this person an attorney and/or a member of any state/federal bar:

DYes [{] No

Alias Name

"Ninja"

Address

(City & State)

Birth date (Yr only);_ _ SSN (last4#):

Race:

Sex M

Defense Counsel if known:

_
Address

Nationality:

-------------

Bar Number
u.S. Attorney Information:
Peter K. Levitt/Christopher J. PohllRachei Hemani

AUSA

No

Bar Number if applicable

Interpreter:

[{] Yes

Victims:

[(]Yes ONo lf yes, are there multiple crime victims under 18 USC377I(d)(2)
DYes

Matter to be SEALED:

List language and/or dialect:

_
DYes

[{] No

(Z]Warrant Requested

_S..!,.p_an_i_sh

[Z] In Custody

Regular Process

Location Status:
Arrest Date
in

01/29/2016

[Z]Already in Federal Custody as of

Suffolk County HOC (ICE)

DAlready in State Custody at - - - - - - - - - - Derving Sentence

DOn Pretrial Release:

[]A.waiting Trial

on

Ordered by:

Charging Document:

o Complaint

Total # of Counts:

OPetty---

o Misdemeanor

Information

[Z] Indictment
[Z] Felony

Continue on Page 2 for Entry of U.S.C. Citations

I hereby certify that the case numbers of any prior proceedings before a Magistrate Judge are
accurately set forth above.
Date:

~/aC( /L 6>

Signature of AUSA:

DNo

Case 1:15-cr-10338-FDS Document 339-1 Filed 03/29/16 Page 2 of 4

lS 45 (5/97) (Revised U.S.DC. MA 1217/05) Page 2 of2 or Reverse

District Court Case Number (To be filled in by deputy clerk):

Name of Defendant

I5-CR-10338-FDS

__....::....:.._------------------------

Rigoberto Mejia
_::::....-

U.S.C. Citations

Index Key/Code
Set 1

Description of Offense CharKed

18 USC I962(d)

RICO Conspiracy

Criminal Forfeiture Allegation

Set 2

Set 3

Set 4

Set 5

Set 6

Set 7

Set 8

Set 9

Set 10

Set 11

Set 12

Set 13

Set 14

Set 15

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

USAMA eRlM - Criminal Case Cover Sheet.pdf 3/4/2013

Count Numbers

~JS

Case 1:15-cr-10338-FDS Document 339-1 Filed 03/29/16 Page 3 of 4

45 (5/97) - (Revised U.S.D.C. MA 3/25/20 II)

Criminal Case Cover Sheet

U.S. District Court - District of Massachusetts

Category No.

Place of Offense:
Boston. Elsewhere

City
County

_1_1

FBI

Investigating Agency

Related Case Information:

Suffolk, Elsewhere

Superseding Ind./ Inf.

..:.X
Same Defendant
Magistrate Judge Case Number
Search Warrant Case Number
R 20/R 40 from District of

Case No.
15-CR-I0338-FDS
New Defendant X

----

Defendant Information:

Defendant Name

Modesto Ramirez
Juvenile:

-------------------

DYes [{]No

Is this person an attorney and/or a member of any state/federal bar:

Alias Name

"Snoopy"

Address

(City & State)

Birth date (Yr only): _ _ SSN (last4#):

Race:

Sex M

Defense Counsel ifknown:

_
Address

DYes [{] No

Nationality:

-------------

Bar Number
U.S. Attorney Information:
Peter K. Levitt/Christopher 1. Pohl/Rachel Hemani

AUSA

Bar Number if applicable

Spanish

List language and/or dialect:

Interpreter:

[{] Yes

Victims:

[(]Yes DNo If yes, are there multiple crime victims under 18 USC377I(d)(2)

Matter to be SEALED:

DNo

DYes

DNo

[{] No
D

({]Warrant Requested

DYes

[{] In Custody

Regular Process

Location Status:
Arrest Date
01129/2016

[(]Already in Federal Custody as of

in

lena LaSalle Detention Facility

DAlready in State Custody at - - - - - - - - - - DServing Sentence

DOn Pretrial Release:

0. waiting Trial

on

Ordered by:

Charging Document:

D Complaint

D Information

[{] Indictment

Total # of Counts:

Dpetty---

D Misdemeanor

[{]Felony

Continue on Page 2 for Entry of U.S.c. Citations

I hereby certify that the case numbers of any prior proceedings before a Magistrate Judge are
accurately set forth above.
Date:

Signature of AUSA:

'~f:,)

Case 1:15-cr-10338-FDS Document 339-1 Filed 03/29/16 Page 4 of 4

1S 45 (5/97) (Revised U.S.D.C. MA 12/7/05) Page 2 of 2 or Reverse

District Court Case Number (To be filled in by deputy clerk):

Name of Defendant

IS-CR-I0338-FDS

Modesto Ramirez
-------------------------------------

U.S.C. Citations

Index Key/Code
Set I

Description of Offense Charged

18 USC I962(d)

RICO Conspiracy
Criminal Forfeiture Allegation

Set 2

Set 3

Set 4

Set 5

Set 6

Set 7

Set 8

Set 9

Set 10

Set II

Set 12

Set 13

Set 14

Set IS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

USAMA CRIM - Criminal Case Cover Sheet pdf 3/4/2013

Count Numbers