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The defendants are also charged with conspiracy to commit robbery and two counts of Hobbs Act Robbery and firearms offenses in connection with the armed robberies of two jewelry stores in the Denver, Colorado area in June of 2024.DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA:A grand jury returned two indictments charging a total of 54 individuals, some associated with TdA, for leading and facilitating a large-scale conspiracy to use malware to steal millions of dollars from U.S. Charges against some of the defendants included conspiracy to provide material support for terrorism, in addition to conspiracies to
commit bank fraud, money laundering, bank burglary, and computer fraud and abuse.DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO:Federal prosecutors have indicted 11 alleged members and leaders of TdA on racketeering charges, accusing them of kidnapping, brutally interrogating, and strangling a victim in an Albuquerque apartment, before burying his body in a remote desert grave. Department of State is offering rewards of up to $5 million for information leading to his arrest and/or conviction.SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS:A six-count superseding indictment has been unsealed charging four Venezuelan nationals, including multiple alleged high-ranking members of TdA, for conspiring
to provide and providing material support to TdA, and for conspiracy and distribution of cocaine in Colombia intended for distribution in the United States. announcement Justice Department Highlights Nationwide Crackdown on Tren de Aragua Thursday, December 18, 2025 Share Facebook X LinkedIn Email For Immediate Release Office of Public Affairs WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced the unsealing of multiple indictments against more than 70 individuals, including leaders and members of designated foreign terrorist organization Tren de Aragua (TdA), linked to various violent crimes inside and outside the United States, including murder, robbery, extortion, kidnapping, money