Alleged members of the Tren de Aragua gang overtook an apartment building in Aurora, Colo., charging rent in exchange for 'protection.' (Edward Romero/ Council member Danielle Jurinsky)
In Nebraska, a federal grand jury returned two indictments charging 54 individuals, some associated with TdA, with leading and facilitating a scheme to use malware to steal millions of dollars from U.S. banks by hacking ATMs.
Some defendants are also charged with providing material support for terrorism and with conspiracies to commit money laundering, bank fraud, bank burglary, and computer fraud and abuse.
A federal grand jury in New Mexico returned an indictment against 11 alleged TdA members and leaders on racketeering charges. The suspects are accused of kidnapping, interrogating and strangling a victim in an Albuquerque apartment before burying his body in a remote desert grave, the DOJ said.
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Suspected juvenile Tren de Aragua members were housed in a former New York City shelter and were allegedly attacking people in Times Square in a string of robberies. (Obtained by the New York Post)
Guerrero Flores is currently at large and the Department of State is offering a $5 million reward for information leading to his arrest and/or conviction.
In Texas, federal prosecutors unsealed a six-count superseding indictment charging four Venezuelan nationals with conspiring to provide material support to TdA and with conspiracy to distribute cocaine in Colombia for distribution in the U.S.
According to court records, two of the Venezuelan nationals are top leaders of TdA, with one allegedly exercising command and control over all the gang’s criminal operations.
The other two suspects are high-ranking TdA members who operate out of multiple South American countries and direct operations including gold smuggling, narcotics exporting and violent crimes, the DOJ alleged.
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FBI Director Kash Patel said the agency is treating the group as a major national security concern as it works with partners across the country.
"The FBI is committed to investigating members of violent transnational gangs whose actions violate our laws and put American lives at risk," he said. "The existence of TdA is a direct threat to our national security, and we will not allow such a dangerous criminal organization to take root in our communities. Together with our law enforcement partners at every level, we are working to bring these ruthless criminals to justice."
Greg Wehner is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital.
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