Ten people are recovering from gunshot injuries following a shooting that occurred late Saturday night in the New York City borough of Queens. New York Police Department officials said during a news conference on Sunday that the incident occurred just after 10:30 p.m. when two male suspects began firing at another group of people. Chief […]
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Feds Seek Death Penalty For MS-13 Gang Leader
The Justice Department has authorized federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty against an MS-13 gang leader charged in connection to seven slayings — including the gruesome baseball bat bludgeoning of two teenage girls, according to court papers. Jairo Saenz, 24, faces execution if convicted of any of the killings. Saenz, second in command of […]
Sex and money: Inside Maryland prison corruption case
SALISBURY, Md. — A “culture of corruption and lawlessness” drove stabbings and drug smuggling at the Eastern Correctional Institution in Westover, according to federal court documents. Eastern Correctional Institution, the largest prison in the Maryland corrections system, is the center of two federal indictments announced Wednesday, by the Office of the U.S. Attorney in Baltimore. Unsealed court documents show drugs, […]