BRIARWOOD MAN INDICTED BY GRAND JURY FOR ATTEMPTED ASSAULT ON NYPD OFFICER

 

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Jabez Chakraborty was indicted by a grand jury and arraigned on charges of attempted assault and weapon possession for advancing on an NYPD officer while holding a large kitchen knife.

District Attorney Katz said: “As alleged, the defendant tried to attack a police officer while holding a large knife, ignored repeated commands to drop the weapon, and then forcibly pushed through a door the officer was using as a shield to protect himself. The officer then discharged his weapon and hit Jabez Chakraborty four times. As prosecutors, we are duty-bound to follow the facts, evidence and circumstances where they lead us, including in cases that have a mental health component. These decisions, however, must be thoughtful, deliberative and based on the expertise of mental health professionals.  Dispositions can take vastly different forms, and I will use the resources of my office to address the unique needs in this case while upholding my responsibility to keep this borough safe.”

Chakraborty, 22, of Briarwood, was arraigned today before Queens Supreme Court Jessica Earle-Gargan on an indictment charging him with attempted assault in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree. Justice Earle-Gargan ordered the defendant to return to court March 11. Chakraborty faces up to 15 years in prison, if convicted.

District Attorney Katz said that, according to the charges and investigation, on January 26, at approximately 10:25 a.m., a 911 call was placed by one of the defendant’s relatives reporting that the defendant was throwing glass inside the family home.

When two NYPD officers arrived at the home, they were let inside by a family member. The officers saw Chakraborty in the kitchen and the defendant then grabbed a large knife and started walking toward them.

The defendant allegedly advanced toward the officer and changed his grip on the knife to flip the blade upside down while winding his right arm back.

The officer backed up and closed a door separating the home’s foyer from the living room. The defendant allegedly opened the foyer door and continued toward the officer, who fired four times at him.

The officer instructed Chakraborty to put the knife down at least eight times before discharging his weapon.

The defendant was transported to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center where he has been receiving treatment since the incident.

Final Two Gang Members Convicted by Jury in Brazen Racketeering Murder

 

Following a one-week trial, a federal jury in Memphis convicted two members of the Unknown Vice Lords (UVL) – a violent Memphis street gang – yesterday for murdering by gunshot a fellow gang member who they suspected of betraying the gang.

According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Edward Allen, also known as E-Money, 42, and Deandre Rodgers, also known as Dre, 29, both of Memphis, were high-ranking members of a criminal enterprise that controlled territory throughout the entire city of Memphis and extended beyond to Arkansas and Mississippi. Members of UVL committed murders, robberies, assaults, human trafficking, and drug trafficking on behalf of the enterprise. When the gang’s Supreme Elite Chief, the leader for the entire state of Tennessee, was murdered, the gang sought retaliation against anyone thought to be involved.

“Members of this gang carried out a calculated and merciless killing, leaving the victim in public to send a chilling message about the consequences of disloyalty,” said Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. “Their repeated acts of violence, including shootings in broad daylight and in residential neighborhoods, demonstrate a profound indifference to human life and pose a clear danger to our communities. We will continue to stand with our law enforcement partners and relentlessly pursue those who bring violence into our communities - street-level violence has no place in this country, and those who engage in it will be identified, arrested, prosecuted.”

“This successful federal prosecution has significantly disrupted the leadership of the UVL street gang here in Memphis, and E-Money, Dre, and V-Slash are no longer unknown,” said U.S. Attorney D, Michael Dunavant for the Western District of Tennessee. “If you are a member of a criminal gang committed to a lifestyle of lawlessness, no matter your role or nickname — your days are numbered — there will be a reckoning."

“Violent street gangs such as these that show a blatant disregard for public safety must be held accountable”, said Special Agent in Charge Jamey VanVliet of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Nashville Field Division. “Through aggressive investigation, coordinated enforcement, and sustained collaboration, we will relentlessly continue to pursue, disrupt, and dismantle these violent criminal networks. The ATF, along with our local, state, and federal partners, will not rest until the safety and security of our communities are restored.”

