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Three Men Tied to Tren De Aragua Sentenced for Kidnapping, Torturing of Man in Denver
Federal prosecutors said the men filmed the abuse and demanded $30,000 in ransom before one victim’s pinky was cut off with pliers.
- On Monday, a federal judge sentenced three Venezuelan nationals linked to TdA to 20 years in prison for kidnapping and torturing a roommate in Denver in 2024, prosecutors said.
- The four defendants kidnapped the victim after discovering he and his father were police officers in Venezuela, later consulting with international TdA leadership during the attack.
- Authorities said the group filmed themselves strangling the victim, holding his head in water, and severing his finger with pliers, demanding a $30,000 ransom from his wife in Venezuela.
- Judge John Kane sentenced the three men in separate hearings in late September and early October, while a fourth defendant, Jose Daniel Pineda-Moreno, pleaded guilty to attempted kidnapping and awaits December sentencing.
- United States Attorney Colorado Peter McNeilly announced a federal grand jury indicted TdA leader Brawins Dominique Suarez Villegas, also known as "Chino San Vicente," for his role in the October 2024 crimes.
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Denver man’s escape exposes chilling Tren de Aragua kidnapping plot that lands trio in prison
The alleged victim survived days of abuse before escaping and walking into a police station missing a finger, prosecutors said.
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