Crime & Safety
Men Who Fenced Stolen Diamonds From Texas Sentenced To 15+ Years
The men fenced jewels obtained in robberies committed by a so-called "South American Theft and Robbery Group."
September 22, 2021
A federal court in Texas has sentenced five men who purchased jewelry stolen from a traveling diamond salesman to a combined 190 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $7 million in restitution.
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The men fenced jewels obtained in robberies committed by a so-called “South American Theft and Robbery Group” — a violent criminal enterprise that targeted traveling jewelry salesman across the U.S.
Romelio Rivieron pled guilty in March 2020 to engaging in a conspiracy to launder money. Co-conspirators Elkin Acosta Lopez and Harrinson Corredor both pled guilty in 2019 to the same charge.
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