As shown at trial, on Jan. 10, 2019, the Supreme Elite Chief and his girlfriend were murdered in broad daylight in a residential neighborhood. The gang immediately sought retaliation that same night against a rival gang, the Traveling Vice Lords, who they initially believed may have been responsible. Multiple Unknown Vice Lord members drove to a known Traveling Vice Lord hangout and committed a drive-by shooting where at least one person was shot. During the next few days, UVL conducted its own internal investigation and came to believe that a fellow UVL member was responsible for their Chief’s murder.

Five days after the Chief was murdered, on Jan. 15, 2019, the implicated Unknown Vice Lord member, the victim for this trial, was murdered at the hands of Allen, Rodgers, and other UVL members. On Jan. 14, 2019, co-defendant Vincent Grant, also known as V-Slash, a keeper of guns for the gang, provided guns to multiple gang members for the purpose of going on a “demo” which is their term for committing violent acts. Early the next morning around 1:00 a.m., Allen, Rodgers, Grant, and another gang member drove the victim to the back of a rundown apartment complex, where Allen and Rodgers took the victim behind one of buildings and executed him with guns provided by Grant.

The jury convicted Allen and Rodgers of causing death by use of a firearm during a racketeering murder. Sentencing is scheduled to be held on May 11. Allen and Rodgers face a maximum penalty of life in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Grant was previously convicted at trial for his involvement in the murder and sentenced to more than 24 years in prison.

The ATF investigated the case, with significant assistance from The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, The FBI, Memphis Police Department, and U.S. Secret Service.

Trial Attorneys Lisa M. Thelwell and Sarah J. Rasalam of the Criminal Division’s Violent Crime and Racketeering Section are prosecuting the case with substantial assistance from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee.

This case is part of the Criminal Division’s Violent Crime Initiative to prosecute violent crimes in Memphis, Tennessee. The Criminal Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee have partnered, along with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, to confront violent crimes committed by gang members and associates through the enforcement of federal laws and use of federal resources to prosecute the violent offenders and prevent further violence.

27 Members And Associates Of Tren De Aragua Splinter Faction Anti-Tren Charged With 2024 Double Murder In The Bronx, And Sex Trafficking, Kidnapping, Racketeering, And Other Offenses

 

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, Acting Executive Associate Director of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”), John A. Condon, and Co-Director of Joint Task Force Vulcan (“JTFV”), Christopher Eason, announced a 38-count Superseding (“S4”) Indictment (the “S4 Indictment”) charging 27 members of the Anti-Tren faction of the designated foreign terrorist organization Tren de Aragua (“TDA”) with offenses including racketeering conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering in connection with an April 15, 2024, double murder in the Bronx, murder-for-hire conspiracy, kidnapping in aid of racketeering, sex trafficking and sex trafficking conspiracy, and other offenses.  21 of the 27 defendants charged in the S4 Indictment were previously charged in a 12-count Indictment.  Of the six newly added defendants, five are now in federal custody.  The case is assigned to U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil. 

To date, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York has charged approximately 38 members or associates of TDA and Anti-Tren. 

“As alleged, these members of Anti-Tren, a splinter faction of the terrorist organization Tren de Aragua, planned and carried out a series of horrific crimes, including gunpoint robberies, murders, and the exploitation of vulnerable young women through sex trafficking,” said U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton.  “Tren de Aragua is in the business of murder, sex trafficking, and intimidation, and they brought that business to New York while being unlawfully present in the United States.  Today’s charges reflect our commitment to bankrupt TDA and bring its members to justice.  The gang members charged today exerted ruthless control over sex trafficking victims through intimidation, brutality, and threats of violence against them and their loved ones—leaving lasting trauma in their wake.  The women and men of the SDNY are unwavering in their commitment to bankrupt gangs that corrupt our neighborhoods, prey on the vulnerable, and pursue violence as a way of life.” 

