• JANUARY 11, 2008

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT AUSA VICKIE E. LEDUC or

    http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/md MARCIA MURPHY at (410) 209-4885



    MS-13 GANG MEMBER SENTENCED TO OVER 21 YEARS FOR RACKETEERING CONSPIRACY
    Participated in the Murder of One Girl and the Shooting of Another

Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced James Guillen, also known as Toro, age 21, of Hyattsville, Maryland, today to 262 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release for to conspiracy to conduct and participate in the racketeering enterprise activities of MS-13, announced United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein and Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division. Guillen pleaded guilty on October 31, 2007 , after a jury was selected for his trial.

"We will continue to work with local, state, federal and international partners to combat MS-13 in the United States and in other nations,â€