Seven Members and Associates of Large-Scale Gas Pump
Skimming Device Organization Charged with Racketeering and Money Laundering
Conspiracies
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An indictment was unsealed today in the Eastern District of
According to court documents, the defendants, led by Eduardo
Rodriguez, also known as Ogbe Bara, 40, of
In addition to Eduardo Rodriguez, the following defendants
have been charged in the indictment:
Idalberto Rivero, also known as El Monstro, El Mostro, and
Monster, 53, of Miami
Anyelo Jesus Muino Ayala, also known as Justin Bieber, 26,
of Miami
Pedro Raul Zequeira Alvarez, also known as Yery Yery, 33, of
Miami
Raul Ferrao Pons, also known as Rauli and Ninja, 32, of
Miami
Jorge Enrique Fonseca Vazquez, also known as Ogberoso, 32,
of Miami
Luis Gustavo Diaz, also known as Ogberdi, 39, of Miami
The defendants are charged with one count of RICO conspiracy
and one count of money laundering conspiracy. If convicted, the defendants each
face a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison on each count.
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole M.
Argentieri, head of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney
Jessica D. Aber for the Eastern District of Virginia; and Special Agent in
Charge Brian Dugan of the FBI Norfolk Field Office made the announcement.
The FBI Norfolk, Miami, Tampa, New York, and Albany Field
Offices and Ft. Myers Resident Agency; U.S. Secret Service; Virginia State
Police; Northampton County (Virginia) Sheriff’s Office; Norfolk Police
Department; and Mooresville (North Carolina) Police Department are
investigating the case.
Trial Attorney Ben Tonkin of the Criminal Division’s Violent
Crime and Racketeering Section and Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kristen S. Taylor
and Clayton D. LaForge for the Eastern District of Virginia are prosecuting the
case, with assistance from the Southern District of Florida, the Middle
District of Florida, the District of New Jersey, and the Southern District of
New York.
An indictment is merely an allegation. All defendants are
presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of
law.
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