MS-13 Leader Admits to Eight Murders, Including Two Long Island Teens

Alexi Saenz pleads guilty to racketeering and firearms charges, faces 40-70 years in prison.

Saenz led the Sailors Locos Salvatruchas Westside clique of MS-13 in New York.
He authorized the brutal 2016 killings of high school students Kayla Cuevas and Nisa Mickens.
The plea deal removes the death penalty option for Saenz, with sentencing set for January 2025.
Charges are still pending against his brother, Jairo Saenz, the gang's second-in-command.
The case has drawn national attention and criticism over gang violence and law enforcement response.