Gangland violence isn’t always front and center in high-profile San Francisco cases, but two prosecutors can take credit for putting away a small army of violent MS-13 members in what was the most resounding victory last year for the U.S. attorney’s office.
Federal prosecutors William Frentzen and Wai Shun “Wilson” Leung spent the better part of 2011 battling some of the more pugnacious members of the Bay Area criminal defense bar and their clients — seven of whom stood trial together for brazen murder and other menacing crimes as part of a racketeering conspiracy. After a grueling five-month trial, Frentzen and Leung won convictions against six of the defendants, all of whom were sentenced to life terms.
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