Two members of the Venezuelan jail gang Tren de Aragua who pleaded responsible to robbing a Denver jewelry store at gunpoint have been sentenced to twenty years in federal jail, the U.S. Lawyer’s Workplace for the District of Colorado stated.
Jean Torres-Ramon, 22, and Newman Castillo Delgado, 23, pleaded responsible to theft and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of against the law of violence, federal officers stated Thursday.
Torres-Ramon and Delgado are two of a minimum of seven suspects dealing with fees within the June 2024 robbery of Joyeria El Ruby jewellery retailer at 5108 W. thirty eighth Ave. in Denver’s West Highland neighborhood.
The group is accused of getting into the shop, aiming weapons at staff, beating staff with weapons and stealing almost $4 million in gold and jewellery, the U.S. Lawyer’s Workplace stated in a information launch.
An indictment in a distinct federal case alleges the theft was authorized by Tren de Aragua leaders to counterpoint the gang.
Torres-Ramon was sentenced to 235 months, or almost 20 years in jail, and Castillo Delgado was sentenced to twenty years in jail. Each males should pay $3.9 million in court-ordered restitution.
Attorneys for the lads couldn’t instantly be reached for remark.
5 different suspects within the theft, Oswaldo Lozada-Solis, Jesus Daniel Lara Del Toro, Derek Alexander Dun-Vargas, Briley Ballera-Farias and Edwuimar Nazareth Colina-Romero, nonetheless have open federal circumstances, in keeping with courtroom information.
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