The leader of an MS-13 clique in New York City’s suburbs was sentenced Wednesday to 68 years in prison in a federal racketeering case involving eight Long Island murders, including the 2016 killings of two high school girls that focused the nation’s attention on the violent Central American street gang.

MS-13 leader Alexi Saenz was sentenced to 68 years in prison for approving the killings of individuals the gang perceived as rivals or having disrespected members of the organization