ms13 gang killings long island sentencing.

The leader of an MS-13 gang clique in New York City’s suburbs has been sentenced to 68 years in prison in a federal case involving eight Long Island murders, including the 2016 killings of two high school girls. Alexi Saenz had faced up to 70 years in prison at his sentencing Wednesday in Central Islip federal court. He pleaded guilty last year to his role in authorizing the killings, which focused the nation’s attention on MS-13 violence. Saenz’s lawyers sought 45 years behind bars. Prosecutors previously withdrew their intent to seek the death penalty.