WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division issued the following news release:
Today, a federal jury in the District of Nevada convicted three men, Jose Luis Reynaldo Reyes-Castillo, 30, also known as "Molesto," of El Salvador; David Arturo Perez-Manchame, 27, alsoknown as "Herbi," of Honduras; and Joel Vargas-Escobar, 30, also known as "Momia," of El Salvador, of conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise involving murders and attempted murder, as well as murder in aid of racketeering, kidnapping in aid of racketeering, attempted murder in aid of racketeering, and related gun offenses.
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, the defendants were members of La Mara Salvatrucha...