Jesús “Capone” Cedeño (52), Ángel “Pucci” Barbosa (44), Alex “Chaco” Torres (50), Francisco “Fusión” Torres (51), Luis “Cholo” Villanueva (52) and Chris “Chris the Greek” Moustakos were charged with being part of a gang that robbed ATMs at 19 warehouses in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx over seven months.
The suspects used a police scanner, getaway van and bolt cutters to break into warehouses to rob ATMs and cash registers, NYPD and prosecutors said.
The gang received a 92-count indictment for attacking warehouses from June 2022 to January 2023, stealing tens of thousands of dollars, according to court records, he said. Daily News.
Cedeño and Barbosa acted as lookouts, according to prosecutors, using police scanners to monitor officers responding to calls about warehouse raids.
At the end of October 2022 Barbosa was arrested for having a police scanner. He was re-arrested in early November when investigators They found him with two stolen ATMs. He injured two officers when he crashed into an unmarked police car while trying to escape, NYPD.
On January 18, the two suspects named Torres and Moustakos attempted to bring down a South Richmond Hill warehouse without knowing that investigators were watching them. This caused a high speed chase through Queens, from JFK airport to LaGuardia, where they crashed their red minivan into a barrier.
After they were arrested, prosecutors and police implicated them in other crimes. Charges range from grand theft and robbery to possession of stolen tools.
“With today’s indictment, we have dismantled an alleged brazen and persistent robbery ring that was targeting small businesses across the city,” Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said.
In a similar case, at the beginning of the month Leonardo Ortiz (52) and Ramdeo Balliram (44) were arrested and charged with a long series of ATM robberies in the Bronx (NYC) totaling $1 million dollars.
All charges are mere accusations and those charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