“HSI New York continues to stand at the forefront of investigations against vicious criminal enterprises like Tren de Aragua and Anti-Tren,” said HSI Acting Executive Associate Director John A. Condon.  “Through their use of ruthless tactics and blatant disregard for human life, TdA and its offshoots are among the fastest emerging transnational criminal organizations to encroach upon American soil.  HSI New York, through the Homeland Security Task Force, continues to target these gangs that seek to perpetrate destruction and terror in our communities.  Together, alongside our law enforcement partners, we are committed to ensuring that no corners of the TdA and Anti-Tren enterprises are beyond the reach of justice.”

“TdA and its faction Anti-Tren grew from a prison gang to a transnational criminal organization to a foreign terrorist organization. The violence and horrific acts as charged here including the double murder, murder for hire, kidnapping, and sex trafficking will be met with the full weight of our justice system,” said JTFV Co-Director Christopher Eason. “The charges against these TdA associates and Anti-Tren members are directly in line with JTFV’s mission: a collaborative, whole of government effort to destroy TdA and its factions. We are grateful for our partnership with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, and our law enforcement partners who worked tirelessly to investigate and bring these important charges.”

According to the allegations contained in the S4 Indictment:[1]

Anti-Tren is a criminal organization almost exclusively comprised of former members and associates of TDA. Anti-Tren operated throughout New York City, including the boroughs of the Bronx and Queens, and in New Jersey, and elsewhere around the country, including in Illinois and Washington.  The purposes of Anti-Tren included:

• Preserving and protecting the power and territory of Anti-Tren and its members and associates through acts involving murder, assault, other acts of violence, and threats of violence, including acts of violence and threats of violence directed at members and associates of TDA.
• Enriching the members and associates of Anti-Tren through, among other things:
  • The unlawful smuggling of individuals, including women and girls from Venezuela, into the U.S.;
  • The sex trafficking of young women or “multadas” who had been unlawfully smuggled into the U.S.;
  • The trafficking of controlled substances, including “tusi”; and
  • Armed robberies.
• Keeping victims and potential victims in fear of Anti-Tren and its members and associates through threats and acts of violence.
• Promoting and enhancing Anti-Tren and the reputation and activities of its members and associates.
• Providing assistance to members and associates of Anti-Tren who committed crimes for and on behalf of Anti-Tren, such as lodging and interstate transportation for members and associates of Anti-Tren to flee prosecution, or bail money for members or associates of Anti-Tren who are detained.
• Protecting Anti-Tren and its members and associates from detection and prosecution by law enforcement authorities through acts of intimidation, threats, and violence against potential witnesses to crimes committed by members of Anti-Tren.

Anti-Tren engaged in human smuggling and sex trafficking of young women or “multadas,” into the U.S. in exchange for debts that the young women would pay back by engaging in commercial sex work. And like TDA, members of Anti-Tren enforced compliance among these young women by, among other things:

• Threatening to kill the young women and their families,
• Assaulting the young women,
• Shooting or killing the young women, and
• Tracking down and kidnapping the young women who tried to flee.

Members of Anti-Tren also committed and conspired, attempted, and threatened to commit, acts of violence, including acts involving murder and assault, to protect and to expand Anti-Tren’s criminal operations, resolve disputes within Anti-Tren, to retaliate against rival organizations, including Tren de Aragua itself, and to maintain control over sex trafficking victims.  Anti-Tren members and associates also trafficked controlled substances, committed robberies, and obtained, possessed, trafficked, and used firearms and ammunition.

The new charges in the S4 Indictment allege, among other things, that:

