Trial of 2 MS-13 gang leaders to start
Photo credit: Handout | Leaders of the MS-13 gang Heriberto Martinez, left, and Carlos Ortega, right, are scheduled to go on trial in federal court in Central Islip.
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Two leaders of the MS-13 street gang are scheduled to go on trial Monday in federal court in Central Islip in connection with a series of five killings over six weeks, including that of a mother and her 2-year-old son.
The killings, which all occurred in 2010, include that of a security guard at a bar because he had attempted to stop gang members from leaving without paying their tab; a man...
