(Source: ATF - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) For Immediate Release Preet Bharara, United States Attorney Contact: Betsy Feuerstein (212) 637-2600 Betsy.Feuerstein@usdoj.gov Defendant found Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court in Connection with 1994 Murder of 16 Year-Old Girl Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Delano A. Reid, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ("ATF"), and William J. Bratton, the Police Commissioner of the City of New York ("NYPD"), announced that JOHNNY CEDEÑO was found guilty Monday of conspiracy to...
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New York Field Division – Defendant found Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court in Connection with 1994 Murder of 16 Year-Old Girl (ATF - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives)
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Three Charged in Manhattan Federal Court in Connection with June 18, 2015, Upper West Side Murder (ATF - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives)
(Source: ATF - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Delano A. Reid, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ("ATF"), and William J. Bratton, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department ("NYPD"), announced today the unsealing of charges against ZUBEARU BETTIS, STEPHEN ADAMS, and MICHAEL ADAMS. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara stated: "A shopkeeper at a small store on the Upper West Side of Manhattan tragically lost his life last month when he was shot and killed during a robbery of his...
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More Than Two Dozen Charged After FBI Task Force Investigation into Hartford Drug and Gun Trafficking (Federal Bureau of Investigation - New Haven Field Office)
(Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - New Haven Field Office) Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Patricia M. Ferrick, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Hartford Police Chief James C. Rovella, today announced that 29 individuals have been charged with federal offenses stemming from the gang-related distribution of heroin and crack cocaine in Hartford's South End. According to allegations made in court, in September 2014, the FBI's Northern Connecticut Violent Crimes Task Force initiated an investigation into narcotics distribution, firearms trafficking and acts of violence carried out by members and associates Los...
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Seven Defendants Arrested For Narcotics Trafficking In The Far Rockaway Neighborhood Of Queens, New York ...
(Source: United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York) A twelve-count indictment was unsealed today in the United States District Court in Brooklyn charging seven defendants with crimes including conspiracy to distribute of heroin, crack cocaine, powder cocaine and marijuana, use and possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug crime, and firearms trafficking. The defendants were arraigned today before United States Magistrate Judge Robert M. Levy, at the U.S. Courthouse, 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York. The charges and arrests were announced by Robert L. Capers, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York; Diego G. Rodriguez, Assistant...
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Fugitive Arrested For November 24, 2015, Murder Of Bronx Man And New Year’s Eve Shooting ...
(Source: United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York) Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Diego Rodriguez, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ('FBI'), and William J. Bratton, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department ('NYPD'), announced today the unsealing of charges against RUBEN PIZZARO for a November 24, 2015, murder in the Bronx and a December 31, 2015, non-fatal shooting in Manhattan during a carjacking. PIZZARO, a gang member, is charged with shooting and killing David Rivera, a rival gang member, on the morning of November 24, 2015. Weeks...
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges against Owner of Bronx Clinic and 23 Other Individuals Involved in Illegal Distribution of More Than Five Million Oxycodone Pills (DEA - Drug Enforcement Administration)
(Source: DEA - Drug Enforcement Administration) NEW YORK NEWS February 05, 2014 Contact: Public Information Officer Number: 212-337-2906 Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges against Owner of Bronx Clinic and 23 Other Individuals Involved in Illegal Distribution of More Than Five Million Oxycodone Pills FEB 05 (MANHATTAN, N.Y.) -James J. Hunt, the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Bridget G. Brennan, the Special Narcotics Prosecutor for the City of New York ("SNP") and William Bratton, the Police Commissioner of the City of New...
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HSI investigation leads to 3 conviction of three Bronx gang members (ICE - US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
(Source: ICE - US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) NEW YORK - A Manhattan jury convicted three Trinitarios gang members, Thursday, of various racketeering charges, murder, conspiracy to murder, attempted murder, narcotics conspiracy, and firearms offenses. The convictions stem from an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). The jury convicted Felix Lopez-Cabrera, 24, Carlos Lopez, 26, and Luis Beltran 26 of charges arising out of their involvement from 2003 through 2012 in the criminal activities of the Bronx Trinitarios Gang (BTG). The BTG is a violent street gang that was involved in...
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Fugitive Arrested for Murder & NYE Shooting/Carjacking (NYPD - New York City Police Department)
(Source: NYPD - New York City Police Department) United States Attorney's Office Southern District of New York U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE Wednesday, January 13, 2016 http://www.justice.gov/usao/nys FUGITIVE ARRESTED FOR NOVEMBER 24, 2015, MURDER OF BRONX MAN AND NEW YEAR'S EVE SHOOTING IN CONNECTION WITH CARJACKING Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Diego Rodriguez, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ('FBI'), and William J. Bratton, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department ('NYPD'), announced today the unsealing of...
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Member of Bronx Narcotics Organization Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court to 45 Years for Murder ...
(Source: ATF - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that CATHERINE MORALES, a member of a drug trafficking organization (the 'Organization') that operated in the Bronx, was sentenced to 45 years in prison for murdering Aisha Morales (no relation) in June 2011. MORALES pled guilty in February 2015 to one count of intentionally killing an individual while engaged in a narcotics conspiracy, before United States District Judge Richard J. Sullivan, who imposed yesterday's sentence. Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet...
