MS-13 Gang Member Charged with 2011 Queens Murder, Faces Potential Life Sentence

An MS-13 gang member linked to a decade-old murder in Queens was apprehended and brought before United States Magistrate Judge Robert M. Levy. He now faces charges that could lead to a life sentence, as reported by the

U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York

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Roger Morales, known by aliases such as “Crazy,” “Ciclon,” and “Cyclone,” has been indicted for the June 5, 2011 murder in-aid-of racketeering of Norman Mizzell, a crime rooted in gang retribution after a dispute over a burglary, he was detained pending trial, and U.S. Attorney Breon Peace, alongside law enforcement partners from the FBI and NYPD, has highlighted the joint commitment to hold gang members accountable regardless of the time elapsed since the crime was committed.

During the arraignment, Morales was portrayed as a central figure in the violence carried out by MS-13. “As alleged, the defendant and his co-conspirators killed the victim for the twisted purpose of maintaining and increasing their positions in the MS-13 gang,” United States Attorney Peace told

the U.S. Attorney’s Office

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The charge centers on a violent culmination of events that began when Morales and other gang members burglarized Mizzell’s home in search of marijuana, Mizzell confronted the group leading them to settle on murder as a brutal form of vengeance, Morales along with accomplices bought a firearm and through the pretense of a late-night weed purchase, shot Mizzell dead in his bedroom, these details emerging from the government’s intensive investigations into gang-related crime.

This latest indictment furthers the efforts of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York in their longstanding battle against MS-13 with over 70 murder charges and numerous convictions since 2009, the case will continue under the experienced hands of Assistant United States Attorneys who are dedicated to disrupting organized crime and gang activities.

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