The U.S. Treasury Department on Dec. 3 unveiled new sanctions against individuals allegedly affiliated with Tren de Aragua, the Venezuelan criminal gang designated by the United States as a foreign terrorist organization.
Among those sanctioned was Venezuelan entertainer Jimena Romina Araya Navarro, also known as Rosita, for allegedly providing material support to Tren de Aragua, according to the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
Navarro—described by OFAC as a DJ, actress, and model—is accused of having helped the gang’s sanctioned leader, Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, escape from Venezuela’s Tocorón prison in 2012.
OFAC said that Navarro performs as a DJ at nightclubs around Colombia and that a portion of the revenue generated during her performances and events is given to the group’s leadership….