Three Gang Members Charged In Federal Court With Racketeering Offenses, Including Murder And Firearm Offenses
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara today announced the charges against three members of the notorious Sex Money Murder gang: COREY BROWN, a/k/a “CB,” JOSNEL RODRIGUEZ, a/k/a “DO,” and CHRISTOPHER CANADA, a/k/a “Brabs.”
The charges include racketeering and firearms offenses, including the gang-related murder of Vincent Davis on July 15, 2012. “The Sex, Money, Murder gang has terrorized residents of the Bronx for years with drug dealing, gang violence, and even murder,” said U.S. Attorney Bharara. “Today’s charges against three alleged members of this notoriously violent gang – possible only because of the work of the FBI and the NYPD – is another step toward keeping our communities free from drugs and gang violence.”
FBI Assistant Director in Charge Diego Rodriguez said, “The drugs these inner city gangs push end up on the streets everywhere in our cities and communities, not just in the areas they control. As long as there is a market for their products, these gangs will continue to commit crimes to maintain control. Unfortunately in this case, murder has become the normal course of their business day.”
The Indictment alleges that SMM is a criminal enterprise that operates mainly in and around several housing developments in the Bronx, New York. From 2011 up to and including 2016, members and associates of SMM enriched themselves by selling drugs, such as crack cocaine, cocaine, and heroin, and engaged in acts of violence, including murder and attempted murder of rival gang members, rival drug traffickers, and fellow gang members.
The charges against BROWN, RODRIGUEZ, and CANADA include participating in a racketeering conspiracy, murder in aid of a racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to commit murder in aid of a racketeering conspiracy, and murder through the use of a firearm. If convicted, they face significant prison time, including life in prison and even the death penalty.
RODRIGUEZ, 26, of the Bronx, New York, and BROWN, 37, of the Bronx, New York, were taken into custody yesterday. CANADA, 27, of Bronx, New York, remains at large.
The case is being prosecuted by the Office’s Violent and Organized Crime Unit. U.S. Attorney Bharara thanked the FBI and the NYPD, in particular, the New York Metro Safe Streets Task Force, as well as the Criminal Investigators at the United States Attorney’s Office for their work on the investigation.
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Violent Crime|Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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