Seven High-Ranking Members Of Violent Trinitarios Gang Charged With Murder, Racketeering, And Firearms Offenses

  Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Raymond P. Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Office of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), Peter C. Fitzhugh, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Office of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”), Keith M. Corlett, Superintendent of the New York State Police (“NYSP”), Dermot F. Shea, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), and  Margaret Garnett, Commissioner, New York City Department of Investigation (“DOI”), announced the unsealing of a federal indictment charging EDIBERTO SANTANA, a/k/a “Flaco Veneno,” MIGUEL GENAO, a/k/a “Sombra,” CARLOS RAMIREZ, a/k/a “Guerra,” DARINSO MARTE REYES, a/k/a “Cibao,” ANGEL CRISPIN, a/k/a “Secreto,” JOSE MARICHAL, a/k/a “Menor,” a/k/a “El Menol,” and ENIEL VASQUEZ, a/k/a “Dominican Flow,” with participating in a racketeering conspiracy as members of Sunset, a violent set of the Trinitarios gang.  SANTANA and RAMIREZ are charged with the October 23, 2013, murder of Michael Beltre, and SANTANA is also charged with the November 17, 2013, murder of Rafael Alam.  Six defendants were arrested today and were presented this afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge Katharine H. Parker.  The seventh defendant was already in federal custody on separate charges.  The case has been assigned to United States District Judge Paul A. Crotty.

U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said:  “As alleged in the indictment, the defendants in this case include high-ranking members of a violent set of the Trinitarios gang known as Sunset.  The violence perpetrated by Sunset members is exemplified by the two murders charged in today’s indictment.  Thanks to the efforts of our partners at the DEA, HSI, NYPD, NYSP, and DOI, the defendants now face federal charges for these most serious of crimes.”

DEA Special Agent in Charge Raymond P. Donovan said:  “Today’s arrests reemphasize that the Trinitarios have put New Yorkers in the cross hairs of gang violence and crime.  Throughout this investigation, two murders and numerous violent crimes including assaults, robberies, and drug trafficking were uncovered.   I applaud our law enforcement partners at the U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of New York, New York City Police Department, New York State Police, Homeland Security Investigations, and New York City Department of Investigation for their diligent work.”

HSI Special Agent in Charge Peter C. Fitzhugh said:  “With today’s arrest of seven members of the Bronx Sunset Trinitarios, a violent sub-set of the Trinitarios National Gang, HSI New York has helped to make the Bronx safer for everyday New Yorkers.  Those arrested today used violence and intimidation to carry out their illegal activities which led to today’s charges, including racketeering, firearms offenses and murder.  HSI, along with its Federal, State and Local law enforcement partners, remain vigilant in our fight against violent gangs and are committed to ridding our city of them.”

DOI Commissioner Margaret Garnett said:  "The charges in this case demonstrate the significant threat that street gangs continue to pose to the safety of New York City neighborhoods. DOI is proud to work with our law enforcement partners on this investigation, holding accountable those whose criminal activity undermines New Yorkers' right to live in safe communities."

As alleged in the Indictment unsealed today in Manhattan federal court and statements made in court[1]:

EDIBERTO SANTANA, a/k/a “Flaco Veneno,” MIGUEL GENAO, a/k/a “Sombra,” CARLOS RAMIREZ, a/k/a “Guerra,” DARINSO MARTE REYES, a/k/a “Cibao,” ANGEL CRISPIN, a/k/a “Secreto,” JOSE MARICHAL, a/k/a “Menor,” a/k/a “El Menol,” and ENIEL VASQUEZ, a/k/a “Dominican Flow,” are members and associates of a racketeering enterprise known as “Sunset,” which operates in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Brooklyn, New York, among other locations.  Sunset is a set or chapter of the nationwide Trinitarios gang.  In order to enrich the enterprise, protect and expand its criminal operations, enforce discipline among its members, and retaliate against members of rival gangs, Sunset members and associates committed, conspired, attempted, and threatened to commit acts of violence, including murder; distributed and possessed with intent to distribute narcotics; committed robberies; engaged in fraud; and obtained, possessed, and used firearms.

