Posted on 11/10/2023 7:13:18 PM PST by Libloather
The Justice Department will no longer seek the death penalty for two alleged MS-13 gang members accused of brutally killing several teenagers in Long Island, New York.
In a letter to a federal judge, Breon Peace, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, said Attorney General Merrick Garland directed prosecutors to withdraw notices of intention to seek the death penalty against brothers, Alexi Saenz and Jairo Saenz.
"We write on behalf of the Government in the above-captioned matter, to provide an update to the Court with respect to the status of the death penalty deauthorization requests of defendants Alexi Saenz and Jairo Saenz, and the Department of Justice’s decision whether to seek the death penalty against Alexi Saenz for an eighth murder," Peace wrote in a letter to U.S. District Judge Gary R. Brown.
Brown is expected to oversee the brothers' trial when it begins March 4. The government initially intended to seek the death penalty for both men in 2020 for their alleged roles in the 2016 killings of 16-year-old Kayla Cuevas, and 15-year-old Nisa Mickens.
The killings drew national attention and brought MS-13 (Mara Salvatrucha 13) into the national spotlight in July 2017. Then-President Trump visited the Long Island suburb of Brentwood and vowed to eliminate MS-13, a transnational criminal gang with its origins in Los Angeles.
The brothers are also charged in the deaths of Michael Johnson, Oscar Acosta, Javier Castillo, Dewann Stacks and Esteban Alvarado-Bonilla.
Alexi Saenz, 28, was also charged with capital offenses relating to an eighth murder victim, Marcus Bohannon. Peace said he has asked the Justice Department to make a decision regarding the death penalty in the Bohannon case by Nov. 29.
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Does Brandon take MS-13 bribes?
Sounds like the Administration is having a bit of trouble pulling-in the Hispanic Vote.
Silly Republicans, the death penalty is for gun owners, not for serial murderers.
Why is this a federal crime. If the DOJ is involved.
I believe so, yes.
The devil protects his own... for awhile anyways
If all this took place in NY why do these guys have a lawyer from Seattle?
Jacqueline Kay Walsh is a lawyer in Seattle licensed with Washington State Bar Association (WSBA). The license number is #21651. The practice address is 140 Lakeside Ave Ste A, Seattle, WA 98122-6538. The employment company name is Walsh & Larranaga.
https://opengovwa.com/lawyer/21651
Be interesting to know where the DOJ prosecutor handling this case lives. I’m guessing it’s not on Long Island.
No. It is only for white men.
Paging Paul Kersey......
Won’t end well for them if their fellow gang members are smart enough to figure out they were working for the feds all along.
DOJ officials, from Garland on down, continue to give aid and comfort to the domestic and foreign enemies of the United States. For that they should be tried, convicted, and sentenced to a short drop and quick stop.
And they wonder why men don’t want to fight for this country after what it has been transformed into.
We’ll fight. Just not under the government, or under
control of the govt.
well, it’s not like NY has the death penalty or something...
The Meritless Garland needs to be Che’d.
No one wants to say the democrats are working for the cartels. It is obvious.
Of course not. They’d rather send a 30 man SWAT team on a 5 am raid to arrest a dad who blocked the entrance to an abortuary.
Or scout out school board meetings. Or harass Catholic parishioners. Or denigrate patriotic American citizens.
Why does the DOJ have jurisdiction in Long Island? Seems like a local matter.
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