Federal prosecutors have accused seven members of a criminal gang in South America who supposedly broke into the houses of Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes and several other main athletes in the United States.
The best sport stars throughout the country have been feared for their safety in the middle of a series of robberies, with the tastes of Joe Burrow, Luka Doncic and Olivier Giroud also attacked.
On Tuesday, seven illegal immigrants intended to be from a Chilean robbery group were accused of stealing value objects worth more than $ 2 million in a series of high profile robberies.
In a photograph Launched by the Department of JusticeThree 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 that the authorities say that it was taken shortly after the Theft of the NBA star Bobby 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.
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.
A photo shows three of the loaded gangsters posing with jewels that are believed to be taken from the NBA star of the NBA Bobby Portis JR
The properties of the Kansas City of Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes were stolen in October
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.
Four suspicious men to assault Joe Burrow's house allegedly posed in their jewels later
Another shocking photo shows the jewels of the NFL star next to a large cash bundle
Burrow's 'JB9' and '#9' chains were taken by thieves in the robbery at the end of last year
According to prosecutors, they would enter a broken window or using a lever to open a sliding door.
Once inside, it is said that they quickly identified the elements of greater value, while using 'launch telephones' for a period of one month to 'frustrate the application of the law'.
It is said that at least one of the robberies occurred in Hillsborough in Florida, where the complaint appeared on Tuesday.
It is believed that group members hired cars in Florida that were “later found in the neighborhood of robberies committed throughout the country of prominent athletes.”