MS-13 Member Admits to RICO Conspiracy and Murder in Boston Court

An MS-13 member has been convicted of racketeering conspiracy and murder in a federal court in Boston. Edwin Diaz, 20, a Salvadoran national, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to conduct enterprise affairs through a pattern of racketeering activity, more commonly referred to as RICO or racketeering conspiracy.

The victim, a 16-year-old boy, was stabbed and shot multiple times by Diaz and other MS-13 members on January 10, 2016, in East Boston. Diaz was caught on tape admitting to the crime and was arrested soon thereafter.

After a multi-year investigation, Diaz was one of dozens of alleged leaders, members, and associates of MS-13 named in a superseding indictment unsealed in January 2016. Diaz is the 45th defendant to be convicted as part of that ongoing prosecution.

Diaz was a ‘homeboy,’ or full member, of MS-13’s ‘Westers’ clique. Under the terms of the proposed plea agreement, Diaz will be sentenced to 35 years in prison and be subject to deportation upon completion of his sentence.

U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV scheduled sentencing for August 20, 2018. The remaining defendants charged in this case are presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

The investigation was a collaborative effort between the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, the Massachusetts State Police, and local law enforcement agencies. The case was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts.

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