Damián Daniel Rojas, a Venezuelan migrant in the United States, denied that he is involved in phone theft in New York City, after a video went viral in which he supposedly appears with five other men, one of them showing at least four cell phones.
“Damián Daniel Rojas, of Venezuelan nationality, is being sought by New York City police for being one of the leaders of a gang dedicated to cell phone theft in the city, showing part of what was stolen on TikTok”, is the information that has been circulating for a few days.
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#Events | Damián Daniel Rojas, a Venezuelan national, is being sought by the New York City police for being one of the leaders of a gang dedicated to cell phone theft in the city, showing part of what was stolen on TikTok. #14Feb #USA – LuisSucesosLuis pic.twitter.com/SBjxfnSlVt
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For these publications, which have had wide reach on social networks, especially in the Venezuelan migrant community, Rojas assured that he does not lead a criminal gang.
“For those who are publishing photos of me saying that I steal phones and that I am wanted by the police, it is totally false. I work and earn things honestly. “Anyone who knows me knows that I’m not into stealing phones or anything like that,” the young man said on Facebook.
The publication accompanied it with three photographs. In one of them he appears dressed casually, and in two others he is seen aboard a van, without making it clear if he works in transfer services.
“They want to damage my life with things that are false. I don’t steal phones nor am I a gang leader. All this is false. Some hidden hurt that can’t have what I have wants to scratch me. It’s not me and no one is looking for me. Live your life, I will take care of mine,” he stated.
On the social network TikTok he insisted that he makes an “honest” living and that There are “unscrupulous people” who would be trying to harm him.
In recent months, New York City has experienced an increase in the number of migrants arriving in the city, many of them seeking refuge from violence and poverty in their countries of origin. However, this increase has coincided with an uptick in criminal activity, which has generated concern in the population.
The majority of undocumented foreigners arriving in the city He has no ties to criminal gangs. But some members of these gangs have taken advantage of the vulnerability of migrants to recruit or exploit them and in recent weeks, young people have been arrested allegedly linked to criminal acts, such as phone theft, and several are from Venezuela.
One of the main organizations that would be involved is the Aragua Train, known for its extreme violence and which has been linked to robberies, extortion, human trafficking and murders. As well as the Mara Salvatrucha, which has a presence in several Latin American countries and the United States. There is even a fear that both organizations will unite.
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