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www.justice.gov/usao/md For Immediate Release

October 20, 2010

ALLEGED MEMBERS OF THE 18TH STREET GANG INDICTED IN A RACKETEERING CONSPIRACY INVOLVING FIVE MURDERS, EXTORTION, ARMED ROBBERY AND OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE

Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal grand jury today indicted the following alleged members of the 18th Street Gang for conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, which engaged in murder and attempted murder, including the murder of three individuals in Maryland and two individuals in Washington, D.C., armed robberies, and obstruction of justice:

•Mario Molina-Valladares, a/k/a “Tiger,â€