Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced Thursday, April 9th, the arrest of a married couple and owners of Mangoville Meat & Grocery—a Mount Vernon Caribbean Restaurant known for its Jamaican Cuisine—on tax-related charges.
Estrado Willis—known as OK Freddy—and Eleanor Willis, 45 and 46 years old respectively, were arraigned on March 27 on charges of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, Criminal Tax Fraud in the Third Degree, Criminal Tax Fraud in the Fourth Degree, and Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree, all felonies. The defendants, owners of Mangoville Meat & Grocery store in Mount Vernon, appeared before Mount Vernon City Court Judge Nichelle Johnson and were released on their own recognizance.
The District Attorney’s office tells Black Westchester, “the charges stem from the defendant’s alleged failure to report personal income and their failure to remit sales tax funds to the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance collected from sales at the Mangoville Meat & Grocery store from March, 2018 through April, 2025. These funds are said to total roughly $76,000.”
Eleanor Willis and Estrado Willis also allegedly received income from Mangoville, as well as other income sources, but knowingly failed to include all the income received on returns filed with New York State. Allegedly, with intent to defraud, the defendants filed personal income tax returns with the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance for tax years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.
“This arrest sends a clear message: individuals who attempt to evade their tax obligations will be held accountable. Our office is committed to protecting the integrity of the financial system and ensuring fairness to all taxpayers,” DA Cacace shared with Black Westchester in a statement.
This is not Freddy’s first run-in with the law. Estrado Willis was previously involved in a high-profile criminal case tied directly to an incident at the restaurant. He was charged in a separate 2020 case regarding a physical altercation with an employee, though he was found not guilty in March 2021. Prosecutors had alleged he placed the employee in a chokehold.
In an earlier case, Willis’ business, OK Freddy’s Meat Market, located at 132 South Fourth Avenue, was fined for liquor violations, which led to then-Mayor Richard Thomas illegally shutting down the business without due process. Freddy eventually won the case and moved across the street to 133 South Fourth Avenue (Richard Thomas former campaign office when he was running for mayor in 2015) and rebranded his business Mangoville Meat & Grocery.
Then-Mayor Thomas claimed the business was a “clear and present danger” and a “nuisance” due to violations, including missing fire extinguishers, lack of carbon monoxide detectors, and illegal storage of liquor. The meat market was fined $6,000 by the New York State Liquor Authority for various violations following the actions by the Mayor.
This current investigation was conducted by the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance.
This case is being prosecuted by Nicole Gamble, a Senior Tax Fraud Counsel in the Economic Crimes Bureau of the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office.
The charges against the defendants are merely accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
