Seven Crime Families Still Operate In New Jersey, Now MS-13's East Coast Hub
Alleged MS-13 East Coast boss Miguel Angel Corea Diaz, 36, aka Reaper, was among 17 defendants named in a January 2018 indictment that New York State prosecutors say delivered a strong blow to the gang’s infrastructure. MS-13 East Coast boss Miguel Angel Corea Diaz He faces 15 years in prison for drug trafficking and conspiracy in New York State; he’s also been indicted by the Feds in a Maryland racketeering case that could send him away for life. Corea Diaz reported directly to MS-13’s leaders in El Salvador, prosecutors alleged. And though he is in a Maryland prison and is alleged to have run the “Sailors” crew on Long Island, Reaper considered his home to be a suburb in the Garden State: specifically, Long Branch, New Jersey. La Mara Salvatrucha, one of the largest gangs in the United States, has members as distant as France, Egypt and Australia. “In October, the Justice Department declared MS-13 a graver threat than any other transnational crime group, including the car...