• On or about April 15, 2024, YENDER MATA, ERVIN HERNANDEZ, a/k/a “Coco,” a/k/a “Coquito,” and KERLYN NATALIY PEREZ-LOPEZ, a/k/a “Mou,” conspired to murder and caused the murders of Jhombeyker Jose Bisbal Pina and Adrian Mendoza Isturiz, who were shot to death in the Bronx.
• In or about April 2025, GUILLERMO ENRIQUE FREITES-VELAZQUEZ and ROIMAN NOE BELLO FERRER conspired to kill an individual in New York (“Intended Victim-1”).
• From in or about February 2025 until in or about March 2025, DAVID VALENCIA-DE LA ROSA and JOHAN CARLOS MUJICA-URPIN, a/k/a “Sobrino” conspired to kill another individual in New York (“Intended Victim-2”).
• In or about April 2025, ROIMAN NOE BELLO FERRER and others conspired to kill an individual in Florida (“Intended Victim-3”).
• On or about October 5, 2024, JESUS DAVID BARRIOS GARCIA, a/k/a “Morocho,” ordered KELLEN JASPE BUSTAMANATE to shoot an Anti-Tren member in the leg as a form of gang punishment.  On or about the same day, BARRIOS GARCIA also ordered ENRIQUE GUSTAVO BOADA YANEZ, a/k/a “Chino,” to shoot a different Anti-Tren member in the leg, also as gang punishment.
• In or about January 2025, KEISWUEL ORLANDO PALACIOS-MILANO, a/k/a “Oturache,” a/k/a “Inmortalidad,” ANDERSON SMITH ZAMBRANO-PACHECO, and YEFERSON PRIETO GALVIZ, a/k/a “Flacot,” a/k/a “Flacote,” conspired to commit and did commit a gunpoint home invasion robbery of an individual (“Robbery Victim-1”) and Robbery Victim-1’s family in Yonkers.
• In or about January 2025, KEISWUEL ORLANDO PALACIOS-MILANO, a/k/a “Oturache,” a/k/a “Inmortalidad,” ANDERSON ZAMBRANO-PACHECO, MARIO PEREDA, a/k/a “Cara de Hombre,” Wilfredo Jose AVENDAÑO CARRIZALEZ, a/k/a “Kabuvy,” and CARLOS GABRIEL SANTOS MOGOLLON, conspired to commit a gunpoint robbery of a drug trafficker (“Robbery Victim-2”) in the Bronx.
• In or about 2024, LUIS JOSE VELASQUEZ-HURTADO, a/k/a “Chito,” engaged in sex trafficking of a young woman from Venezuela (“Trafficking Victim-1”) whom VELASQUEZ-HURTADO threatened with a gun, caused to be kidnapped, and whose immigration documents VELASQUEZ-HURTADO caused to be seized.
• In or about 2024, JESUS DAVID BARRIOS GARCIA, a/k/a “Morocho,” ENRIQUE GUSTAVO BOADA YANEZ, a/k/a “Chino,” JESUS RUBEN LOPEZ GONZALEZ, a/k/a “Lopez,” and DANGER LEONER SANCHEZ ALFONZO, a/k/a “Danger,” engaged in sex trafficking of another young woman from Venezuela (“Trafficking Victim-2”).

A chart containing the names, charges, and maximum penalties for the defendants is set forth below.

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

Mr. Clayton praised the outstanding investigative work of HSI New York, Seattle, Chicago, and Portland, and the NYPD.  He also thanked Joint Task Force Vulcan; the Arapahoe County District Attorney’s Office; the Aurora Police Department in Aurora, Colorado;; the New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force of the U.S. Marshals Service (“USMS”); the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol’s National Gang Unit and New York Human Intelligence Division; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s New York and Chicago Enforcement and Removal Operations; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (“ATF”); U.S. Marshals Service-District of Oregon; U.S. Customs and Border Patrol-New York; the New York City Crime Analysis Center at the New York/New Jersey High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area; the Computer Crimes Unit at the NYPD; the King County, Washington Sheriff’s Office; and the Seattle Police Department.

This case is a part of JTFV, which was created in 2019 to eradicate MS-13 and is now expanded to target Tren de Aragua.  The JTFV is comprised of U.S. Attorney’s Offices across the country, including the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; Eastern and Western Districts of North Carolina; Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia; Southern District of Florida; Eastern District of Texas; Western District of Oklahoma; Northern District of Indiana; and the District of Nevada, as well as the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, Department of Justice’s National Security Division and the Criminal Division. Additionally, the FBI, DEA, HSI, ATF, USMS, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons are essential law enforcement partners with JTFV.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Justice Department to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations, and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces and Project Safe Neighborhood.

