Updated
Updated · Turn to 10 · Jun 9
FBI Charges 26 Trinitarios Members in RICO Case Tied to 5 Murders
Updated
Updated · Turn to 10 · Jun 9

FBI Charges 26 Trinitarios Members in RICO Case Tied to 5 Murders

3 articles · Updated · Turn to 10 · Jun 9

Summary

  • Twenty-six alleged Trinitarios leaders, members and associates were charged in Boston with RICO conspiracy, in what federal authorities said decimated the gang’s Massachusetts leadership.
  • Five murders and 19 attempted murders underpin the case, with the FBI saying some of those arrested were directly responsible for the violence.
  • Essex County is at the center of the allegations, which prosecutors said span Trinitarios chapters in Lawrence, Haverhill and Boston after a two-year investigation.
  • Fifty-six Trinitarios members had already been charged before Tuesday’s announcement, part of a broader federal effort to dismantle the New York City-founded gang in Massachusetts.

Insights

With the Trinitarios' leadership dismantled, will a more violent power struggle now erupt on the streets?
How did a transnational gang recruit teenagers from Massachusetts high schools for violent 'missions'?