Breno Henrique DaSilva, Racketeering and Robbery Conspiracies, Massachusetts 2020

State: Massachusetts
Category: Violent Crime
Source: <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/brazilian-national-sentenced-racketeering-and-robbery-conspiracies" style="color:#cc0000;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">DOJ Press Release ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Â Ã¢â‚¬â€

BOSTON – A brazen armed robbery and kidnapping scheme has been brought to justice with the sentencing of a Brazilian national. 22-year-old Breno Henrique DaSilva, a member of the Primeiro Comando da Massachusetts (“PCM”) gang, was sentenced to 108 months in prison on February 23, 2021.

The defendant, who was residing in Somerville illegally, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to conduct enterprise affairs by a pattern of racketeering and conspiracy to commit robbery on October 15, 2020. This guilty plea was part of a larger investigation that involved seven co-defendants.

According to court documents, the investigation into PCM began in September 2018. The gang, which originated in Brazil, was found to be actively involved in violent crimes, including the illegal sale of firearms, drug trafficking, robberies, kidnappings, and armed assaults in numerous communities in Massachusetts, including Boston, Malden, Everett, Somerville, Framingham, and Peabody, among others.

The defendant admitted to committing armed robberies on January 14, 2019 in Framingham and on January 16, 2019 in Stoughton. He also admitted to kidnapping a female victim in Peabody on February 7, 2019. This kidnapping was part of a larger plot to target a rival gang member for violence.

Henrique DaSilva and his co-defendant Edson DaSilva (no relation) lured the victim out of a residence in Peabody and eventually took her to a residence in Maynard where she was held at gunpoint and threatened. A cooperating witness alerted law enforcement, who responded to the scene and eventually arrested Henrique DaSilva.

The Chelsea, Lowell, Malden, Marlborough, Somerville, and Weymouth Police Departments, as well as the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office, provided assistance with the investigation.

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