This case is being handled by the Office’s Violent Organizations & Crime Unit and JTFV.  Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jun Xiang, Kathryn Wheelock, Timothy Ly, and Andrew K. Chan are in charge of the prosecution.

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

COUNT	CHARGE	DEFENDANTS	MAX. PENALTIES
1	Racketeering  conspiracy  18 U.S.C. § 1962(d)	REINALDO RAFAEL GONZALES-VALDEZ,        a/k/a “Mariguana,”        a/k/a “Marijuana,”  JOSE MANUEL GUERRERO-ZARATE,       a/k/a “Mantequilla,”  JOSE DAVID VALENCIA-DE LA ROSA,  JOHAN CARLOS MUJICA-URPIN,        a/k/a “Sobrino,”  LUIS JOSE VELASQUEZ-HURTADO,       a/k/a “Chito,”  STEFANO SAID PACHON-ROMERO,  GUILLERMO ENRIQUE FREITES-VELAZQUEZ,  JESUS DAVID BARRIOS GARCIA,       a/k/a “Morocho,”  GIOVANNY VALENTIN BLANCO LUCIANO,       a/k/a “Cachorrito,”  ANDERSON JESUS DURAN BERROTERAN,       a/k/a “Cachorro,”  ROIMAN NOE BELLO FERRER,  LUIS MIGUEL RODRIGUEZ-TAPIA,  MARIO ANDRES PEREDA,       a/k/a “Cara de Hombre,”  ANDERSON SMITH ZAMBRANO-PACHECO,  YEFERSON ALEJANDRO PRIETO GALVIZ,       a/k/a “Flaco T,”        a/k/a “Flacote,”  JHONKENNEDY BRAVO-CASTRO,       a/k/a “Negrito,”  YENDER MAYKIER MATA,  KELLEN ALEJANDRO JASPE BUSTAMANTE, and  LUIS ANDRES BELLO-CHACON,       a/k/a “Care de Peo”	Life in prison
2	Sex trafficking conspiracy  18 U.S.C. § 1594(c)	REINALDO RAFAEL GONZALES-VALDEZ,        a/k/a  “Mariguana,” a/k/a “Marijuana,”  JOSE MANUEL GUERRERO-ZARATE,        a/k/a  “Mantequilla,”  JOSE DAVID VALENCIA-DE LA ROSA,  JOHAN CARLOS MUJICA-URPIN,        a/k/a  “Sobrino,”  LUIS JOSE VELASQUEZ-HURTADO,       a/k/a “Chito,”  STEFANO SAID PACHON-ROMERO, GUILLERMO FREITES VELAZQUEZ,  JESUS DAVID BARRIOS GARCIA,        a/k/a “Morocho,”  ANDERSON JESUS DURAN BERROTERAN,       a/k/a “Cachorro,”  LUIS MIGUEL RODRIGUEZ-TAPIA,  MARIO ANDRES PEREDA,        a/k/a  “Cara de Hombre,”  ANDERSON SMITH ZAMBRANO-PACHECO, and  JHONKENNEDY BRAVO-CASTRO,       a/k/a “Negrito”	Life in prison
3	Alien importation and harboring for immoral purpose – conspiracy  18 U.S.C. § 371	REINALDO RAFAEL GONZALES-VALDEZ,        a/k/a  “Mariguana,” a/k/a “Marijuana,”  JOSE MANUEL GUERRERO-ZARATE,        a/k/a  “Mantequilla,” JOSE DAVID VALENCIA-DE LA ROSA,  JOHAN CARLOS MUJICA-URPIN,        a/k/a  “Sobrino,”  LUIS JOSE VELASQUEZ-HURTADO,       a/k/a “Chito,”  STEFANO SAID PACHON-ROMERO, GUILLERMO FREITES VELAZQUEZ,  JESUS DAVID BARRIOS GARCIA,        a/k/a “Morocho,”  ANDERSON JESUS DURAN BERROTERAN,       a/k/a “Cachorro,”  LUIS MIGUEL RODRIGUEZ-TAPIA,  MARIO ANDRES PEREDA,        a/k/a  “Cara de Hombre,”  ANDERSON SMITH ZAMBRANO-PACHECO, and  JHONKENNEDY BRAVO-CASTRO,       a/k/a “Negrito”	Five years in prison
