Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley has announced that an MS-13 member living unlawfully in New Bedford admitted his role in three “brutal” murders.

Franklin Antonio Amaya Paredes, 28, pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to racketeering involving murder, conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise involving murder, and two counts of murder in aid of racketeering.

According to Foley, Amaya Paredes is a Salvadoran national and member of the Uniones Locos Salvatrucha (ULS) clique of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13, which operated in various parts of the country, including northern Virginia and southeastern Massachusetts.

After a dinner at another MS-13 member’s home in New Bedford on Aug. 25, 2018, Amaya Paredes and others allegedly beat and strangled a victim to death. They then dismembered the body and buried the remains in nearby woods, the U.S. Attorney said, adding that the victim’s remains have not been found.

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