Three men from South America are indicted in Ohio for allegedly breaking into the home of Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow while he was playing in Dallas. The FBI investigation linked them to a larger theft ring operating across multiple states. A fourth man was arrested in connection with the case and faces state charges. Two other men, accused of acting as 'fences' for the stolen goods, were arrested in New York.
Authorities say they broke into the star quarterback's home on Dec. 9 as he was in Dallas playing the Cowboys.Three men who are alleged to be part of a theft group from South America were indicted Wednesday in in Ohio late last month in connection with the break-in, which was discovered at the home in Hamilton County on Dec. 9.Jordan Francisco Quiroga Sanchez, 22; Bastian Alejandro Orellana Morales, 23; and Sergio Andres Ortega Cabello, 38; were indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury.
The date and time the break-in was discovered as laid out in the indictment matches a Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office incident report that does name Burrow — and Burrow himself acknowledged that his home was broken into and said he felt violated, including by the information that was out in the public.
More than $300,000 in luggage, glasses, wristwatches and jewelry was stolen, an FBI agent wrote in an affidavit as part of a criminal complaint against the three men filed Monday. A fourth man was also arrested and faces state charges. All of them were in the country without authorization, having either entered the county illegally or overstayed their visas, the FBI agent wrote. were charged this week in New York with acting as"fences." A “fencing” operation involves the buying and selling of stolen goods.
Prosecutor Michael Maffei said at the men's arraignment Wednesday that the scheme involved transferring the stolen goods out of the country or selling them.
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