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BRONX TIMES R BTR EPORTER, JULY 3-9, 2020 17
BY JASON COHEN
A Bronx mom will now be going
to prison after recruiting an undercover
cop in a murder-for-hire plot.
According to the Bronx District
Attorney’s offi ce, 45-year-old Annette
Spann employed a hire gun to keep
a man from testifying against her
son, who was charged in the nonfatal
shooting of the man two months earlier.
“The defendant, a Bronx mother
whose son allegedly shot a man, hired
a hitman to fi nish the job,” said District
Attorney Darcel Clark. “She
paid $1,000 to the supposed hitman,
who was actually an undercover detective.
The defendant will now go to
prison for trying to end someone’s life
and for trying to subvert the criminal
justice system.”
Spann, who lives on East 178 Street,
was sentenced June 24 to two and onethird
years to seven years in prison.
The defendant pleaded guilty to second
degree conspiracy on May 26.
According to the investigation, on
Nov. 14, 2019, Spann met with an undercover
detective who she believed
was a hitman. Spann is seen on video
counting money and paying the detective
$1,000 for the hit job.
Spann provided specifi c information
Photo via Getty Images
about the intended victim’s
whereabouts and associates. The defendant
was arrested on Nov. 22, 2019.
Her son, 26-year-old Candido Lizarro,
also known as Candido Lizarra, was
arrested Dec. 11, 2019 in Florida for allegedly
shooting the victim on Sept. 2,
2019 and was extradited to the Bronx.
The case against him is pending.
BY JASON COHEN
As eviction moratoriums
expire in a growing number of
states, landlords are gearing
up to evict tenants whose jobs
and incomes were destroyed
by COVID-19.
On Tuesday, Jamaal Bowman,
the likely next congressman
representing NY-16
and community groups held
a Zoom call where they announced
a national eviction
blockade to protect Black and
brown tenants at risk of losing
their homes because they can’t
afford to pay rent.
“How the heck are people
supposed to pay their rent
when they don’t have income
coming in,” Bowman said. “It’s
inhumane, it’s racist and that’s
why I’m proud to stand and
fi ght with you.”
People on the Zoom call included
progressive leaders,
tenant leaders from New York,
California and across the country,
members of New York Communities
for Change (NYCC),
Alliance of Californians for
Community Empowerment
(ACCE), Action Center on Race
and the Economy (ACRE) and
other organizations.
According to Bowman, 31
percent of his district was rent
burdened before COVID-19 and
now he can’t even imagine how
high the numbers are.
He questioned why the government
bailed out airlines
and cruise companies, yet not
the working class and where
thr second stimulus payments
were.
Bowman called on the federal
and state government to
cancel rent and utilities and
give people $2,000 a month until
the pandemic ends.
“What the hell else are people
supposed to do,” Bowman
exclaimed.
Peggy Perkins, a resident
of Long Island, is a member of
NYCC. Perkins has been struggling
the past few months.
She owns a beauty store
and is closed until Phase 3.
Additionally, she has three
kids, one of which has special
needs. Making her problems
worse, Perkins did not receive
any fi nancial assistance from
the federal government for her
business.
Perkins is not sure how she
will pay rent. She lives in Section
8 housing, yet her property
manager still had the audacity
to send a letter saying rent is
due July 1 and he would be accepting
credit or debit card as
payment.
“These landlords don’t
care,” she said. “These judges
don’t care. How can anyone
who’s on Section 8 have a debit
or credit card to pay for an
apartment that costs $1,300.”
Perkins noted that it is not
fair that the wealthy are still
making money during the pandemic,
while those who normally
struggle are hurting
even more.
She said that Governor Andrew
Cuomo is supposed to
look out for the people.
“He Cuomo is making
sure that his pockets are fi lled
up,” she said. “No one can afford
rent at this time.”
Jasmine Johnson, a tenant
leader in North Carolina and a
member of Action North Carolina
was also on the call. She
was despondent and stressed
that rent must be canceled.
Johnson has struggled during
COVID-19. She lost her job
in March and has dealt with a
slumlord for two years. She recently
began receiving unemployment,
which should ease
her fi nancial burden a bit.
“Now that COVID-19 happened
people are in our shoes,”
she said. “I feel like canceling
rent is very important. It’s not
fair to just evict people. The
government needs to get off its
tail and help us.”
Bowman, community
want rent canceled
Bronx mother sentenced to prison
following murder-for-hire plot
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