Seven Massachusetts men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly conspiring to kidnap and torture a victim in February 2025.
The following defendants have been 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. Two additional unnamed defendants were also charged.
- Brian Cardoso, a/k/a “B,” 33, of Dorchester;
- Marcus Castaldi, a/k/a “Skino,” 29, of Revere;
- Melvin Coleman, a/k/a “Mel,” 34, of Roxbury;
- Anthony Lima, a/k/a “YT,” 37, of Quincy; and
- Samuel Alouidor, 27, of Dorchester.
On April 22, 2025, Cardoso was charged by criminal complaint in connection with the alleged offenses.
According to charging documents, Cardoso has been identified as a member/associate of NOB, a Dorchester-based street gang. NOB – an abbreviation for the Norton/Olney/Barry streets in Dorchester – is alleged to be a violent criminal enterprise whose members and associates are involved in numerous types of criminal activities, including murder, drug trafficking, sex trafficking, robberies, firearm offenses and other violent crimes…