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Former head of one of the offices of a street gang "Asian guys" (Asian Boyz), wield in Los Angeles, was sentenced for the murder of eight people, reports Reuters. For each crime 37-year-old Marvin Mercado, a native of the Philippines, received a life sentence. In addition, Mercado was sentenced to 150 years in ten attempted murders (15 years for attempted). 50 years he received for participating in a criminal group. Murderer denied the right to pardon or parole. All killing gang leader committed to Los Angeles in mid-1990, after which escaped from persecution in the Philippines. Arrest the offender was only in 2007. By this time he changed his name and managed to marry a wealthy woman. The judge said, sentencing, Mercado deserved far more severe punishment. However, the jury verdict during the ad asked the court to replace the death penalty with life imprisonment. "Asian Boys" – a gang operating in the 14 U.S. states. According to the American police, the group was founded in the early 1970's Cambodian youth. Gang members are mostly immigrants from Cambodia and Vietnam. Criminals engaged in drug trafficking and mainly burglary.
