For months, thieves associated with South American groups have been piles jewelry and cash from the biggest superstars homes in sports, targeting the NFL choice. Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce.
Sophisticated paletteers have deployed drone and signal jamming devices, sometimes presenting delivery drivers or maintenance workers, to access the gatened palaces and thwart the home security system. Alerts issued by NFL and NBA.
But in recent weeks, investigators across the United States have recovered a handful of arrests associated with at least one high -level hydness and packed stolen sports memories, jewelry and art in storage units in New Jersey.
A group of Chilean men stopped driving in Ohio in January, while the Cincinnati Bangles quarterback was accused of stealing designer goods, watches and jewelry worth about $ 300,000. The house of the bro. According to a non -sealed federal complaint on Wednesday, the photos showed a suspect wearing a great necklace with a jersey number of bro.
“These are the alleged indications of the iceberg,” said Kenneth Parker, a US lawyer for South Ohio, who believes these men have been working with South American theft that for years, the coast has been breaking happy homes. Yes.
Some luxury watches and jewelry that were stolen from homes across the country – not only people belonging to athletes – sold at a Pune shop in Manhattan Diamond District and was eliminated in nearby storage units, Federal authorities released Tuesday that was released on Tuesday. Blaming two men to fencing the items.
Whether the entire string of athletes targets is connected to the same staff in South America or if those groups are working together, it is not clear. This has since had a serious impact since the federal authorities that guided the investigation FBI warned in December The crime organizations were hunting for professional players.
Spectar athletes were targeted in domestic thefts
Investigators say that international crime rings have robbed houses for years, but now they are following some of the big names of the NFL, NBA and NHL.
At the time of New Orleans and Kelce’s play in October, thieves broke the homes of Kansas City Chief team fellow Mahomes and Kelce. Superstar girlfriend Taylor Swift Watch the game with stands.
Sunday will try to get a record to Mahomes and Kelce Chiefs Three straight super bowels Title
Jewelery worth about $ 30,000 was stolen from NBA All -Star Luka Donak’s house In Dallas in December. Pittsburg Penguins Star Eagen Mistress In January, a domestic attack was reported when his team was playing at home.
Brakes matching their strings
Law enforcement officials last fall warned the sports leagues that the thieves were being targeted during sports days when they knew that the players would not be home, often collided with the rear windows.
Some groups have eliminated their goals as drivers or jogers in the deserted palaces.
The Broo house in Ohio, which was sitting on a forest area, was sitting on a gatened street, when he was in Dallas for a Monday night football game in December. An FBI agent wrote in an affidavit, the accused in the attack, after weeks, traveling with a hawk glass -breaking device that one of them bought at the home depot.
Players have been advised not only to improve their home safety but also refrain from posting their whereabouts on social media.
Thieves targeted items that can be sold underground
According to the FBI information -based NBA warning, the stolen ring focuses on cash and goods that can be recarded to the black market, such as jewelry, watches and luxury bags.
Both men were charged in New York City this week Is accused of buying stolen watchesJewelry and other expensive items from several stolen staff and re -sale at their pedestrian at Manhattan from 2020.
Judicial documents say the couple was linked to five separate theft staff and that the same day was added to one of these two suspects for breaking the “High profile athlete” residence in the same day Was that the same day Bro’s house was hit.
On Friday, a judge denied the bail of the Poon Shop owners, saying that releasing them just before the super bowl would be “irony”.
US District Court Judge William Cantz wrote in his judgment, “This will have to be seen by the defendants of a super bowl on this occasion.” “They won’t be a player this weekend.”
