7 from Mass. charged in alleged kidnapping and torture plot

"According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, the masked kidnappers assaulted the victim outside of his Quincy home and forced him, at gunpoint, to enter the passenger seat of his car on Feb. 27. The suspects then drove the victim to a garage in Saugus where they allegedly beat, burned, and assaulted him. The suspects also made video calls on the victim's phone to his spouse and others demanding ransom, during which they allegedly tortured him."

""The conduct alleged in this case is nothing short of barbaric. These defendants allegedly inflicted unimaginable suffering, not only on the victim but on his loved ones. Such lawless depravity is an affront to every value we stand for and it will not be tolerated in our communities," United States Attorney Leah B. Foley stated in the report. "Today's arrests make clear that the law - not violence and intimidation - will have the final word, and those who commit such savage crimes will face the full weight of the federal justice system.""

"On Tuesday, four of the suspected kidnappers were arrested and charged with one count of conspiracy to commit kidnapping and one count of obstruction of justice by tampering with a witness, victim, or informant by physical force or threat. Those arrested were Marcus "Skino" Castaldi, 29, of Revere; Melvin "Mel" Coleman, 34, of Roxbury; Anthony "YT" Lima, 37, of Quincy; and Samuel Alouidor, 27, of Dorchester."

Masked assailants assaulted a victim outside his Quincy home and forced him at gunpoint into the passenger seat of his car on Feb. 27. The suspects drove the victim to a Saugus garage where they allegedly beat, burned, and assaulted him. The suspects used the victim's phone to make video calls to his spouse and others to demand ransom while torturing him. Some contacted individuals collected ransom funds from the spouse and an acquaintance. The suspects seized $4,000 from the victim and his payment cards and obtained $18,000 in cash and a Rolex from the spouse and acquaintance. Early on Feb. 28 the suspects returned the victim to Quincy and released him. Four suspects were arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping and obstruction of justice, and two suspects remain at large.

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