James Chambers was indicted Wednesday on a charge alleging he planned to rob a Norwood check-cashing business with two others in January.
A Stoneham man was indicted Wednesday on a charge alleging he planned to rob a Norwood check-cashing business with two others in January. James Chambers, 53, was indicted by a Grand Jury in Boston's Federal District Court Wednesday on a charge of conspiracy to commit robbery, according to court filings. Also indicted on the same charge were John Salvucci, 65, of Medford, and George Whalen, 55, of Winthrop. The three men allegedly planned to kidnap the owner of Norwood-based Forest Hills Check Cashing then make him help rob the store. But another person Salvucci attempted to involve in the plot tipped off the FBI, who arrested the trio on Jan. 25. The investigation leading to their arrest included wiretaps and surveillance of Salvucci's …
Three men who allegedly planned to rob Forest Hills Check Cashing remained jailed after a hearing Tuesday in U.S. District Court.
A Medford man recruited two men, including a Stoneham resident, with lengthy histories of armed robbery and bank robbery whom he touted as being "from Charlestown" to attempt to rob a Norwood check-cashing store, according to an FBI affidavit. Before his arrest on a conspiracy charge last week John Salvucci of South Medford allegedly told a confidant that his co-conspirators were "real serious guys" who would die before going back to prison, according to an FBI affidavit. But Salvucci didn't know the confidant, whom he recruited to help rob a check-cashing store in Norwood, was cooperating with the FBI and recorded the conversation. "(They will) never go back," Salvucci allegedly said in a recorded conversation. "They'll end up dead before…
James Chambers, 53, of Stoneham, John Salvucci, 65, of Medford and George Whalen, 55, of Winthrop, were arrested early Wednesday morning on federal arrest warrants, according to a U.S. Department of Justice statement.
Three men, including a Stoneham man, were arrested and charged Wednesday in a federal court in Boston with conspiring to rob a Norwood check-cashing business, according to a U.S. Department of Justice press statement. James Chambers, 53, of Stoneham, John Salvucci, 65, of Medford and George Whalen, 55, of Winthrop, were arrested early Wednesday morning on federal arrest warrants, according to the statement. “The actions alleged in the complaint involved a dangerous and violent plot to commit a robbery and kidnap a store owner," said U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz in the statement. "Thanks to the diligence and hard work of the investigative team, the plot was thwarted and the defendants now face federal criminal charges.” “Early (Wednesday) …
