Federal Grand Jury Returns Indictment Charging Four Defendants with Robbery, Kidnapping, and Firearms Offenses

Providence- A federal grand jury in Rhode Island has returned an indictment charging Alberto Rivera, 26, of Cranston; Richard Robinson, 35, of Providence; Brian Medina, 30, of Providence; and Nelson Gomes Goncalves, 25, of East Providence, with Hobbs Act Robbery, conspiracy, kidnapping, and firearms offenses related to the alleged armed robbery and abduction of a victim in November 2022.

According to the indictment, on or about November 23, 2022, the defendants allegedly conspired to rob a victim of a Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk and U.S. currency by means of actual and threatened force, violence, and fear of injury.

The indictment further alleges that the defendants kidnapped and transported the victim from Massachusetts to Rhode Island. The indictment also charges the defendants with carrying, brandishing, and discharging a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence.

An indictment is merely an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Julie M. White.

The matter was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI).