Among the street gangs that operate in California, the Mara Salvatrucha -- aka MS-13 -- are considered particularly fearsome. The federal government has been trying to crack down on the gang in recent years, and yesterday, launched their opening salvo in federal court in San Francisco against seven people it claims engaged in a racketeering conspiracy.
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