4	Drug trafficking conspiracy  21 U.S.C. §  846	REINALDO RAFAEL GONZALES-VALDEZ,       a/k/a  “Mariguana,” a/k/a “Marijuana,”  JOSE MANUEL GUERRERO-ZARATE,        a/k/a  “Mantequilla,”  JOHAN CARLOS MUJICA-URPIN,        a/k/a  “Sobrino,”  GUILLERMO FREITES VELAZQUEZ,  JESUS DAVID BARRIOS GARCIA,        a/k/a “Morocho,”  GIOVANNY VALENTIN BLANCO LUCIANO,        a/k/a  “Cachorrito,”  ANDERSON SMITH ZAMBRANO-PACHECO,  YEFERSON ALEJANDRO PRIETO GALVIZ,       a/k/a “Flaco T,” a/k/a “Flacote,”  YENDER MAYKIER MATA,  KELLEN ALEJANDRO JASPE BUSTAMANTE, and  LUIS ANDRES BELLO-CHACON,        a/k/a “Care de Peo”	20 years in prison
5	Firearm use, carrying, and possession  18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c)(1)(A)(i) and 2	REINALDO RAFAEL GONZALES-VALDEZ,       a/k/a  “Mariguana,” a/k/a “Marijuana,”  JOSE MANUEL GUERRERO-ZARATE,        a/k/a  “Mantequilla,”  JOHAN CARLOS MUJICA-URPIN,        a/k/a  “Sobrino,”  GUILLERMO FREITES VELAZQUEZ,  JESUS DAVID BARRIOS GARCIA,        a/k/a “Morocho,”  GIOVANNY VALENTIN BLANCO LUCIANO,        a/k/a  “Cachorrito,”  ANDERSON SMITH ZAMBRANO-PACHECO,  YEFERSON ALEJANDRO PRIETO GALVIZ,       a/k/a “Flaco T,” a/k/a “Flacote,”  YENDER MAYKIER MATA,  KELLEN ALEJANDRO JASPE BUSTAMANTE, and  LUIS ANDRES BELLO-CHACON,  a/k/a “Care de Peo”	Life in prison  Mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison
6	Obstruction of justice  18 U.S.C. §§ 1512(c) and 2	LUIS JOSE VELASQUEZ-HURTADO,       a/k/a “Chito,”	20 years in prison
7	Unlicensed dealing of firearms  18 U.S.C. §§   922(a)(1)(A) and 2	STEFANO PACHON-ROMERO	Five years in prison
8	Possession of a firearm and ammunition by a fugitive from justice and illegal alien  18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(2) and (5), and 2	ANDERSON SMITH ZAMBRANO-PACHECO	15 years in prison
9	Possession of a firearm and ammunition by an illegal alien  18 U.S.C. §§  922(g)(5) and 2	JHONKENNEDY BRAVO-CASTRO,             a/k/a “Negrito,”	15 years in prison
10	Possession of a firearm and ammunition by an illegal alien  18 U.S.C. §§  922(g)(5) and 2	WILFREDO JOSE AVENDAÑO CARRIZALEZ and CARLOS GABRIEL SANTOS MOGOLLON	15 years in prison
11	Murder in aid of racketeering  18 U.S.C. §§ 1959(a)(1) and 2	YENDER MATA,  ERVIN HERNANDEZ,  a/k/a “Coco,” “Coquito”  KERLYN NATALI PEREZ-LOPEZ,  a/k/a “Mou”	Life in prison or death  Mandatory minimum sentence of life in prison
12	Firearms use, carrying, and possession  18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c)(1)(A)(i), (ii), and (iii) and 2	YENDER MATA,  ERVIN HERNANDEZ,  a/k/a “Coco,” “Coquito”  KERLYN NATALI PEREZ-LOPEZ,  a/k/a “Mou”	Life in prison  Mandatory minimum and consecutive sentence of 10 years in prison
13	Murder in aid of racketeering  18 U.S.C. §§ 1959(a)(1) and 2	YENDER MATA,  ERVIN HERNANDEZ,  a/k/a “Coco,” “Coquito”  KERLYN NATALI PEREZ-LOPEZ,  a/k/a “Mou”	Life in prison or death  Mandatory minimum sentence of life in prison
