Gang leader pleads guilty in case linked to 2017 town of Ulster murder

Queens gang leader pleads guilty to ordering 2016 murder of Long Island teen

An accused Queens gang leader pleaded guilty on Monday to ordering the murder of a 15-year-old boy on Long Island in 2016. Junior Zelaya Canales, now 28, copped to racketeering conspiracy charges in connection with the killing of Joshua Guzman in West Hempstead, the Justice Department announced in a press release. Zelaya Canales, also known as “Terco,” had been a regional leader in the 18th Street gang, whose “power and control extended across t…

Feds: Gang leader pleads guilty to ordering killing of Hempstead teen Joshua Guzman

Junior Zelaya Canales entered a guilty plea to racketeering conspiracy charges in connection with the death of Joshua Guzman, 15.

Gang leader pleads guilty in case linked to 2017 town of Ulster murder

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A Queens-based regional leader of the 18th Street Gang pleaded guilty to federal racketeering conspiracy charges in connection to a “sprawling racketeering conspiracy” that included a 2017 murder in the town of Ulster. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Junior Zelaya Canales, 28, also known as Terco, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Hector Gonzalez in Brooklyn in connection with his participation in the Sept. 12, 2016, mur…

Queens gang leader pleads guilty to ordering 2016 murder of Long Island teen - New York Times Post

An accused Queens gang leader pleaded guilty on Monday to ordering the murder of a 15-year-old boy on Long Island in 2016. Junior Zelaya Canales, now 28, copped to racketeering conspiracy charges in connection with the killing of Joshua Guzman in West Hempstead, the Justice Department announced in a press release. Zelaya Canales, also known as “Terco,” had been a regional leader in the 18th Street gang, whose “power and control extended across t…

18th Street gang leader from Jamaica faces life in prison after pleading guilty to racketeering conspiracy: Feds – QNS

Southeast Queens gang leader Junior Zelaya Canales pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court on Monday for his role in three murders and multiple shootings during a reign of terror that spanned New York, Texas, and El Salvador. Junior Zelaya Canales, 28, of Jamaica, pled guilty to racketeering conspiracy charges in connection with his participation in the 2016 murder of 15-year-old Joshua Guzman in Hempstead, Long Island. In 2016, Zelaya Canales …