Stoughton Man Indicted in Kidnapping Scheme

BOSTON, MA — A Stoughton man is one of four who face federal charges in a 2016 kidnapping case in Quincy.

On March 22, Sedrick Oliveira of Stoughton, Diego Pires of Brockton, Malik Bangura of Taunton, and Yesenia Diax of Brockton, were indicted on kidnapping charges involving an adult and two minors in Quincy.

An affidavit obtained by the Enterprise says the victim was pulling up to his Marina Bay home with his two children when he was pulled from his vehicle by two masked men and played into a car with Sedrick Oliveira of Stoughton. Authorities say Oliveira, Pires, Malik Bangura of Taunton, and Yesenia Diax of Brockton drove the victim to Brockton and made him call his drug associates and girlfriend to get between $50,000-$100,000 in exchange for the safe return of him and his two kids. Failure to do so would result in the victim's death, Oliveira said.

In the victim's car, the suspects pulled out marijuana and stacks of cash before leaving the SUV in an alley with the two kids in it.

Pires is wanted by the FBI's Boston division and is considered armed and dangerous. If you have any information pertaining to Pires, you can contact the FBI Boston Division at 1-857-386-2000. Tips can also be electronically submitted at tips.fbi.gov.

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