On or about October 23, 2013, SANTANA and RAMIREZ participated in the murder of Michael Beltre in the vicinity of Jerome Avenue and 193rd Street in the Bronx, New York.

On or about November 17, 2013, SANTANA participated in the murder of Rafael Alam in the vicinity of Jerome Avenue and 174th Street in the Bronx, New York.

Mr. Berman praised the outstanding investigative work of the DEA, HSI, NYPD, NYSP, and DOI.

Leaders And Members Of Mafia Family Convicted Of Murder, Racketeering, And Other Crimes

  Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MATTHEW MADONNA, STEVEN L. CREA, CHRISTOPHER LONDONIO, and TERRENCE CALDWELL, were convicted today, after a six-week jury trial, of murder, conspiracy to commit racketeering, and other felonies.  Fifteen other defendants have previously pled guilty to related charges.

U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said:  “The violent and disturbing acts of these four organized crime figures included the brutal murder of associate Michael Meldish. Fittingly, all four defendants have been found guilty of their heinous acts of fraud, extortion, and murder on the six-year anniversary of Meldish’s death. Thanks to the outstanding investigative work of the FBI and NYPD, we will continue our commitment to making organized crime a thing of a bygone era.”

According to the evidence presented at trial, and other court documents:

Until his arrest in this case, MADONNA was the Acting Boss of the Luchese Family of La Cosa Nostra, one of the “Five Families” that constitute the Mafia in the New York City area.  In 2013, MADONNA became displeased with Michael Meldish, a longtime organized crime associate who had refused to collect debts owed to MADONNA.  MADONNA ordered Meldish killed, leading to Meldish’s murder on this date six years ago.  As the Acting Boss of the Family, MADONNA also received payments from a host of other illegal activities, including the extortion of labor union members, loansharking, illegal gambling operations, and drug-trafficking.

CREA is the official Underboss, or second-in-command, of the Luchese Family.  As the Underboss, he participated in MADONNA’s decision to kill Meldish, and relayed the order to lower-ranking members of the Family.  As a member of the Family’s leadership, or “administration,” CREA also profited from the same illegal activities as MADONNA.  CREA was personally involved in several criminal schemes, including fraud and extortion in a large construction project at a public hospital, the extortion of one of his subordinates, and ordering the assault of a relative.

LONDONIO is a made member of the Luchese Family.  Acting under the orders of MADONNA and CREA, LONDONIO helped setup Meldish—a personal friend of LONDONIO’s—to be killed, and acted as the getaway driver for the murder.  LONDONIO also carried firearms and other weapons, beat an associate of a rival crime family with a baseball bat, and personally participated in extortion, operating illegal gambling businesses, and drug-trafficking, among other crimes.

CALDWELL is an associate of the Luchese Family, who participated in its crimes but was not formally inducted as a member.  On May 29, 2013, CALDWELL ambushed a member of the rival Bonanno Family in Manhattan.  CALDWELL fired several shots into the victim’s car at close range and struck him once in the chest, but the victim survived.  On November 15, 2013, CALDWELL carried out MADONNA’s and CREA’s orders to kill Michel Meldish.  CALDWELL met Meldish and drove with him to a Bronx neighborhood to meet LONDONIO.  As Meldish got out of his car, CALDWELL shot him once in the head, killing him instantly.  CALDWELL then drove off with LONDONIO.

MADONNA, 84, of the Bronx, New York; CREA, 72, of Crestwood, New York; LONDONIO, 45, of Hartsdale, New York; and CALDWELL, 61, of Manhattan, New York, were each found guilty of one count of racketeering conspiracy, which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison; conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering, which carries a maximum sentence of ten years in prison; murder in aid of racketeering, which carries a mandatory minimum sentence of life in prison; and use of a firearm in furtherance of murder in aid of racketeering, which carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison and a maximum sentence of life in prison.

CREA was acquitted of one count of attempted murder and assault in aid of racketeering and one count of use of a firearm in furtherance of attempted murder and assault in aid of racketeering. 

