The actual act of the crime killing a man by firearm youd think yes state charge.. but bc the suspect and victim are oc, the feds brought the charges..federal law has all the same crimes as state law so doesnt mean theres any reason... however in light of what happened w cali and just for intelligence gathering, the feds charged him so they can deal directly w Pandrella with the goal of getting him to flip, or now divulge what happened with Cali...the EDNY is one of if not the most powerful and well funded Federal Prosecutors Office in the country... so if they tell the city and worthless DeBlasio to go pound sand its our case, then they almost always win