Department of Justice Press Release

For Immediate Release
March 4, 2010 United States Attorney's Office
Northern District of Georgia
Contact: (478) 752-3511

Twenty-Six MS-13 Gang Members Indicted on Racketeering Charges

RICO Indictment Alleges Numerous Violent Overt Acts, Including Seven Murders and 14 Attempted Murders

ATLANTA, GA—A federal indictment was unsealed today charging 26 members of the violent street gang called “Mara Salvatruchaâ€