7 MA Masked Kidnappers Tortured Quincy Man For Ransom: Feds

QUINCY, MA — Seven Massachusetts men ambushed a Quincy resident outside his home and forced him into his car at gunpoint, then drove him to a garage in Saugus where they beat, burned, sexually assaulted and threatened to kill him, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court.

The seven masked kidnappers — Brian "B" Cardoso, 33, of Dorchester, Marcus "Skino" Castaldi, 29, of Revere, Melvin "Mel" Coleman, 34, of Roxbury, Anthony "YT" Lima, 37, of Quincy, Samuel Alouidor, 27, of Dorchester, and two whose names have been withheld by the feds — then started calling the abducted man's spouse and other associates to demand ransom money, according to a media release from the U.S. Attorney's Office.

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On these video calls, the "kidnappers displayed their torture of the victim," the release said.

The kidnappers then drove around to collect the ransom, picking up $18,000 and a Rolex watch they were able to sell in Boston for $25,000, the complaint said.

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The kidnappers also stole $4,000, credit cards and debit cards from the man they grabbed in Quincy in late February, the complaint said.

The seven men were indicted Sept. 10 on federal charges of conspiracy to commit kidnapping and obstructing justice by tampering with a witness, victim or informant by physical force or threat.

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In addition to his involvement in the February kidnapping, Cardoso has also been identified as a member or associate of NOB, a Dorchester-based street gang, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

"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," the office's release said.

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In the statement, Ted E. Docks, the special agent in charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Boston Division, called the kidnapped man's ordeal "terrifying."

"What they’re accused of doing is nothing short of a terrifying nightmare brought to life," Docks said, "forcing a victim into their car at gunpoint and driving to a garage where the victim was beaten, burned, tortured, and used as a human bargaining chip for ransom."

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