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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Indeed.
Elections have consequences....
WWG1WGA!
When this maladministration is over, can they arrest Garland and try him Dan accessory after the fact in each and every one of these cases?
And investigations for suburban parents concerned about their children being raped by trannies in school.
I don’t think it was MS-13 bribes, I think it was death threats on a massive scale against key DOJ officials, their families, and politicians.
If all this took place in NY why do these guys have a lawyer from Seattle?
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Because criminal justice in the USA has been weaponized to favor criminals and jeopardize the safety of innocent citizens?
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.
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You’ve answered my rhetorical question in post #27.
When a government no longer protects the people, the people must abolish their government.
Does Brandon take MS-13 bribes?
Why do you think they are here
If we had an Army of our own..........
Barack Obama
One party one law
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