David X. Sullivan, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Anthony Pena, also known as "Tony," has been sentenced to 132 months in federal prison. Pena, a 24-year-old from Miami Gardens, Florida, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford for his involvement in a violent kidnapping incident in Danbury last summer.
Court documents and statements reveal that on August 25, 2024, several males were seen assaulting another male and forcing him into a white work van. Danbury Police received multiple 911 calls about the incident. Officers located the van on Clapboard Ridge Road but it fled at high speed and crashed on Cowperthwaite Street. Pena and three associates fled on foot but were later apprehended.
Inside the van, police found two victims bound with duct tape. The male victim had serious injuries to his face and arm. Both victims were taken to the hospital for evaluation. They reported that their Lamborghini Urus was rear-ended by a Honda Civic before being cut off by the van and forcibly taken.
The kidnapping aimed to extort the victims' son who is suspected of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars in cryptocurrency.
Pena has been detained since his arrest and pleaded guilty to conspiracy and kidnapping on January 10, 2025. Borrero and three others involved have also pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing.
The investigation is led by the FBI New Haven Violent Crimes Task Force along with the Danbury Police Department, involving members from Connecticut State Police and other local departments. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Karen L. Peck and John T. Pierpont Jr., are prosecuting the case.
U.S. Attorney Sullivan expressed gratitude towards the State’s Attorney’s Office for its cooperation in this matter.
