UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

vs. 

CHRISTOPHER SINGH, 

ALLESSANDRO BOVO, and 

JHONATHAN SCHIAVELLO 

Defendants. 

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CRIMINAL COVER SHEET 

1. Did this matter originate from a matter pending in the Northern Region of the United States 

Attorney's Office prior to August 9, 2013 (Mag. Judge Alicia 0. Valle)? _ Yes K.._ No 

2. Did this matter originate from a matter pending in the Central Region of the United States 

Attorney's Office prior to August 8, 2014 (Mag. Judge Shaniek M. Maynard)?_ Yes X No 

3. Did this matter originate from a matter pending in the Central Region of the United States 

Attorney's Office prior to August 8, 2019 (Mag. Judge Jared M. Strauss)? _ Yes K.._ No 

Respectfully submitted, 

ARIANA FAJARDO ORSHAN 

UNITED ST A TES ATTORNEY 

BY: Isl Shane Butland 

SHANER. BUTLAND 

Assistant United States Attorney 

Court ID No. A5502525 

99 NE 4th Street 4th Floor 

Miami, FL 33132 

Telephone: (305) 961-9123 

E-Mail: Shane.Butland(a),usdoj .gov 

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AO 91 (Rev 08°09) Criminal Complaint 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

United States of America 

V. 

CHRISTOPHER SINGH, 

ALLESSANDRO BOVO, and 

JHONATHAN SCHIAVELLO 

Defendalll(s) 

for the 

Southern District of Florida 

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CRIMINAL COMPLAINT 

I, the complainant in this case, state that the following is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. 

On or about the date(s) of June 6, 2020 and June 8, 2020 in the county of Broward and Miami-Dade in the 

Southern District of Florida , the defendant(s) violated: 

Code Section 

18 U.S.C. § 371 

Offense Description 

Conspiracy to Commit Carjacking 

18 U.S.C. § 2119(1) Carjacking 

This criminal complaint is based on these facts: 

SEE ATTACHED AFFIDAVIT. 

ii}{ Continued on the attached sheet. 

Attested to by the applicant in accordance with the requirements 

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City and state: Miami, Florida 

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AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF CRIMINAL COMPLAINT 

I, Fernando Sacasas, being first duly sworn, hereby depose and state the following: 

1. I am a Task Force Officer with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 

Explosives (ATF). I have served as an ATF Task Force Officer in Miami for approximately 2 \ 2 

years. I have been employed as a law enforcement officer with the Miami-Dade Police Department 

for approximately 15 years. Currently, I am assigned to the Street Terror Offender Program 

("STOP")/High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area ("HIDT A") Task Force. My duties include the 

investigation of a variety of federal offenses, including crimes such as carjacking, Hobbs Act 

Robbery, the possession of firearms in furtherance of violent crimes, and drug trafficking offenses. 

2. The information set forth in this Affidavit comes from my personal involvement in 

this investigation, as well as from information provided to me by other law enforcement officers 

who were involved in the investigation. This Affidavit does not represent every fact known about 

this investigation, but is submitted for the limited purpose of establishing probable cause for the 

issuance of a criminal complaint charging CHRISTOPHER SINGH ("SINGH"), 

ALLESSANDRO BOVO ("BOVO") and JHONATHAN SCHIA VELLO ("SHIA VELLO") with 

conspiracy to commit carjacking, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, and 

SINGH and BOVO with carjacking, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2119(1). 

PROBABLE CAUSE 

3. On or about June 6, 2020, at approximately 2:26 a.m., an individual with the initials 

"P.R." reported to the Broward County Sheriffs Office that he was the victim of an armed 

carjacking. P.R. stated that he parked his 2020 silver Toyota Highlander bearing Florida tag 

LLGA53 in front of 5541 SW 1th street, Hollywood, Florida. As he walked towards his residence, 

he observed two masked individuals approach him. One of the individuals, a black male, pointed 

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a black rifle at him and demanded the keys to P.R. 'scar and for P.R. to "empty his pockets." P.R. 

then handed his car keys and wallet to the black male. The other individual, a Hispanic male, 

pointed a chrome and black handgun at P.R. and said "Get in the car!" at which time the black 

male and the Hispanic male entered P.R.' s vehicle and fled from the scene. 

