Date: 2008-03-17
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CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE – United States Attorney Tom Colantuono today announced that Enrique Rosario, age 21, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, Victor Caceres, age 19, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, Danielle Rhodes, age 26, of Nashua, New Hampshire, Louis Pierre, age 23, of Manchester, New Hampshire, David Garcia, age 33, of Manchester, New Hampshire, Willie Player, age 23, of Manchester, New Hampshire, and Nicole Gennell, age 23, of Manchester, New Hampshire, were arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Safe Streets Gang Task Force working in conjunction with the Manchester Police Department and the New Hampshire State Police.
(Media-Newswire.com) - CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE – United States Attorney Tom Colantuono today announced that Enrique Rosario, age 21, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, Victor Caceres, age 19, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, Danielle Rhodes, age 26, of Nashua, New Hampshire, Louis Pierre, age 23, of Manchester, New Hampshire, David Garcia, age 33, of Manchester, New Hampshire, Willie Player, age 23, of Manchester, New Hampshire, and Nicole Gennell, age 23, of Manchester, New Hampshire, were arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Safe Streets Gang Task Force working in conjunction with the Manchester Police Department and the New Hampshire State Police.
Enrique Rosario, Victor Caceres and Danielle Rhodes were charged together in a criminal complaint, issued by United States District Court Magistrate Judge James Muirhead, with engaging in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine and crack cocaine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 846, and with the distribution of cocaine and crack cocaine in excess of 50 grams. All three were arrested on March 11, 2008, and transported to United States District Court where they were arraigned and ordered temporarily detained. A detention hearing involving all three is scheduled to occur on March 19, 2008.
Louis Pierre was charged in a criminal complaint, issued by United States District Court Magistrate Judge James Muirhead, with distributing cocaine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(a)(1). He was arrested on March 11, 2008, transported to United States District Court, arraigned, and ordered detained.
David Garcia was charged in a criminal complaint, issued by United States District Court Magistrate Judge James Muirhead, with distributing cocaine and heroin, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(a)(1). He was arrested on March 11, 2008, transported to United States District Court, arraigned, and ordered detained.
Willie Player was charged in a criminal complaint, issued by United States District Court Magistrate Judge James Muirhead, with distributing cocaine and crack cocaine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(a)(1). He was arrested on March 12, 2008, transported to United States District Court, arraigned, and ordered detained until a detention hearing, scheduled to occur on March 19, 2008.
Nicole Gennell was charged in a criminal complaint, issued by United States District Court Magistrate Judge James Muirhead, with distributing cocaine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(a)(1). She was arrested on March 11, 2008, transported to United States District Court, arraigned, and ordered detained until a detention hearing, scheduled to occur on March 19, 2008.
Engaging in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine and in excess of 50 grams of cocaine base (“crack”) is a violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(a)(1) and 846, and is punishable by a term of imprisonment which may not be less than 10 years nor more than life. The distribution of cocaine, cocaine base (“crack”) and heroin is a violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(a)(1), and is punishable by a term of imprisonment of not more than 20 years.
The investigation was conducted by members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Safe Streets Gang Task Force, members of the Special Investigations Unit of the Manchester, New Hampshire Police Department, and members of the Narcotics Investigation Unit of the New Hampshire State Police. Assisting in these investigations were members of the New Hampshire Department of Corrections and the Concord, Dover, and Nashua Police Departments. The Manchester Police Department assisted in this investigation through special funding granted by the Board of Mayor and Alderman under Operation DAG.
The Safe Streets Gang Task Force initiative, part of the FBI's Violent Crimes and Major Offenders Program, was created in 1992 to encourage coordinated crime fighting efforts among FBI field offices and our local law enforcement partners. The mission of the Safe Streets Gang Task Force is to effectively utilize task forces to investigate, locate, arrest, and prosecute subjects for serious federal and state crimes. These would include drug and weapons violations, armed robbery, bank robbery, kidnapping, and gang and drug-related violence. The successful blending of local and federal law enforcement resources and manpower have resulted in a well-coordinated investigative and prosecutive approach to convict and incarcerate dangerous offenders. Nationally, over 140 Safe Streets Gang Task Forces are currently in existence. The
U.S. Attorney’s Office received official approval of the formation of a Safe Streets Gang Task Force as part of the District of New Hampshire’s Project Safe Neighborhoods/Operation G.R.I.P. program in November 2007 . The Safe Streets Gang Task Force is jointly funded by the FBI and the New England High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.
A criminal complaint is only an allegation and not proof beyond a reasonable doubt of criminal conduct. As in all criminal cases, the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.