M-13 gang leader sentenced to life in prison
Convicted of racketeering, firearms offenses
On Monday at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, N.Y., Heriberto “Boxer: Martinez, the former leader of the Coronados clique of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the MS-13 street gang, was sentenced to life in prison.
Martinez and co-defendant Carlos Ortega, also known as “Silencio,” were convicted on March 21, 2013, following a six-week trial, on all 21 counts of the trial indictment, including racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, murder, assault with dangerous weapons and related firearms and conspiracy offenses. Ortega was sentenced to life in prison on Nov. 21, 2013.
The sentence was announced by Loretta E. Lynch, United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York; George Venizelos, assistant director-in-charge, FBI, New York Field Office; and Thomas V. Dale, commissioner of the Nassau County Police Department.