4. Later that morning, at approximately 4:02 a.m., an individual with the initials 

"Y.P." reported that he was the victim of an armed carjacking. Y.P. stated that he exited the rear 

of his residence, located in Hialeah, Florida, at approximately 3:55 a.m., at which time he was 

attacked in his back yard by two masked individuals. One of the individuals, who was later 

identified as BOVO, had a black pistol, and the other, a black male, had a rifle. Both individuals 

ordered Y.P. to the ground at gunpoint and demanded Y.P.'s property. Y.P. handed the two men 

his car keys and a 9mm pistol. The black male then struck Y.P. in the head with his rifle and fled 

the scene in Y.P.'s black Infiniti Q50 vehicle bearing Florida tag HSLG03. 

5. This incident was captured on video surveillance from Y.P.'s residence and 

neighboring houses. That video surveillance shows that the masked individuals exited a light 

colored Honda Civic with a dark/discolored front driver's side quarter panel and approached Y.P.' s 

residence. The video surveillance also shows the same Honda Civic following Y.P.'s stolen black 

Infiniti as both vehicles left the area. 

6. A review of Sunpass records from later that morning reflect that Y.P.'s black 

lnfiniti was following a Honda Civic on I-95 in Golden Gables, Florida, that matched the Honda 

Civic in the video surveillance of Y.P.'s neighbors. The license plate of the Honda Civic was 

IQ3BUP, which is registered to SINGH. 

7. Law enforcement observed that Honda Civic parked at 14501 NW 16th Avenue, 

Miami, Florida. In the yard adjoining that residence, law enforcement observed several individuals 

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stripping vehicles. One of the vehicles being stripped was a light colored Infiniti Q60 coupe, which 

matched the make and model of a vehicle that was stolen in a carjacking that occu1Ted on or about 

June 8, 2020 in Broward County. 

8. The report from that incident reflects that on or about June 8, 2020, at 

approximately 6:50 a.m., an individual with the initials "J.O." reported to the Broward County 

Sheriffs Office that he was the victim of an armed carjacking. J.O. stated that he was approached 

by three (3) black males in front of 7804 73rd Terrace, Taramac, Florida. Two of those individuals 

were later identified as BOVO and SCHIA VELLO. One of the individuals struck J.O. in the back 

of the head, pointed a pistol at J.O.'s face, and told J.O. to get on the ground. The male then began 

searching J.O.'s person while demanding J.O.'s car keys and money. J.O. further stated that he felt 

the barrel of a pistol on his head and back. One of the individuals took J.O.'s wallet and car keys 

from J.O.'s pants pockets. The three individuals then fled in J.O.'s 2017 silver Infiniti Q60 coupe. 

9. On or about June 11, 2020, law enforcement officers conducted a traffic stop on 

that Honda Civic registered to SINGH. Three occupants were inside the vehicle-SINGH was 

driving, SCI-IIAVELLO was in the front passenger seat, and an individual named Teddy Oliver 

Pierre ("Pierre") was in the back passenger seat. Law enforcement observed a pistol in plain view 

on the rear passenger floor of the vehicle. All three occupants were arrested. 

10. Thereafter, SINGH, SCHIA VELLO, and Pierre waived their Miranda rights and 

provided a video-recorded statement to law enforcement officers. 

11. SINGH stated that on or about June 6, 2020 and on or about June 8, 2020, he drove 

BOVO and an unidentified co-defendant in his car looking for individuals to rob. SfNGH further 

stated that on or about June 6, 2020 and on or about June 8, 2020, he drove BOVO and the 

unidentified co-defendant to the three locations identified above and waited for BOVO and the 

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unidentified co-defendant to steal the victims' cars. SINGH would then follow the stolen car away 

from the location. SINGH also stated that BOVO and the unidentified co-defendant used imitation 

pistols to steal the vehicles on or about June 6, 2020, but that the unidentified defendant used the 

Glock 9mm pistol stolen from a victim on or about June 6, 2020 to commit the vehicle theft on 

June 8, 2020. 