LONDONIO was also found guilty of one count of conspiracy to distribute narcotics, which carries a maximum sentence of twenty years in prison.  LONDONIO was acquitted of one count of attempting to escape from the Metropolitan Detention Center.  

CALDWELL was also found guilty of one count of attempted murder in aid of racketeering, which carries a maximum sentence of twenty years in prison, and one count of discharging a firearm in furtherance of attempted murder in aid of racketeering, which carries a mandatory minimum sentence of ten years in prison and a maximum sentence of life in prison.

Mr. Berman praised the outstanding investigative work of the FBI, the NYPD, the Department of Homeland Security Homeland Security Investigations, the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, and the Bureau of Prisons.

“BMB” Gang Member Convicted In Manhattan Federal Court Of Murder, Racketeering, Narcotics, And Firearms Charges

  Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DONQUE TYRELL, a/k/a “Polo Rell,” was found guilty yesterday of murder in aid of racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, narcotics trafficking conspiracy, distributing narcotics near schools and playgrounds, and firearms offenses in connection with his membership in the “Big Money Bosses” (“BMB”), a violent street gang that operated primarily on White Plains Road from 215th Street to 233rd Street in the Bronx.  TYRELL was convicted of aiding and abetting the murder of 17-year-old Keshon Potterfield on June 22, 2014, at a backyard party in the vicinity of East 232nd Street in the Bronx.  A unanimous jury convicted TYRELL on all counts of the controlling indictment following a six-day trial before United States District Judge Jed S. Rakoff. 

U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said:  “As proven at trial, Donque Tyrell participated in the murder of a 17-year-old who dared go to a backyard party in a part of the Bronx that Tyrell’s gang, the Big Money Bosses, claimed as its own.  Tyrell then celebrated that murder on Facebook and in YouTube rap videos.  Gang violence threatens the safety and security of all New Yorkers, and we will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to prevent this type of violence from happening in our neighborhoods.”

According to court documents and the evidence at trial:

BMB is a subset of the “Young Bosses,” or “YBz” street gang, which operates throughout New York City.  Between 2007 and 2016, members and associates of BMB committed numerous acts of violence against rival gang members in the Bronx – including murders, attempted murders, and armed robberies – and sold crack cocaine and marijuana.   

TYRELL was a member of BMB.  On June 22, 2014, TYRELL and other members of BMB showed up at a birthday party in the backyard of a residence in the vicinity of East 232nd Street in the Bronx, in an area that BMB considered to be part of its territory.  Potterfield was one of the guests at the party, and was perceived to be associated with a rival gang.  After arriving at the party, TYRELL obtained a gun from an associate and passed it to another BMB member who then shot and killed Potterfield.  Potterfield was 17.  TYRELL celebrated Potterfield’s murder in public Facebook postings and in rap music videos posted on YouTube in which he taunted rival gang members and threatened future violence.  

TYRELL was arrested in this case as a result of a multi-year investigation by the New York City Police Department’s Bronx Gang Squad (the “Bronx Gang Squad”), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations Violent Gang Unit (“HSI”), the New York Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), and the Joint Firearms Task Force of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (“ATF”) into gang violence in the Northern Bronx.  On April 27, 2016, 63 members and associates of BMB were charged with racketeering conspiracy, narcotics conspiracy, narcotics distribution, and firearms charges.  TYRELL was the last defendant outstanding in the case. 

In addition to the murder in aid of racketeering conviction, TYRELL, 22, of the Bronx, New York, was convicted of conspiring to commit racketeering as a result of his membership in BMB, conspiring to sell narcotics, selling narcotics within 1000 feet of schools and playgrounds, using firearms in connection with the gang and drug offenses, an attempted assault with a firearm in connection with his BMB membership, and attempting to rob a livery cab driver in the Bronx by hitting him in the head with a firearm.  TYRELL is facing a mandatory minimum sentence of life in prison.  TYRELL is scheduled to be sentenced on September 14, 2018, before Judge Rakoff. 

