Bronx Feva Gang Members Charged with April 2022 Murder and Racketeering Offenses

Source: US FBI

Jay Clayton, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; Christopher G. Raia, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”); and Jessica S. Tisch, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), announced today the unsealing of an Indictment charging NASIA CARSON, a/k/a “Nas,” ELIJAH SANTIAGO, a/k/a “Eli,” and PHILIP MOSCA, a/k/a “90,” with participating in a racketeering conspiracy involving a Bronx-based gang known as “Feva” and committing multiple violent crimes in aid of racketeering, including the murder of a 21-year-old named Jesse Bynum on April 12, 2022.  CARSON and MOSCA were previously taken into custody on related charges, and SANTIAGO was arrested earlier today.  All three defendants are expected to be presented before U.S. Magistrate Judge Valerie Figueredo.  The case is assigned to U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero.

U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton said: “As alleged, these three defendants brutally murdered 21-year-old Jesse Bynum, and left three others seriously wounded.  New York families should not have to live in fear of gang-motivated violence.  The women and men of the Southern District and our law enforcement partners are committed to holding accountable those who terrorize our communities with gang-motivated violence.  We hope that commitment and the charges brought today bring some measure of comfort to the family of Jesse Bynum and others who have suffered needless losses from gang-motivated crimes.”

FBI Assistant Director in Charge Christopher G. Raia said: “These three Feva gang members allegedly engaged in violence to retaliate against their rivals, including firing a gun into a crowded street and killing Jesse Bynum. The defendants’ alleged relentless attempts to fuel a feud with a rival cost the life of a bystander caught in the crosshairs. With our law enforcement partners, the FBI remains committed to protecting our city from unnecessary gun violence and murders.” 

NYPD Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch said: “These three individuals allegedly carried out a cold-blooded shooting that killed a 21-year-old New Yorker and seriously injured three others. They showed no regard for human life, and their senseless act of violence has no place in our city. We are committed to identifying and dismantling the street gangs threatening the safety of our communities. I want to thank the NYPD investigators and our partners at the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for their tireless work to bring them to justice.”

As alleged in the Indictment unsealed today in Manhattan federal court:[1]

From at least in or about 2022, through at least in or about 2023, CARSON, SANTIAGO, and MOSCA were members and associates of a criminal organization known as Feva that operated principally in the vicinity of the Pelham Parkway Houses and 2250 Wallace Avenue in the Bronx, New York.  Members and associates of Feva engaged in, among other activities, drug trafficking, acts involving murder, attempted murder, and assault.

On or about April 12, 2022, CARSON, SANTIAGO, and MOSCA shot into a small crowd of people gathered on a street in an attempt to retaliate against a rival gang.  The shooting resulted in the murder of 21-year-old Bynum, and serious physical injury to three others.

If you believe that you have additional information about this murder, please contact the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York at 1-866-874-8900 and reference this case.

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A chart containing the names, ages, charges, and maximum penalties against the defendants is set forth below.

The statutory maximum and minimum sentences are prescribed by Congress and are provided here for informational purposes only, as any sentencing of the defendants will be determined by the judge. 

Mr. Clayton praised the outstanding investigative work of the FBI and the NYPD.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Justice Department to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).

The case is being prosecuted by the Office’s Violent and Organized Crime Unit.  Assistant U.S. Attorneys Ni Qian, Marguerite B. Colson, and Brandon D. Harper are in charge of the prosecution.

The charges contained in the Indictment are merely accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

COUNT	CHARGE	DEFENDANTS	MAX. PENALTIES
1	Racketeering conspiracy 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d)	NASIA CARSON, a/k/a “Nas,” 21; ELIJAH SANTIAGO, a/k/a “Eli,” 22; PHILIP MOSACA, a/k/a “90,” 22; (“All Defendants”)	Life in prison
2	Murder in aid of racketeering 18 U.S.C. §§ 1959(a)(1) and 2	All Defendants	Death or mandatory sentence of life in prison
3	Conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering 18 U.S.C. § 1959(a)(5)	All Defendants	10 years in prison
4	Attempted murder and assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering 18 U.S.C. §§ 1959(a)(3), (a)(5), and 2	All Defendants	20 years in prison
5	Using or carrying a firearm during and in relation to, or possessing a firearm in furtherance of, a crime of violence 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c) and 2	All Defendants	Life in prison Mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison
6	Attempted murder and assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering 18 U.S.C. §§ 1959(a)(3), (a)(5), and 2	All Defendants	20 years in prison
7	Using or carrying a firearm during and in relation to, or possessing a firearm in furtherance of, a crime of violence 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c) and 2	All Defendants	Life in prison Mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison
8	Assault with a dangerous weapon and assault in aid of racketeering 18 U.S.C. §§ 1959(a)(3), (a)(5), and 2	All Defendants	20 years in prison
9	Using or carrying a firearm during and in relation to, or possessing a firearm in furtherance of, a crime of violence 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c) and 2	All Defendants	Life in prison Mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison