Two members of the Tren de Aragua gang were sentenced and fined Thursday after pleading guilty to robbing a Denver jewelry store.

Jean Torres-Roman, 22, and Newman Castillo Delgado, 23, each from Venezuela, pleaded guilty to charges relating to an armed robbery of Denver’s Joyeria El Ruby Jewelry Store in the 5100 block of West 38th Avenue on June 24, 2024, according to a Thursday news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Both pleaded guilty to one count of Hobbs Act Robbery and another of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, according to the release. Torres-Roman was sentenced to 19 years and seven months in prison and Castillo Delgado 20 years; each also has to pay nearly $4 million in restitution.

“Tren de Aragua members brutally robbed a Denver business and left multiple people with significant injuries,” said U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado Peter McNeilly in the release. “I am thankful to our team of federal prosecutors, special agents, and task force officers who are making real progress toward eliminating Tren de Aragua in Colorado, and I am grateful that these serious crimes were met with appropriately severe sentences.”

The TdA gang made headlines in 2024 after members took over three apartment complexes operated by CBZ Management in Aurora. In 2025, President Donald Trump designated the group as a foreign terrorist organization.

The afternoon of the crime, both men entered the store, pointed weapons in the direction of employees before using them to beat several, leaving multiple employees with injuries, according to the release. They also took about $4 million in gold and jewelry; the suspects were later found in El Paso, Texas.

During the proceedings, the court found Torres-Roman and Castillo Delgado were members of the TdA gang and the organization’s leadership faces a separate indictment alleging that the robbery was “approved and authorized” by high-ranking members of the gang so that the proceeds could be sent to increase their wealth outside the country, according to the release.

U.S. District Judge Nina Wang presided over the case.

Denver Gazette reporter Nico Brambila contributed to this report.