Mr. Berman praised the outstanding work of the NYPD’s Bronx Homicide Task Force, the NYPD’s 47th Precinct Detective Squad, the NYPD’s Bronx Gang Squad, HSI, DEA, and ATF.  

Twelve Members And Associates Of The Mount Vernon Goonies Street Gang Charged In Superseding Indictment With Murder, Racketeering, Narcotics, And Firearms Offenses

  Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Anthony A. Scarpino Jr., Westchester County District Attorney, and William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today the unsealing of an Indictment charging MARKEL OVERTON, a/k/a “Kellz,” THOMAS BLANTON, a/k/a “LT,” MARQUIS COLLIER, a/k/a “Keise,” KADEEM DINHAM, a/k/a “Polo,” DONNIE DIXON, a/k/a “Scooter,” DAVID HARDY, a/k/a “Mooka,” JERMAINE HUGHLEY, a/k/a “Blacks,” RAHEEM JONES, a/k/a “Rah Trigger,” a/k/a “Trigga,” SINCERE SAVOY, a/k/a “Bitty,” JAMAAL SINCLAIR, a/k/a “Diggz,” NOEL SMITH, a/k/a “Georgie,” and ERNEST WEBB, a/k/a “Ern,” a/k/a “Ern Millz,” with various crimes relating to racketeering, murder, narcotics, and firearms offenses.  The defendants have been charged as a result of their membership in the “Goonies” street gang that operated in the City of Mount Vernon, New York.  Eight of the defendants were previously charged in United States v. Overton, et al., 17 Cr. 644 (NSR) (the “Indictment”).  The Superseding Indictment, S1 17 Cr. 644 (NSR) (the “Superseding Indictment”), charges four additional defendants with racketeering charges and also charges the following two murders in Mount Vernon, New York:

 DAVID HARDY, a/k/a “Mooka,” MARQUIS COLLIER, a/k/a “Keise,” JERMAINE HUGHLEY, a/k/a “Blacks,” and SINCERE SAVOY, a/k/a “Bitty,” with the December 31, 2016, murder of Shamoya McKenzie, a 13-year-old innocent bystander; and

 ERNEST WEBB, a/k/a “Ern,” a/k/a “Ern Millz,” with the September 22, 2014, murder of Dean Daniels.    

Acting U.S. Attorney Joon H. Kim said:  “When gangs flourish, neighborhoods suffer, parents grieve, and children die.  It is as simple as that.  Dreams like the ones Shamoya McKenzie must have had for herself — as she sat innocently in the car, next to her mother on New Year's Eve, coming from basketball practice — should be cultivated and allowed to flourish, not violently crushed, a tragic victim of an utterly senseless war between street gangs.  Shamoya McKenzie deserved better.  Dean Daniels deserved better.  Mount Vernon deserves better.  And that is why we, with our federal and local partners, have brought this prosecution.  Today’s announcement is part of our Office’s ongoing and steadfast commitment to making the streets of Mt. Vernon, and the communities of Westchester safe.”

Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino Jr. said:  “For the better part of a decade, the Goonies have had a grip on neighborhoods in and around the City of Mount Vernon.  Through intimidation and violence, they’ve jeopardized the safety and quality of life for the hard working residents of Mount Vernon.  That violence turned deadly on at least two occasions when the lives of Shamoya McKenzie and Dean Daniels were cut short.  While we were able to charge David Hardy for the senseless murder of Shamoya, our partnership with the United States Attorney’s Office and the FBI will now enable us to charge others who also participated in those crimes.  Thanks to the collaborative efforts of federal, state and local law authorities, these defendants will all be held accountable for the crimes they now stand accused of.”

FBI Assistant Director William F. Sweeney Jr. said:  “The new charges members of this criminal gang now face show just how badly they allegedly terrorized a community.  They used violence to push illegal drugs and demonstrate how tough they were as a gang.  They didn’t think about who was hit by their bullets, and in the end that disregard cost an innocent young girl her life.  The FBI Westchester County Safe Streets Task Force won’t let up on their investigations into gangs that believe they act with impunity.  They don’t and now they will face justice for their deadly actions.”

