United States v. Ayala

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

JOSEPH F. BIANCO, District Judge.

Jonathan Ayala (“Ayala”) and Angel Vasquez (“Vasquez”) are charged with racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering, and other related offenses, as alleged members of the street gang La Mara Sal-vatrucha, also known as MS-13 (“MS-13”). Edwin Hernandez (“Hernandez”) has been charged with two counts of attempted murder in aid of racketeering, as well as related offenses, also as an alleged member of MS-13. The trial of these defendants (collectively, the “Trial Group…