Rubén Antonio Rosa-Lovo

Rubén Antonio Rosa-Lovo, known as “Chivo de Centrales,” is one of the senior MS-13 figures charged in the Ranfla II prosecution in the Eastern District of New York. Federal court filings describe him as a member of MS-13, a member of the Centrales clique and a member of the Ranfla en las Calles. The same indictment states that he was considered part of the Ranfla Nacional, placing him across more than one level of the organization’s alleged command structure.

That combination makes Rosa-Lovo particularly valuable for the the archive knowledge graph. The Centrales clique already exists as a canonical organization node, but until this batch it lacked one of the clearest senior leadership profiles tied directly to it. His alias turns Centrales from a loose label into a documented organizational relationship, while his alleged membership in both Ranfla en las Calles and the wider Ranfla Nacional connects that clique upward into the senior hierarchy.

The indictment alleges that Rosa-Lovo managed MS-13 operations in the United States and participated in approvals for murders there, including in Virginia. Those are prosecutorial allegations and should remain identified as such unless established through conviction or guilty plea. What can be presented as procedural fact is that he was named as a defendant in the Ranfla II case and that the government publicly described his organizational affiliations in the charging papers.

The federal narrative is important because it shows how U.S. prosecutors understand the movement of authority within MS-13. Rather than treating clicas as completely autonomous groups, the indictment alleges that senior figures could exercise influence across local units, countries and leadership bodies. Rosa-Lovo’s profile is therefore one of the strongest examples of an individual who allegedly connected a specific clique to wider transnational command.

The Justice Department’s public status update in November 2024 listed Rosa-Lovo among defendants believed to be in custody in El Salvador. The same release stated that the United States would explore extradition options with the Salvadoran government. Because custody and extradition status can change, the archive should preserve this as a dated status snapshot rather than convert it into an undated “current status” field.

Rosa-Lovo also provides a useful bridge to the United States. The indictment’s reference to managing U.S. operations and to murder approvals in Virginia creates a route from the El Salvador cluster into American MS-13 cases. As those U.S. events and victims are added later, they can be linked back to this canonical profile without rewriting his core identity.

Within the archive, Rosa-Lovo should link bidirectionally to MS-13, the Centrales clique, Ranfla en las Calles, Ranfla Nacional and the Ranfla II federal case. His profile should also surface related senior defendants whose alleged roles overlapped with the same command structure. The site should avoid treating the phrase “considered part of the Ranfla Nacional” as equivalent to a final judicial finding; it is a description contained in the indictment.

Rosa-Lovo closes an important gap in the first MS-13 leadership wave. He is not merely another name from a large indictment. His documented relationships connect clique identity, leadership structure, alleged U.S. operational authority and the extradition story, making him one of the more useful structural nodes in the El Salvador graph.