According to the Superseding Indictment[1] unsealed today in White Plains federal court, and prior proceedings in the matter:

From 2007 to 2017, in the Southern District of New York and elsewhere, OVERTON, BLANTON, COLLIER, DINHAM, DIXON, HARDY, HUGHLEY, JONES, SAVOY, SINCLAIR, SMITH, and WEBB were members or associates of a racketeering enterprise known as the “Goonies.”  In order to fund the enterprise, protect and expand its interests, and promote its standing, members and associates of the Goonies committed, conspired, attempted, and threatened to commit acts of violence, including murder, attempted murder and robbery; they conspired to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute narcotics; and they obtained, possessed, and used firearms, including by brandishing and firing them.  BLANTON, COLLIER, DINHAM, DIXON, and JONES also conspired with one another, and certain other members of the Goonies, to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute crack cocaine and marijuana.

The Goonies have been engaged in a long-standing and violent feud with several rival Mount Vernon street gangs, including, among others, the “Boss Playa Family,” the “Get Money Gangstas,” the “Gunnas,” and the “Much Better Gang,” among others.  On December 31, 2016, the intended target of the shooting was a rival gang member.  Shamoya McKenzie was in the front passenger seat of a car driving by the shooting location, in the vicinity of Tecumseh Avenue and Third Street in Mount Vernon, New York, and was struck in the head by a bullet, resulting in her death.  As set forth in the Superseding Indictment, on or about September 22, 2014, in the vicinity of Park Avenue in Mount Vernon, Dean Daniels was shot to death.       

OVERTON, BLANTON, COLLIER, DINHAM, DIXON, JONES, and SMITH were already in custody based on the charges in the Indictment.  HARDY and HUGHLEY were already in custody on state charges, and were transferred to federal custody today.  SAVOY was arrested this morning in New Rochelle.  WEBB remains a fugitive.  The defendants who are in custody will be arraigned before the Honorable Lisa Margaret Smith, United States Magistrate Judge, this afternoon in White Plains federal court.  The case is assigned the United States District Judge Nelson S. Román.    

The maximum potential sentences in this case are prescribed by Congress and are provided in the attached table for informational purposes only, as any sentencings of the defendants will be determined by a judge.

Mr. Kim thanked the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office and praised the outstanding investigative work of the FBI’s Westchester County Safe Streets Task Force, which comprises agents and detectives from the FBI, Yonkers Police Department, Westchester County District Attorney’s Office, Westchester County Police Department, Peekskill Police Department, Mount Vernon Police Department, New York City Police Department, and U.S. Probation.

The prosecution is being handled by the Office’s White Plains Division.  Assistant United States Attorneys Anden F. Chow, Sarah Krissoff, Olga Zverovich, Christopher Clore, and Special Assistant United States Attorneys John O’Rourke and Lauren Abinanti are in charge of the prosecution.

The charges contained in the Indictment and Superseding Indictment are merely accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

United States v. Markel Overton, et al.

