Jairo Saenz, a top leader in the MS-13 street gang, pleaded guilty Tuesday in connection with seven murders on Long Island, including the 2016 killings of teenagers Kayla Cuevas and Nisa Mickens ...

The Justice Department granted a plea deal to a gang leader in MS-13, allowing him to avoid both the death penalty and a life ...

Long Island MS-13 leader Jairo Saenz has admitted to his role in seven brutal murders but will avoid both the death penalty ...

Jairo Saenz, a honcho with the gang’s Sailors Locos Salvatruchas Westside clique, smirked as he pleaded guilty to his role in fatal attacks dating to 2016, including giving the order to kill two ...

Jairo Saenz, 28, entered the plea in federal court in Central Islip in a hearing attended by members of his family and some of the victims’ families. “I did these things and I knew they were wrong,” ...

Robert Mickens says no murderers should be granted plea deals, but this one comes as a 'slap in the face' with a suspect who ...

Three more high-ranking MS-13 gang members pleaded guilty to their roles in killings involving machetes and guns on Long ...

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — MS-13 gang member Jairo Saenz pleaded guilty Tuesday to killing seven people in separate attacks on Long Island. Prosecutors say Saenz, also known as "Funny," and his older ...

Jairo Saenz, 28, faces 40 to 60 years in prison when he’s sentenced on June 13. His older brother, Alexi, pleaded guilty in the same cases in July 2024. The Saenz brothers were the leaders of a ...

Jairo Saenz, 28, will avoid the death penalty and life in prison as he will receive a sentence of 40 to 60 years on charges including murder, attempted murder and arson. He was known for ...

A notorious MS-13 gang leader who has admitted to planning, approving or taking part in at least seven murders in a federal racketeering case has avoided the death penalty and life in prison under ...