A high-ranking MS-13 member on Long Island will spend 68 years behind bars for his role in eight murders, including ordering ...

Alexi Saenz pleaded guilty last year​ for his role in the 2016 killings of Kayla Cuevas​ and Nisa Mickens, among others.

The leader of an MS-13 clique in New York City’s suburbs was sentenced Wednesday to 68 years in prison in a federal ...

A key leader of what law enforcement calls "one of the more powerful, violent and well-established" MS-13 cliques on the east ...

MS-13 leader Alexi Saenz has been sentenced to 68 years behind bars for eight murders, three attempted murders, arson and ...

Alexi “Blasty” Saenz, a violent MS-13 gang leader, was sentenced to 68 years for a brutal murder spree that terrorized Long ...

The leader of a Long Island MS-13 clique was sentenced to 68 years in prison for his role in eight murders.  Stay logged in. The Newsday app makes it easier to access content without having to log in.

Alexi Saenz entered the plea in federal court in Central Islip and faces 40 to 70 years in prison. Prosecutors previously withdrew their intent to seek the death penalty in his case.

Alexi Saenz, a high-ranking member of the MS-13 gang, pleaded guilty in federal court in Central Islip, New York, on Wednesday to racketeering charges stemming from eight murders.

Alexi Saenz, MS-13 leader, pleaded guilty to eight murders, three attempted murders, arson, narcotics trafficking, and firearms offenses. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the EDNY.

High-ranking MS-13 gang member Alexi Saenz pleaded guilty to 8 murders, including the Brentwood slayings of teens Nisa Mickens and Kayla Cuevas. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.