CHARGE	DEFENDANTS	MAXIMUM PENALTIES
Count One Racketeering Conspiracy	MARKEL OVERTON   a/k/a “Kellz” THOMAS BLANTON   a/k/a “LT” MARQUIS COLLIER   a/k/a “Keise” KADEEM DINHAM   a/k/a “Polo” DONNIE DIXON   a/k/a “Scooter” DAVID HARDY   a/k/a “Mooka” JERMAINE HUGHLEY    a/k/a “Blacks” RAHEEM JONES   a/k/a “Rah Trigger”   a/k/a “Trigga” SINCERE SAVOY   a/k/a “Bitty” JAMAAL SINCLAIR   a/k/a “Diggz” NOEL SMITH   a/k/a “Georgie” ERNEST WEBB   a/k/a “Ern,”   a/k/a “Ern Millz”	Life in prison
Count Two Firearms Offense	MARKEL OVERTON THOMAS BLANTON MARQUIS COLLIER KADEEM DINHAM DONNIE DIXON DAVID HARDY RAHEEM JONES JAMAAL SINCLAIR NOEL SMITH	Life in prison with a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison
Count Three Conspiracy to Commit Murder in Aid of Racketeering	DAVID HARDY MARQUIS COLLIER JERMAINE HUGHLEY SINCERE SAVOY	10 years in prison
Count Four Murder in Aid of Racketeering	DAVID HARDY MARQUIS COLLIER JERMAINE HUGHLEY SINCERE SAVOY	Mandatory minimum:  Life in prison Maximum sentence:  Death
Count Five Use, Carrying, and Possession of Firearms, Resulting in Death	DAVID HARDY MARQUIS COLLIER JERMAINE HUGHLEY SINCERE SAVOY	Mandatory minimum:  5 years in prison Maximum sentence:  Death
Count Six Conspiracy to Commit Murder in Aid of Racketeering	ERNEST WEBB	10 years in prison
Count Seven Murder in Aid of Racketeering	ERNEST WEBB	Mandatory minimum:  Life in prison Maximum sentence:  Death
Count Eight Use, Carrying, and Possession of Firearms, Resulting in Death	ERNEST WEBB	Mandatory minimum:  5 years in prison Maximum sentence:  Death
Count Nine Narcotics Conspiracy	THOMAS BLANTON MARQUIS COLLIER KADEEM DINHAM DONNIE DIXON RAHEEM JONES	Life in prison with a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison

DEFENDANT	AGE
MARKEL OVERTON	27
THOMAS BLANTON	24
MARQUIS COLLIER	26
KADEEM DINHAM	26
DONNIE DIXON	28
DAVID HARDY	22
JERMAINE HUGHLEY	25
RAHEEM JONES	29
SINCERE SAVOY	20
JAMAAL SINCLAIR	29
NOEL SMITH	34
ERNEST WEBB	29

[1] As the introductory phrase signifies, the entirety of the text of the Indictment and the Superseding Indictment, and the description of the Indictment and Superseding Indictment set forth herein, constitute only allegations, and every fact described should be treated as an allegation.

Member Of Bronx Gang Sentenced To 42 Years In Prison For Murder, Racketeering, And Drug Trafficking

  Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JAMES CAPERS, a/k/a “Mitch,” was sentenced to 42 years in prison for the murder of Allen McQueen and participating in racketeering and narcotics conspiracies, all in connection with a violent street gang known as the “Leland Avenue Crew,” which is based primarily in and around the New York City’s 43rdPrecinct in the Bronx, New York. The sentence was imposed by United States District Judge William H. Pauley III, after CAPERS was convicted following a jury trial in December 2016.

Acting Manhattan U.S. Attorney Joon H. Kim said: “Gangs do enormous damage to our communities through drug dealing and the violence that often accompanies it. Today, James Capers, a gang member who sold drugs and participated in that violence, was sentenced to 42 years in prison for the horrific murder of a rival gang member, whom Capers shot and killed while the victim was holding his one-year-old daughter. Our Office remains committed to eradicating senseless violence from our city streets.”

According to the Indictment and other documents filed in the case, as well as evidence presented at trial and statements made during the sentencing proceedings:

CAPERS was a member of the Leland Avenue Crew, which controlled the distribution of crack cocaine in and around Leland Avenue in the Bronx, New York. As a member of the Crew, CAPERS sold crack cocaine and marijuana, carried weapons, and committed robberies of unsuspecting members of the public. To protect its drug-selling turf, the Leland Avenue Crew engaged in a long-running dispute with members of a rival gang based two streets over on Taylor Avenue. This dispute resulted in multiple shootings, some of which were fatal. On or about July 7, 2015, in connection with the ongoing dispute between Leland and Taylor, CAPERS went looking for Allen McQueen, a rival gang member on Taylor Avenue. After finding McQueen, who was walking down the street holding his one-year-old daughter, CAPERS ran up behind McQueen and fired several shots, striking McQueen once and killing him.

Mr. Kim praised the extraordinary investigative work of the New York City Police Department, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and Homeland Security Investigations. He also thanked the Bronx County District Attorney’s Office for their participation and support in this case.