14	Firearms use, carrying, and possession  18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c)(1)(A)(i), (ii), and (iii) and 2	YENDER MATA,  ERVIN HERNANDEZ,  a/k/a “Coco,” “Coquito”  KERLYN NATALI PEREZ-LOPEZ,  a/k/a “Mou”	Life in prison  Mandatory minimum and consecutive sentence of 10 years in prison
15	Conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering  18 U.S.C. § 1959(a)(5)	YENDER MATA,  ERVIN HERNANDEZ,  a/k/a “Coco,” “Coquito”  KERLYN NATALI PEREZ-LOPEZ,  a/k/a “Mou”	10 years in prison
16	Murder-for-hire conspiracy resulting in death  18 U.S.C. § 1958	YENDER MATA,  ERVIN HERNANDEZ,  a/k/a “Coco,” “Coquito”  KERLYN NATALI PEREZ-LOPEZ,  a/k/a “Mou”	Life in prison or death  Mandatory minimum sentence of life in prison
17	Conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering  18 U.S.C. § 1959(a)(5)	GUILLERMO ENRIQUE FREITES-VELAZQUEZ,  ROIMAN NOE BELLO FERRER	10 years in prison
18	Murder-for-hire conspiracy  18 U.S.C. § 1958	DAVID VALENCIA-DE LA ROSA,  JOHAN CARLOS MUJICA-URPIN	10 years in prison
19	Conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering  18 U.S.C. § 1959(a)(5)	DAVID VALENCIA-DE LA ROSA,  JOHAN CARLOS MUJICA-URPIN	10 years in prison
20	Murder-for-hire conspiracy  18 U.S.C. § 1958 and 2	ROIMAN NOE BELLO FERRER	10 years in prison
21	Assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering  18 U.S.C. §§ 1959(a)(3) and 2	KELLEN JASPE BUSTAMANTE,  JESUS DAVID BARRIOS GARCIA,  a/k/a “Morocho”	20 years in prison
22	Firearms use, carrying, and possession  18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c)(1)(A)(i), (ii), and (iii) and 2	KELLEN JASPE BUSTAMANTE,  JESUS DAVID BARRIOS GARCIA,  a/k/a “Morocho”	Life in prison  Mandatory minimum and consecutive sentence of 10 years in prison
23	Assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering  18 U.S.C. §§ 1959(a)(3) and 2	JESUS DAVID BARRIOS GARCIA,  a/k/a “Morocho,”  ENRIQUE GUSTAVO BOADA YANEZ,  a/k/a “Chino”	20 years in prison
24	Firearms use, carrying, and possession  18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c)(1)(A)(i), (ii), and (iii) and 2	JESUS DAVID BARRIOS GARCIA,  a/k/a “Morocho,”  ENRIQUE GUSTAVO BOADA YANEZ,  a/k/a “Chino”	Life in prison  Mandatory minimum and consecutive sentence of 10 years in prison
25	Conspiracy to commit assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering  18 U.S.C. § 1959(a)(6)	KELLEN JASPE BUSTAMANTE,  JESUS DAVID BARRIOS GARCIA,  a/k/a “Morocho”	Three years in prison
26	Conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act Robbery  18 U.S.C. § 1951	KEISWUEL ORLANDO PALACIOS-MILANO,  a/k/a “Oturache,”  ANDERSON SMITH ZAMBRANO-PACHECO,  YEFERSON PRIETO GALVIZ,  a/k/a “Flaco T,”  a/k/a “Flacote”	20 years in prison
27	Hobbs Act Robbery  18 U.S.C. §§ 1951 and 2	KEISWUEL ORLANDO PALACIOS-MILANO,  a/k/a “Oturache,”  ANDERSON SMITH ZAMBRANO-PACHECO,  YEFERSON PRIETO GALVIZ,  a/k/a “Flaco T,”  a/k/a “Flacote”	20 years in prison
