Own Every Dollar Gang Member Pleads Guilty to 2022 Murder
NEW YORK CITY - Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the guilty plea today of Mayovanex Rodriguez, a/k/a “Menorcito,” in connection with his criminal activities as a member of the violent gang Own Every Dollar, including the 2022 murder of Anthony Savarese. Rodriguez pled guilty today to several charges, including murder through use of a firearm, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jennifer E. Willis.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “On February 7, 2022, Mayovanex Rodriguez shot and killed Anthony Savarese in the head at point-blank range in the Bronx. That murder is just one of the many acts of violence that members and associates of OED have committed that have terrorized Washington Heights and surrounding communities. This plea is a reminder that this Office will relentlessly pursue any gangs who threaten the safety of New Yorkers and that gang members who commit violent crimes will be apprehended and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
As alleged in the Indictment and statements made in public filings and public court proceedings:
Rodriguez is a member of the violent gang OED, a subset of the Trinitarios gang based in and around the Washington Heights area of Manhattan. The indictments in this case charge 24 members and associates of OED with numerous violent crimes, including five murders and 15 attempted murders.
On February 7, 2022, shortly after midnight, Rodriguez attempted to commit a gunpoint robbery of 41-year-old Anthony Savarese on Andrews Avenue between West 183rd Street and West Fordham Road in the Bronx. During the attempted robbery, Rodriguez shot Savarese in the head from point-blank range, killing him.
Nine other defendants previously pled guilty in the case.
Rodriguez, 29, of the Bronx, New York, pled guilty to one count of racketeering conspiracy, which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison; one count of murder through the use of a firearm, which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison; and one count of narcotics conspiracy, which carries a mandatory minimum term of 10 years in prison and a maximum sentence of life in prison. Rodriguez is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge J. Paul Oetken on May 30, 2024.
The minimum and maximum potential sentences in this case are prescribed by Congress and are provided here for informational purposes only, as any sentencing of the defendant will be determined by the judge.
Mr. Williams praised the outstanding work of the DEA's New York Drug Enforcement Task Force comprising agents and officers of the New York City Police Department, New York State Police and the Drug Enforcement Administration.
This case is being handled by the Office’s Narcotics Unit. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Sarah L. Kushner, Kevin Mead, and Ashley C. Nicolas are in charge of the prosecution.
