Gang member pleads guilty to role in Boston teen's slaying
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A member of the violent MS-13 gang has pleaded guilty to his role in the slaying of a 15-year-old Boston boy who was lured to his death by a fake Facebook page.
Federal prosecutors say 21-year-old Carlos Melara pleaded guilty last week to racketeering conspiracy.
Authorities say the El Salvador national and other gang members engaged in a "catfishing" scheme to entice the boy to an East Boston beach in September 2015 by posing as a girl on Facebook who wanted to meet him. Melara, pretending to be the girl's friend, picked up the victim on a scooter and drove him to the beach, where several gang members stabbed him to death.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Prosecutors say the killing earned Melara promotion within the gang, which has deep Central American ties.
He is scheduled to be sentenced July 30.