DENVER — A grand jury has indicted 11 people who identified themselves as “The Sopranos” on charges including violations of Colorado’s Organized Crime Control Act, according to the Denver District Attorney’s Office.
The suspects are accused of stealing more than $950,000 worth of motor vehicles, firearms, tools and other items between Feb. 19 and Sept. 29 “to support their fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine addictions,” authorities said. They arranged for the sale of stolen goods on Facebook and other social media platforms, and are believed to have used the profits to buy drugs, according to prosecutors.
Working in two-member teams, the group targeted Kias and Hyundais, officials said. One member acted as a lookout and getaway driver, while the other broke into a targeted vehicle through the driver’s side door before breaking the ignition lock and starting the vehicle using a screwdriver, prosecutors alleged.
Authorities said the group also targeted “puffers,” vehicles that were left running and unattended, and used credit cards found in stolen vehicles to buy gift cards, tools and other items. They coordinated crimes and bond for each other through Facebook, where they also boasted to each other “about their individual prowess at automotive thievery,” prosecutors said. On the social media site, they also occasionally livestreamed their thefts as they were in progress, according to authorities.
The suspects were charged with crimes including first-degree conspiracy to commit aggravated motor vehicle theft, aggravated motor vehicle theft, identity theft. They were identified as Daniel Holman, 42; Danea Lynn Holman, 39; Elisha Monique Marquez, 30; Richardlee Martin Oritz, 28; Timothy James Boles, 27; Lanea Dawn Rodriquez, 23; Daysha Ann Holman, 22; Rachel Christine Montour, 22; Sierra Sandoval, 22; Guillermo Jesus Hernandez, 21 and Ariel Sosa, 21.
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