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MS-13 member who was on FBI’s ‘10 Most Wanted Fugitives’ list arraigned on LI

Francisco Javier Roman-Bardales is accused of ordering murders and other attacks in the United States and Mexico.

News 12 Staff

Mar 19, 2025, 10:35 PM

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A high-ranking MS-13 leader was arraigned on Long Island Wednesday on terrorism and racketeering charges.

Federal prosecutors say Francisco Javier Roman-Bardales was added to the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list in February.

He is accused of ordering murders and other attacks in the United States and Mexico.

Roman-Bardales was arrested Mexico earlier this week. He was ordered detained pending trial in the Eastern District of New York.

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