Gang member says leader was out for revenge
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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A turncoat member of the MS-13 street gang testified Thursday in federal court in Central Islip about his participation in the 2010 murder of a security guard in a Hempstead bar under orders from a gang leader.
Carlos Martinez, 22, of Far Rockaway, said he was told by Heriberto Martinez, 25, also of Far Rockaway, the leader of a clique, or gang chapter, that he was out to get revenge on the...
