Damian Williams, United States lawyer for the South New York district, Ivan J. Arvelo, the special agent in charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”), and Keechant L. Sewell, the commissioner of the New York Police Service (NYPD “, announced the non-priced charge of Melving, Bruce Silva, / K / A “Bruce”. A / K / A “BG”, Jordan Bennett A / K / A “Billy Bandz”, A / K / A “J Bills”, Elijah Pough, A / K / A “Eli”, Shadell McBride, A / K / A “Deli”, Justin Ballester, A / K / A “J-Gunz” A / K / A “Karrot”, Gabriel Valdez / K / A “Wolf” and Emmanuel Perez, A / K / A “Manny”, A / K / A “Haven”, with a racketeering plot, narcotics of narcotics, a street gang based in the Bronx, New York. Silva, Melvin, Pough and McBride are also accused of attempted murder and aggression with a fatal weapon in favor of the racketeering in the context of their participation in several shots in the Bronx. The case is assigned to the United States district judge Lorna G. Schofield.
Silva and McBride are currently in police custody in connection with the related federal accusations. Valdez is in police custody. Melvin, Bennett, Pough, Saleh, Rodriguez and Perez were arrested this morning in the Bronx and should be presented later in the day before the magistrate Jennifer E. Willis. Ballester is currently in freedom.
The American lawyer, Damian Williams, said: “As presumed, over a period of several years, the members of the Gang of Dub City have enriched themselves by repeated fraud, devoted drugs to the Bronx, carried firearms and terrorized districts of the Bronx by pulling several times on other people.
Special agent HSI responsible Ivan J. Arvelo said: “As in this indictment, these ten people are committed to a variety of violent crimes that terrorized the community in the pursuit of their gang business in the city of Dub. paralyze the individual.
NYPD Commissioner, Keechant L. Sewell, said: “The accusations of today highlight the commitment of the NYPD and our law enforcement partners to identify, stop and continue any person who participates in illegal gang activities. This indictment is another step to make the city of New York for all the people we serve by our streets of violence and a lawyer for the South district for their tireless efforts on this important case. »»
According to allegations of the indictment and legal documents:(1)
The “Dub City” gang is a criminal organization based in the sections of the MT Hope and Morris Heights of the Bronx, New York. A map of the Dub City territory is below:
Since at least 2019, gang members have sold drugs, committed flights, committed financial fraud, used firearms and committed many acts of violence in the pursuit of the Dub City gang, including shots against rival gang members and other members of Dub City Gang. The violence committed by the defendants included shots where innocent passers -by were affected, in one case, causing permanent paralysis.
The following table contains the dates of loaded fire and the accused loaded in the context of these shots:
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Date of shooting |
Defender (s) |
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August 13, 2019 |
Bruce Silva, A / K / A “Brucie” |
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March 16, 2021 |
Elijah Pough, A / K / A “Eli” |
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June 2, 2021 |
Bruce Melvin, A / K / A “BG” |
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May 9, 2021 |
Bruce Silva, A / K / A “Brucie” and Bruce Melvin, A / K / A “BG” |
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August 12, 2021 |
Elijah Pough, A / K / A “Eli” |
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October 13, 2021 |
Bruce Silva, A / K / A “Brucie” and Jordan Bennett A / K / A “Billy Bandz”, A / K / A “J Bills”(2) |
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May 9, 2022 |
Bruce Melvin, A / K / A “BG” |
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June 20, 2022 |
Shadell McBride, A / K / A “Deli” |
The following photographs represent the members of Dub City Silva, Melvin and Pough drawing their weapons from members of rival gangs in the Bronx streets:
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A graphic containing the names of the defendants who are charged today, the minimum and maximum charges and penalties with which they are faced below. All the accused are residents of the Bronx, New York.
The minimum and maximum statutory penalties are prescribed by the congress and are provided here for information purposes only, because any conviction of the defendants would be determined by a judge.
Mr. Williams welcomed the exceptional investigation works of NYPD and the HSI and thanked the Bulleté prosecutor's office for his aid.
This case is treated by the unity of violent and organized crime of the office. American assistant lawyers Michael R. Herman, Matthew J. King, Jacob R. Fiddelman and Mathew Andrews are in charge of the accusation.
The accusations contained in the indictment are only accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until guilt is proven.
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Respondent |
Age |
Costs |
Minimum and maximum penalties |
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Bruce Silva, A / K / A “Brucie”, |
28 |
Racket Trying to murder and aggression with a dangerous weapon for the benefit of racketeering Narcotic plot Use, brandishing and releases of a firearm as part of a violent crime and a drug traffic crime Use and possession of a firearm as part of a drug trafficking crime |
Maximum: life in prison Minimum: 35 years in prison, which must be consecutive to any other mandate imposed |
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Bruce Melvin, A / K / A “BG”, |
25 |
Racket Trying to murder and aggression with a dangerous weapon for the benefit of racketeering Narcotic plot Use, brandishing and releases of a firearm as part of a violent crime and a drug traffic crime Use and possession of a firearm as part of a drug trafficking crime |
Maximum: life in prison Minimum: 35 years in prison, which must be consecutive to any other mandate imposed |
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Jordan Bennett A / K / A “Billy Bandz”, A / K / A “J Bills”, |
30 |
Racket Accessory after attempted murder and aggression with a dangerous weapon for the benefit of racketeering Narcotic plot Use and possession of a firearm as part of a drug trafficking crime |
Maximum: life in prison Minimum: five years in prison, which must be consecutive to any other mandate imposed |
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Elijah Pough, A / K / A “Eli”, |
28 |
Racket Trying to murder and aggression with a dangerous weapon for the benefit of racketeering Narcotic plot Use, brandishing and releases of a firearm as part of a violent crime and a drug traffic crime Use and possession of a firearm as part of a drug trafficking crime |
Maximum: life in prison Minimum: 25 years in prison, which must be consecutive to any other mandate imposed |
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Shadell McBride, A / K / A “Deli”, |
29 |
Racket Trying to murder and aggression with a dangerous weapon for the benefit of racketeering Narcotic plot Use, brandishing and releases of a firearm as part of a violent crime and a drug traffic crime Use and possession of a firearm as part of a drug trafficking crime |
Maximum: life in prison Minimum: 15 years in prison, which must be consecutive to any other imposed mandate |
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Justin Ballester, A / K / A “J-Gunz”, |
29 |
Racket Narcotic plot Use and possession of a firearm as part of a drug trafficking crime |
Maximum: life in prison Minimum: five years in prison, which must be consecutive to any other mandate imposed |
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Alzubair Saleh, A / K / A “Sammy”, |
33 |
Racket Narcotic plot Use and possession of a firearm as part of a drug trafficking crime |
Maximum: life in prison Minimum: five years in prison, which must be consecutive to any other mandate imposed |
|
Giovanni Rodriguez, A / K / A “Karrot”, |
25 |
Racket Narcotic plot Use and possession of a firearm as part of a drug trafficking crime |
Maximum: life in prison Minimum: five years in prison, which must be consecutive to any other mandate imposed |
|
Gabriel Valdez, A / K / A “Wolf”, |
25 |
Racket Narcotic plot Use and possession of a firearm as part of a drug trafficking crime |
Maximum: life in prison Minimum: five years in prison, which must be consecutive to any other mandate imposed |
|
Emmanuel Perez, A / K / A “Manny”, A / K / A “Haven”, |
24 |
Racket Narcotic plot Use and possession of a firearm as part of a drug trafficking crime |
Maximum: life in prison Minimum: five years in prison, which must be consecutive to any other mandate imposed |
