Tampa Republic

Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced the unsealing of an indictment charging Christian Andujar Rivera (26, Tampa), Irving Diego Bruzon (28, Tampa), Xavier Chase Gardner (31, Tampa), Mohamed Nidal Jaber (32, Tampa), Julissa Collazo (27, Port Richey), and Kyle Miller (33, Orlando) with racketeering conspiracy and various related charges including conspiracy to commit robbery, bank fraud, murder in aid of racketeering, arson, and possession with intent to distribute 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana. If convicted on all counts, each defendant faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison. The indictment also notifies each defendant that the United States intends to forfeit any assets alleged to be traceable to proceeds of the offense.

According to the indictment, these individuals were members and associates of a criminal organization or enterprise operating in Hillsborough County and elsewhere known as “AP,” short for Alexander Park. AP engaged in narcotics distribution, bank fraud, obstruction of justice, and acts of violence including murder, aggravated assault, robbery, and arson. In furtherance of the racketeering conspiracy, AP members also committed acts outside Florida including Oregon, California, and Michigan. Those acts include aggravated assault, home invasion robbery, and burglary.

An indictment is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law; every defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the Drug Enforcement Administration; Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation; the Tampa Police Department; and the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the State Attorney’s Office for the 13th Judicial Circuit. It will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Shauna S. Hale.

This effort is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF identifies disrupts and dismantles high-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led intelligence-driven multi-agency approach. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.