Two Brockton brothers have been indicted on charges that they stole nearly $200,000 from a West Roxbury credit union where one of them worked as a teller.
A federal grand jury sitting in Boston indicted Jenel Flounoury, 29, and Justin Flounoury, 33, on charges of conspiracy and larceny from a credit union. Federal prosecutors say they ripped the Energy Credit Union off to the tune of $197,146.
Conspiracy carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison, while the larceny charge can put the brothers behind bars for up to a decade. They are scheduled to be arraigned at federal court in Boston on Jan. 23 at 2:30 p.m.
The brothers were initially arraigned in Boston Municipal Court, West Roxbury division on state-level charges following the alleged Sept. 24, 2024, heist.
Boston Police and members of the FBI Violent Crimes Task Force responded to the credit union a little before 1 p.m. that day after receiving an alert to a robbery in progress.
Jenel Flounoury, who worked there as a teller, told police that just minutes before, an unknown male — who prosecutors say is actually his brother — walked up with a note demanding that he “hand it over.” The teller then turned over the cash from the main vault and in a blue ATM bag. The “unknown male” robber then fled the scene.
The bank manager said none of that went according to policy and told police that he found it suspicious. Police then followed the brothers home where they say they saw them burning clothing on a grill. They searched the property and allegedly found the cash.
Two Jamaican men who were working with a Colombian drug cartel were convicted on charges related to their involvement in what federal prosecutors described as a “sophisticated international money laundering organization” that moved more than $6 million in drug money.
Some of that money made its way through banks in Massachusetts and right into the lap of the U.S. Attorney’s office, which filed charges against 20 alleged members of the scheme.
On Thursday, a federal jury convicted two of them: St. Devon Anthony Cover, 61, and Dennis Raymond Rowe, 59, both of Jamaica. Their sentencing date has not yet been set but prosecutors say their charges can land them in prison for up to 20 years.
“Today’s convictions reflect the relentless efforts of this office and our law enforcement partners to dismantle the sophisticated financial networks that fuel international drug cartels. These defendants were key players in a scheme that laundered millions in drug proceeds — enabling the flow of deadly narcotics onto our streets,” U.S. Attorney Joshua S. Levy said following the convictions.
During the investigation, nearly 3,000 kilos of cocaine, valued at more than $90 million, was traced back to the organization. Federal prosecutors say 1,192 kilos were seized at sea about 60 miles south of Jamaica and 1,555 kilos were seized in nine scrap metal shipping containers at the Port of Buenaventura, Colombia.