‘BLOODS‘ GANG MEMBERS (INDICTED: on 54 counts which charges the defendants with conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder, and distribute narcotics in and around the edenwald houses.)

MARGARET RYAN (P.G.: to evading, approximately, three years of state and city sales taxes, and unemployment insurance premiums. Ryan and Jake’s Steakhouse, at 6031 Broadway, the Bronx, are jointly liable for the payment of a total of some $525,000 in back taxes, fines, and penalties, including back taxes owed to the city and state for 2004 through 2007.)

JOSEPH BASTONE (Arrested: on charges of evading corporate, sales and payroll taxes owed to the City of New York and the State of New York. The total dollar amount involved in these crimes is approximately $1,000,000 million dollars. Joe Bastone’s Yankee Tavern, the corporate entity, at 72 East 161st Street, the Bronx, was charged with one count of Grand Larceny in the 2nd degree, one count of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the 1st degree, one count of False Returns or Reports; Corporate Taxes, and one count of False Returns or Reports in violation of New York City Administrative Code 11-4004 (b).)

VICTOR PEREZ (CONV: on 8 counts of Predatory Sexual Assault Against a Child, 5 counts of Rape in the 1st degree, 3 counts of Criminal Sexual Act in the 1st degree, 5 counts of Incest in the 1st degree, 3 counts of Use of a Child in Sexual Performance, 1 count of Course of Conduct Against a Child in the 1st degree, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. )

RAMUNTXO BOSCH (P.G.: to one count of New York State Tax Law Section 1807 (b) a Class E felony offense; aiding or assisting in the giving of fraudulent returns. Bosch, the owner of Bosch Tax Services at 111 West 225th Street in the Marble Hill section of the Bronx filed tax returns for clients which fraudulently claimed a number of foster children as dependents and child care tax deductions for these “phantom” children.)

BRONX DISTRICT ATTORNEY ROBERT T. JOHNSON (announces a gun buy-back program in an effort to get illegal hand guns and other weapons off the streets and out of circulation. Participants will receive a $200 pre-paid cash card for each eligible weapon surrendered, No Questions Asked. The gun buy-back program will take place on one day only - Saturday, April 25, 2009 - between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at six drop-off locations.)

VICTOR GONZALEZ (CONV: on one count of Murder in the 2nd degree in the death and dismemberment of Wilfredo Pinto Jr. The murder occurred on May 9, 2006 and was the culmination of an argument that escalated, became physical, and ended with the defendant striking the deceased in the head multiple times with a hammer.)

RAFAEL LORA (CONV: on one count of Manslaughter in the 2nd degree in the death of Fermin Arzu, 41, in May 2007. Justice Clancy found that Lora  “recklessly caused the death” of Arzu when he shot and killed the victim, who was driving near the intersection of Longwood Avenue and Hewitt Place shortly before midnight on May 18, 2007.)

ANTHONY PEREZ (INDICTED: on two counts of Conspiracy in the 2nd degree, two counts of Criminal Facilitation in the 2nd degree, and two counts of Criminal Solicitation in the 2nd degree. It is alleged that Perez agreed to pay an undercover detective whom he believed to be a killer for hire, $100,000 to kill the woman he is accused of raping and a second witness who was in the apartment when the alleged sex crime occurred in April 2006.)

THOR CORBIN (SENT: to 14 years imprisonment for shooting in a dispute over sharing a litter of Pit Bull puppies. Corbin was found guilty last month of Assault in the 1st degree for shooting and seriously wounding Malcolm Scott, 20, on August 27, 2007.)

DEBRA EAGER (INDICTED: on three counts of Perjury in the 1st degree, a Class D felony offense punishable by a maximum sentence of 7 years imprisonment on each count.)

ANGELO VANTERPOOL (P.G.: to one count of Manslaughter in the 1st degree in the death of Vision Reddick. Vanterpool admitted to beating the child, causing bruising on his body and face and recklessly causing his death.)

ROBERT FLEMING (INDICTED: by a grand jury on 11 counts of Murder in the 2nd degree in the deaths of Selina Cooper and her daughter Joi Little.)

CESAR RIOS (CONV:on two counts of Criminally Negligent Homicide, a Class E felony offense, and one count of Reckless Endangerment in the 2nd degree in the deaths of Lt. John Bellew and Lt.Curtis Meyran and injuries to Lt. Joseph DiBernardo, and Firefighters Jeffrey Cool, Eugene Stolowski and Brendan Cawley.)

MICHAEL LENNON (P.G.: to one count of Robbery in the 1st degree and one count of Assault in the 2nd degree in connection with a home invasion that occurred on October 16, 2007.)