Seven members of a South American crime gang of a series of robberies have been accused that affected a series of sport stars such as Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes, and the new reports have revealed the mistakes that made them led them to be caught.
According to an FBI document Obtained by ESPNThe accused thieves took photos with stolen articles and published them in an Icloud site so that others would see it.
Specifically, the FBI obtained photos that show three of the alleged thieves, along with an unidentified fourth man, which shows watches that are believed to be from the house of the Milwaukee Bucks player, Bobby Portis Jr.,
According to the reports, the FBI was able to access the ICloud account with a search warrant, and ESPN said that the existence of selfies is “to a large extent” the reason why they are in federal custody.
In addition, some of the suspects also raised their eyebrows when they were arrested in January, after allegedly stealing the house of the Marshal of the Bengals, Joe Burrow.
When a police officer asked where they were going, the men, who did not speak English and were in a rental car, 'Orlando' responded.
A photo shows three of the loaded gangsters posing with jewels that it is believed that it was taken from the NBA Star of the NBA Bobby Portis Jr.
Travis Kelce was among a series of athletes that the group is believed
However, the officer informed them that they were in the wrong direction. A passenger then said they went to New York, before returning to his response to Florida.
The men were arrested after the officers registered the car and found a lever and 'window punching', while the stop video also shows the officer taking out what Burrow's items seems to be, like an LSU shirt, from The trunk.
The FBI officials then tracked the rental of the rental car and determined that he had been in Cincinnati, while using data from the cell tower to determine that at least one of the defendants had been in the rental car.
In addition to Kelce, Burrow and Mahomes, Luka Doncic and Olivier Giroud have also been attacked.
Value objects stolen by the seven men are worth an estimate of $ 3 million.
In a photograph published by the Department of Justice, three of the defendants: Pablo Zuniga Cartes, 24, Ignacio Zuniga Cartes, 20, and Bastian Jiménez Freraut, 27, all from Chile, can be seen posing with a safe jewelry store That the authorities say that the authorities say was taken shortly after the robbery Portis Jr.
It was said that the safe contained several watches, chains, effective and other personal items, for a total of almost $ 1.5 million.
Four suspicious men to assault Joe Burrow's house allegedly posed in their jewels later
The other men accused of robberies are Jordan Quiroga Sánchez, 22, Bastian Orellano Morales, 23, Alexander Huiaguil Chávez, 24, and Sergio Ortega Cabello, 38, and if they are declared guilty to the men they face Up to 10 years in prison.
In the complaint, launched to the public on Tuesday, a special FBI agent declared: “It is also noteworthy that P. Zuniga Cartes wears a shirt of Kansas City Chiefs in the photo.”
He said he believes it is a reference to the theft of October 2024 of Kelce and Mohamses, which reached the headlines throughout the United States.
The FBI has also linked the seven men with the theft of an unidentified player of Tampa Bay Buccaneers, while the team played against the Baltimore Ravens, in which it is assumed that the thieves have stolen $ 167,000 of luxury products.
Three of the defendants also face charges in Ohio in relation to the theft of December 2024 aimed at the Marshal of the Burrow Bengals.
In the complaint, it is alleged that the thieves had “a clear and consistent modus operandi that began with them identifying from the schedule of the sports star when they would be far from the property.