MS-13 gang leader sentenced to 35 years in prison for murdering fellow member - International Business Times

MS-13 gang leader sentenced to 35 years in prison for murdering fellow member - International Business Times: "leader of a violent international street gang, the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for murdering a fellow gang member in 2004.


In Sept. 2004, Wilver R. Lopez, also known as 'Conde,' and co-conspirators had lured fellow gang member Genaro Venegas to a wooded area in Bethpage, New York and repeatedly stabbed and shot him to death.
Federal investigators believe the murder was an act of retribution as Venegas had provided police authorities with information relating to a murder committed by an MS-13 gang member in April 2004.
At the time of Venegas' murder, Lopez was the leader of the MS-13's Long Island Leeward Clique. Lopez's co-conspirators have already pleaded guilty to murder charges and are awaiting sentencing."