Edwin Carrasquillo, Racketeering, New York 2023
Twenty-eight leaders and members of the Valentine Avenue Crew have been charged with racketeering in Manhattan Federal Court in New York. The indictment alleges that the crew, which has been active for over three decades, has been involved in a range of criminal activities including murder, narcotics distribution, and firearms offenses.
The indictment charges the defendants with participating in a racketeering enterprise, committing multiple violent crimes in aid of racketeering, including murder, engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise, distributing narcotics, and carrying and using firearms in connection with an armed drug trafficking operation based on Valentine Avenue in the Bronx, New York for well over three decades from 1993 to the present.
Carrasquillo and Johana Alcantara are also charged with the June 25, 2020, murder of Jozei Hullex. Many of the defendants have been taken into custody on related charges, while some remain at large.
The case is assigned to U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero. Acting U.S. Attorney Matthew Podolsky stated that the indictment marks the end of a brutal reality that has lasted for far too long, and that the streets of New York City belong to its people.
The indictment alleges that the crew has been responsible for creating an open-air drug market in the middle of a Bronx neighborhood, and that they have used violence to protect their territory and maintain control.
The Drug Enforcement Administration and other law enforcement agencies have been working to dismantle the crew, and the indictment marks a significant step in that process.
Defendant: Edwin Carrasquillo
Criminal Charges: Participating in a racketeering enterprise, committing multiple violent crimes in aid of racketeering, including murder, engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise, distributing narcotics, and carrying and using firearms in connection with an armed drug trafficking operation.
City and State: New York, NY
Date: June 25, 2020
Outcome: Pending trial
Amount: N/A
Category: Organized Crime, Drug Trafficking, Violent Crime
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Organized Crime|Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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