12. SCHIAVELLO stated that he was present while BOVO and an unidentified codefendant stole a victim's two-door Infiniti "last week." SCHIAVELLO described the stolen 

vehicle, which matched the silver Infiniti owned by J.O. SCHIAVELLO further admitted to 

stripping the vehicle for parts, and that SCHIA VELLO was to be paid $400. 

13. Pierre stated to law enforcement that an individual named "Alex Bovo" was one of 

the individuals who participated in the cajackings on or about June 6, 2020 and on or about June 

8, 2020. Law enforcement subsequently arrested BOVO. 

14. After waiving his Miranda rights, BOVO provided a video-recorded statement to 

law enforcement. In that statement, BOVO stated that on or about June 6, 2020 and in or about 

June 8, 2020, SINGH, BOVO, SCHIA VELLO and the same unidentified co-defendant identified 

by SINGH were driving around looking for cars to steal. BOVO identified SINGH as the driver 

on each date. BOVO admitted to participating in the robbery of the two victims on or about June 

6, 2020 while carrying an imitation pistol. BOVO further stated that on or about June 8, 2020, he 

and SCHIA VELLO were in the back seat of SINGH's car, and the unidentified co-defendant was 

in the front seat of the car. BOVO said that the unidentified co-defendant was carrying the Glock 

9mm pistol stolen from a victim on or about June 6, 2020. BOVO stated that when they arrived at 

the victim's residence, BOVO observed the unidentified co-defendant strike the victim with the 

stolen Glock 9mm firearm and take the victim's wallet, while SCHIAVELLO rummaged through 

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the victim's silver Infiniti. BOVO further stated that he, SCHIA VELLO and the unidentified codefendant all fled the scene in the victim's car, and split the money contained in the victim's wallet. 

14. Based on the foregoing, your Affiant respectfully submits that there exists probable 

cause to believe that SINGH, BOVO, and SCHIA VELLO committed the offenses of conspiracy 

to commit carjacking, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, and that SINGH 

and BOVO committed the offense of carjacking, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, 

Section 2119(1). 

FURTHER YOUR AFFIANT SA YETH NAUGHT. 

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Task Force OfJCerFernando Sacasas 

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms 

Attested to by the applicant in accordance with the requirements 

of Fed. R. C · . P. 4. Telephone this ~y ofJune 2020. 

HONORABLl EDWIN G. TORRES 

UNITED ST A TES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 

CASE NUMBER: ----------

BOND RECOMMENDATION 

DEFENDANT: CHRISTOPHER SINGH 

Pre-Trial Detention 

(Personal Surety) (Corporate Surety) (Cash) (Pre-Trial Detention) 

By: 

AUSA: Shane Butland 

Last Known Address: 7701 NW 10th Street 

Pembroke Pines, FL 

What Facility: 

Agent(s): Fernando Sacasas (ATF TFO) 

(FBI) (SECRET SERVICE) (DEA) (IRS) (ICE) (OTHER) 

1645 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 310 

Miami, FL 33132 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 

CASE NUMBER: ----------

BOND RECOMMENDATION 

DEFENDANT: ALLESSANDRO BOVO 

Pre-Trial Detention 

(Personal Surety) (Corporate Surety) (Cash) (Pre-Trial Detention) 

By: 

AUSA: Shane Butland 

Last Known Address: 3095 NW 30th Place 

Oakland Park, Florida 33311 

What Facility: 

Agent(s): Fernando Sacasas (ATF TFO) 

(FBI) (SECRET SERVICE) (DEA) (IRS) (ICE) (OTHER) 

1645 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 310 

Miami, FL 33132 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 

CASE NUMBER: ----------

BOND RECOMMENDATION 

DEFENDANT: JHONATHAN SCHIAVELLO 

$50,000 10% BOND 

(Personal Surety) (Corporate Surety) (Cash) (Pre-Trial Detention) 

By: 

AUSA: Shane Butland 

Last Known Address: 7701 NW 10th Street 

Pembroke Pines, FL 

What Facility: 

Agent(s): Fernando Sacasas (ATF TFO) 

(FBI) (SECRET SERVICE) (DEA) (IRS) (ICE) (OTHER) 

1645 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 310 

Miami, FL 33132 

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