{"id":2486259,"date":"2025-09-14T07:59:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T11:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/several-ms-13-gang-members-plead-guilty-to-violent-crimes-in-texas\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T08:01:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T12:01:27","slug":"several-ms-13-gang-members-plead-guilty-to-violent-crimes-in-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/several-ms-13-gang-members-plead-guilty-to-violent-crimes-in-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Several MS-13 Gang Members Plead Guilty to Violent Crimes in Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fseveral-ms-13-gang-members-plead-guilty-to-violent-crimes-in-texas%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2486259&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Eight members of the MS-13 gang in Houston, Texas, have pleaded guilty to charges tied to a large-scale racketeering conspiracy involving violent crimes such as murder and witness tampering. The defendants, who include Walter Antonio Chicas-Garcia, Wilson Jose Ventura-Mejia, Miguel Angel Aguilar-Ochoa, Marlon Miranda-Moran, Luis Ernesto Carbajal-Peraza, Edgardo Martinez-Rodriguez, Carlos Alexi Garcia-Gongora, and Wilman Rivas-Guido, admitted their involvement in criminal activities ranging from murder and extortion to drug trafficking and obstruction of justice. According to the U.S. Justice Department, these MS-13 members carried out brutal murders ordered by senior gang leaders in El Salvador between 2017 and 2018, frequently enough using machetes, baseball bats, and strangulation. Victims were targeted for being rivals, cooperating with law enforcement, or opposing the gang. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-sheriffs-tell-newsom-they-wont-enforce-covid-curfew\/\" title=\"California Sheriffs Tell Newsom They Won&#039;t Enforce COVID Curfew\">gang members<\/a> also reportedly sent photos of their victims&#8217; mutilated bodies to leaders in El Salvador. U.S. Attorney Nicholas Ganjei emphasized the serious public safety threat posed by MS-13 and highlighted the importance of continued efforts to combat such <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youtube-blames-covid-for-censorship-of-pro-israel-legal-scholars-video\/\" title=\"YouTube Blames COVID for Censorship of Pro-Israel Legal Scholar\u2019s Video\">violent criminal organizations<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>There are now eight members of MS-13 who pleaded guilty in Houston, Texas, to roles in a racketeering conspiracy.<\/p>\n<p>The criminal schemes involved murders and witness tampering, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/news\/ms-13-members-charged-houston-crimes-federal-prison-usao-sdtx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from KRIV-TV.<\/p>\n<p>Walter Antonio Chicas-Garcia, Wilson Jose Ventura-Mejia, Miguel Angel Aguilar-Ochoa, and Marlon Miranda-Moran all entered their plea deals on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly a month earlier, on Aug. 11, Luis Ernesto Carbajal-Peraza, Edgardo Martinez-Rodriguez, Carlos Alexi Garcia-Gongora, and Wilman Rivas-Guido admitted to their own roles.<\/p>\n<p>All eight criminals have previously admitted their involvement with MS-13, a Latin American gang that originated in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tough-crime-el-salvador-president-bukele-ends-presidential-term-limits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">El Salvador<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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US Attorney SDTX (@USAO_SDTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USAO_SDTX\/status\/1965177245791834250?\">September 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>They have previously been charged with murder, extortion, drug trafficking, robbery, and obstruction of justice, per KRIV.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Attorney Nicholas Ganjei celebrated the guilty pleas from the MS-13 gang members in a Sept. 8 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-sdtx\/pr\/three-high-level-ms-13-gang-members-plead-guilty-50-year-sentences-large-scale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>&nbsp;from the Justice Department.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This case demonstrates the tremendous public safety threat that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fact-check-abc-news-deceive-readers-referring-ms-13-clique\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MS-13<\/a> and other criminal terrorist organizations pose to American communities,&rdquo; Ganjei said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Here, defendants carried out a series of murders &mdash; bludgeoning, butchering, and strangling their victims with sadistic glee. These are people without remorse or pity,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When it comes to eradicating these gangs, the United States cannot afford to either relent or fail. As the facts of this case show, the stakes are too high.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>According to the Justice Department, at least some of the MS-13 members allegedly carried out murders in the conspiracy between 2017 and 2018 after receiving orders from senior members of the gang back in El Salvador.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;MS-13 members participated in the murders to increase or maintain their own position within MS-13&rsquo;s ranks,&rdquo; the agency said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&lsquo;With sadistic glee&rsquo;: High-level MS-13 members will spend decades behind bars for &lsquo;butchering&rsquo; informants and rivals <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ioJNRj5Nyp\">https:\/\/t.co\/ioJNRj5Nyp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Law &amp; Crime (@lawcrimenews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lawcrimenews\/status\/1965507897548324967?\">September 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;MS-13 targeted the murder victims because they were believed to be members of rival gangs, cooperating with law enforcement or working against MS-13&rsquo;s interests,&rdquo; the statement added. &ldquo;MS-13 members committed the murders using machetes, a baseball bat and strangling.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When they were finished murdering their victims, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/abc-news-accused-hitting-new-low-attempting-sanitize-ms-13-word-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MS-13<\/a> members allegedly &ldquo;sent photos of the victims&rsquo; bodies to high-ranking MS-13 members in El Salvador, sometimes further mutilating or dismembering the victim&rsquo;s bodies before sending the photos,&rdquo; the Justice Department added.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump has prioritized deporting criminal illegal aliens during his second term, especially focusing on those who have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/merrick-garland-cites-unexplained-threats-of-violence-to-involve-authorities-in-culture-war-issues\/\" title=\"Merrick Garland Cites Unexplained Threats Of Violence To Involve Authorities In Culture War Issues\">committed violent crime<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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