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Denver, Colorado: FBI Arrests Brawins Dominique Suarez Villegas for RICO Conspiracy
DENVER, COLORADO – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Brawins Dominique Suarez Villegas, a/k/a ‘Chino San Vicente,’ has been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with a series of crimes in Colorado.
Suarez Villegas and co-defendant Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano, a/k/a ‘Jovani San Vicente,’ a/k/a ‘El Viejo,’ face several charges, including a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) conspiracy.
The indictment alleges that Suarez Villegas and Mosquera Serrano were members and associates of the Tren de Aragua transnational criminal organization. They are charged with a RICO conspiracy, alleging that from May 2024 through on or about March of 2025, they conducted activity for Tren de Aragua through a pattern of racketeering activity that included robbery, extortion, kidnapping, money laundering, and controlled substance offenses.
Suarez Villegas and Mosquera Serrano 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.
One of those defendants, Newman Castillo-Delgado, was sentenced to 240 months in prison on December 17, 2025, after pleading guilty to charges including Hobbs Act Robbery and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence in connection with his role in the robbery of Joyeria El Ruby in June 2024.
Suarez Villegas is also charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping, kidnapping, cyberstalking, and a firearms offense related to the kidnapping, ransom, torture, and disfigurement of a victim in October of 2024 in Denver, Colorado.
According to the facts established at the sentencing hearing for Newman Castillo-Delgado related to the robbery of Joyeria El Ruby in June 2024, Mr. Castillo-Delgado and other co-defendants committed an armed robbery of the store, stealing nearly $4,000,000 in jewelry and gold, and brutally beat several employees with a firearm during the robbery.
The investigation is being handled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Denver Field Office, and the Denver Police Department, with assistance from the Colombian National Police GAULA ELITE unit and DEA Bogota Country Office – Group 3.
Mandatory Facts:
- Defendant: Brawins Dominique Suarez Villegas
- Criminal Charges: RICO Conspiracy, Conspiracy to Commit Robbery, Hobbs Act Robbery, Firearms Offenses
- City and State: Denver, Colorado
- Exact Date: May 2024 – March 2025
- Sentence or Outcome: Currently in federal custody awaiting trial
- Dollar Amounts: $4,000,000 in stolen jewelry and gold
Key Facts
- State: Colorado
- Category: Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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