MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced To 35 Years In Prison For Participating In A Racketeering Enterprise

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A U.S. District Judge sentenced 23-year-old Moises Alexis Reyes-Canales, of Annapolis, to 35 years successful national situation for conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise and to using, carrying, and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, in connection with his MS-13 gang activities, including murder and two attempted murders.

According to his plea agreement, Reyes-Canales participated successful a racketeering conspiracy that included assaults, murder, attempted murder, robbery, and cause trafficking. He went connected to admit that helium participated in the murder of a rival gang member, and conspired and attempted to murder two victims in Annapolis.

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“Reyes-Canales is a violent gang member who killed and seriously injured aggregate victims, and in the process brought horror and despair to the victims and their families as well as chaos and fear to communities in Annapolis. The United States Attorney’s Office would like to thank community members and our international and section instrumentality enforcement partners who assisted in this investigation,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Jonathan F. Lenzner. “This condemnation of 35 years in federal prison should serve as a warning to those who are in MS-13 and are considering joining the pack that we volition beryllium relentless in prosecuting anyone who is involved in violence.”

As a subordinate of the pack MS-13, Reyes-Canales attempted to execution a rival pack subordinate connected March 11, 2016. The unfortunate was lured to Quiet Waters Park successful Annapolis and was struck successful the caput with an object. Other members and associates of the pack stabbed the unfortunate repeatedly, sidesplitting him.

Reyes-Canales directed everyone during the murder. Law enforcement didn’t find the victim’s assemblage until August 28, 2017, erstwhile it was exhumed by instrumentality enforcement.

As stated in their plea agreements, connected October 23, 2016, Reyes-Canales, and other members of the MS-13 Hempstead clique in Annapolis devised a plan to murder different victim, an unlicensed taxi driver. The radical planned to use machetes, knives, and guns to termination the victim.

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A co-conspirator called the unfortunate utilizing another member’s compartment phone to arrange for an unlicensed taxi ride.  The unfortunate arrived with another passenger. Marlon Cruz-Flores, a subordinate of MS-13, asked the operator to drive to the area of the 700 artifact of Annapolis Neck Road in Annapolis.  When they arrived, Reyes-Canales approached the vehicle and pointed a gun at the victims and Cruz-Flores also produced a gun and pointed it at the victims.

The rider attempted to run away and Cruz-Flores changeable them in the leg, while another MS-13 member repeatedly attacked with a machete.  The operator also tried to run. Reyes-Canales attempted to sprout the operator but his weapon failed to discharge.

Co-defendant Martinez-Aguilar and another MS-13 member took the victim’s conveyance and attempted unsuccessfully to tally him implicit with the car.

The conspirators fled erstwhile they heard constabulary sirens. Both victims were transported to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center with life-threatening injuries.  They some survived but person imperishable injuries as a result of the attack.

Co-defendants Cruz-Flores, age 25, and Martinez-Aguilar, age 22, some of Annapolis, Maryland, antecedently pleaded guilty to the racketeering conspiracy and weapon charge.  Cruz-Flores was sentenced to 38 years in federal prison and Martinez-Aguilar was sentenced to 24 years in federal prison.

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Anyone with information about MS-13 is encouraged to provide their tips to law enforcement.  The FBI and Homeland Security Investigations some person nationwide tiplines that you tin call to report what you know.  You tin scope the FBI at 1-866-STP-MS13 (1-866-787-6713), oregon you tin telephone HSI at 1-866-DHS-2-ICE.