28	Firearms use, carrying, and possession  18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c)(1)(A)(i) and (ii) and 2	KEISWUEL ORLANDO PALACIOS-MILANO,  a/k/a “Oturache,”  ANDERSON SMITH ZAMBRANO-PACHECO,  YEFERSON PRIETO GALVIZ,  a/k/a “Flaco T,”  a/k/a “Flacote”	Life in prison  Mandatory minimum and consecutive sentence of seven years in prison
29	Conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act Robbery  18 U.S.C. § 1951	KEISWUEL ORLANDO PALACIOS-MILANO,  a/k/a “Oturache,”  ANDERSON SMITH ZAMBRANO-PACHECO,  MARIO PEREDA,  a/k/a “Cara de Hombre,”  WILFREDO JOSE AVENDAÑO CARRIZALEZ and CARLOS GABRIEL SANTOS MOGOLLON	20 years in prison
30	Firearms use, carrying, and possession conspiracy  18 U.S.C. § 924(o)	KEISWUEL ORLANDO PALACIOS-MILANO,  a/k/a “Oturache,”  ANDERSON SMITH ZAMBRANO-PACHECO,  MARIO PEREDA,  a/k/a “Cara de Hombre,”  WILFREDO JOSE AVENDAÑO CARRIZALEZ and CARLOS GABRIEL SANTOS MOGOLLON	20 years in prison
31	Attempted Hobbs Act Robbery  18 U.S.C. §§ 1951 and 2	KEISWUEL ORLANDO PALACIOS-MILANO,  a/k/a “Oturache,”  ANDERSON SMITH ZAMBRANO-PACHECO,  MARIO PEREDA,  a/k/a “Cara de Hombre,”  WILFREDO JOSE AVENDAÑO CARRIZALEZ and CARLOS GABRIEL SANTOS MOGOLLON	20 years in prison
32	Sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion  18 U.S.C. §§ 1591(a), (b)(1), and 2	LUIS JOSE VELASQUEZ-HURTADO,  a/k/a “Chito”	Life in prison
33	Kidnapping in aid of racketeering  18 U.S.C. §§ 1959(a)(1) and 2	LUIS JOSE VELASQUEZ-HURTADO,  a/k/a “Chito”	Life in prison
34	Unlawful conduct with respect to documents in furtherance of trafficking and forced labor  18 U.S.C. §§ 1592(a)(1), (a)(2), (c) and 2	LUIS JOSE VELASQUEZ-HURTADO,  a/k/a “Chito”	5 years imprisonment
35	Sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion  18 U.S.C. §§ 1591(a), (b)(1), and 2	JESUS DAVID BARRIOS GARCIA,  a/k/a “Morocho,”  ENRIQUE GUSTAVO BOADA YANEZ,  a/k/a “Chino,”  JESUS RUBEN LOPEZ GONZALEZ,  DANGER LEONER SANCHEZ ALFONZO	Life in prison
36	Kidnapping in aid of racketeering  18 U.S.C. §§ 1959(a)(1) and 2	JESUS DAVID BARRIOS GARCIA,  a/k/a “Morocho,”  ENRIQUE GUSTAVO BOADA YANEZ,  a/k/a “Chino”	Life in prison
37	Assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering  18 U.S.C. §§ 1959(a)(3) and 2	JESUS DAVID BARRIOS GARCIA,  a/k/a “Morocho,”  ENRIQUE GUSTAVO BOADA YANEZ,  a/k/a “Chino”	20 years in prison
38	Firearms use, carrying, and possession  18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c)(1)(A)(i) and (ii) and 2	JESUS DAVID BARRIOS GARCIA,  a/k/a “Morocho,”  ENRIQUE GUSTAVO BOADA YANEZ,  a/k/a “Chino”	Life in prison  Mandatory minimum and consecutive sentence of seven years in prison

[1] The charges contained in the Indictment are merely accusations and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.