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Two Members of Bronx Drug Trafficking Crew Convicted in Manhattan Federal Court for Murders, Drug Trafficking, Firearms Offenses, and Other Crimes (Federal Bureau of Investigation - New York Field Office)
(Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - New York Field Office) Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ARMANI CUMMINGS, a/k/a "A1," and JOSE MUNOZ, a/k/a "Rico," were found guilty on December 12 of murder, drug trafficking, firearms offenses, and other crimes. The jury convicted CUMMINGS and MUNOZ on all 14 counts in the indictment following a four-week trial before U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero. Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said: "Armani Cummings and Jose Munoz were members of a violent drug trafficking crew who themselves used violence in the extreme. As a unanimous...
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney, ATF, And NYPD Announce Arrest Of Three Individuals For Firearms Trafficking (United ...
(Source: United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York) Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Delano A. Reid, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ('ATF'), and William J. Bratton, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department ('NYPD'), announced today the arrest of two individuals charged with firearms trafficking in the Bronx, New York, and one individual charged with firearms trafficking, narcotics distribution, and possession of a firearm during a narcotics offense. The defendants will be presented later today before the...
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney, ATF, and NYPD Announce Arrest of Three Individuals for Firearms Trafficking (ATF ...
(Source: ATF - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Delano A. Reid, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ('ATF'), and William J. Bratton, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department ('NYPD'), announced today the arrest of two individuals charged with firearms trafficking in the Bronx, New York, and one individual charged with firearms trafficking, narcotics distribution, and possession of a firearm during a narcotics offense. The defendants will be presented later today before the Honorable James C....
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Thirty-Four Defendants Charged in White Plains Federal Court with Committing Narcotics and Firearms Offenses in ...
(Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - New York Field Office) Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, James R. Farrell, the Sullivan County District Attorney, Diego Rodriguez, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), Raymond Parmer Jr., the Special Agent in Charge of the Homeland Security Investigations New York, Joseph A. D'Amico, the Superintendent of the New York State Police ("NYSP"), Michael A. Schiff, the Sullivan County Sheriff, Robert Mir, the Chief of the Village of Monticello Police Department, and Scott Kinne, the Chief of the Village of Liberty...
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48 Members and Associates of 2 Rival Bronx Street Gangs Charged Federal Court with Racketeering ...
(Source: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) New York Field Division) Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Delano A. Reid, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ('ATF'), James J. Hunt, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration ('DEA'), and William J. Bratton, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department ('NYPD'), announced the unsealing today of two Indictments charging a total of 48 members and associates of two Bronx-based street gangs, the Young Gunnaz ('YGz') and 18 Park, with...
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Conviction Of Jamal Smalls For Murder, Narcotics Trafficking, And Firearms Charges ...
(Source: United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York) Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JAMAL SMALLS, a/k/a 'Poo Black,' a/k/a 'Machiavelli,' a/k/a 'Mack,' was found guilty today of the July 26, 2012, drug-related murder of Doneil White; leading a narcotics trafficking conspiracy that distributed powder cocaine, crack cocaine, and heroin in 2012 and 2013; and using and discharging firearms in connection with that narcotics conspiracy, following a two-week jury trial before United States District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said: 'Jamal Smalls led a...
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Twenty Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Narcotics Conspiracy In The Bronx (United States Attorney's ...
(Source: United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York) Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William J. Bratton, Commissioner of the of the New York City Police Department ('NYPD'), and Glenn Sorge, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the United States Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations ('HSI'), and the United States Marshals Service today announced further arrests in a federal indictment charging 20 defendants with allegedly participating in a conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine in the Bronx, New York, and charging six of those defendants with carrying guns as part of the conspiracy. Nineteen...
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Seventeen Members and Associates of Two Rival Bronx Street Gangs Charged in Federal Court with ...
(Source: Drug Enforcement Administration - New York Division) September 09, 2015 Contact: Public Information Officer Number: 212-337-2906 Seventeen Members and Associates of Two Rival Bronx Street Gangs Charged in Federal Court with Racketeering and Narcotics Offenses, Including Two Murders SEP 09 (NEW YORK) - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Glenn Sorge, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and William J. Bratton, the...
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48 Members and Associates of 2 Rival Bronx Street Gangs Charged in Federal Court with ...
(Source: Drug Enforcement Administration - New York Division) December 09, 2015 Contact: Public Information Officer Number: 212-337-2906 48 Members and Associates of 2 Rival Bronx Street Gangs Charged in Federal Court with Racketeering Offenses, Including 3 Murders, Narcotics Trafficking, and Firearms Offenses DEC 09 (NEW YORK) - James J. Hunt, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Delano A. Reid, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), and William J. Bratton, the...
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges 27 in the Fordham/Kingsbridge Neighborhoods of the Bronx, Including 20 Members and Associates of the Trinitarios Street Gang, with Narcotics and Firearms Offenses (ATF - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives)
(Source: ATF - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) For Immediate Release July 23, 2014 Preet Bharara, United States Attorney Contact: Jim Margolin, Jerika Richardson, Betsy Feuerstein, Harry Coo (212) 637-2600 @usdoj.gov Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges 27 in the Fordham/Kingsbridge Neighborhoods of the Bronx, Including 20 Members and Associates of the Trinitarios Street Gang, with Narcotics and Firearms Offenses Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William J. Bratton, the Commissioner of the Police Department for the City of New York ("NYPD"), James J. Hunt, the Acting Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the...
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Twelve Charged in Manhattan Federal Court with Narcotics Trafficking and Firearms Possession in Vermont and New York City (ATF - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives)
(Source: ATF - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Eugenia Cowles, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Vermont, Delano A. Reid, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ("ATF"), William J. Bratton, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department ("NYPD"), Michael Greco, the United States Marshal for the Southern District of New York, and Colonel Thomas L'Esperance, Director of the Vermont State Police ("VSP"), announced the unsealing yesterday of an indictment charging 12...
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