{"id":429315,"date":"2025-02-20T08:40:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T07:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=429315"},"modified":"2025-02-20T08:40:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T07:40:06","slug":"chilean-gang-busted-after-targeting-u-s-sports-stars-selfies-led-to-their-capture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/chilean-gang-busted-after-targeting-u-s-sports-stars-selfies-led-to-their-capture\/","title":{"rendered":"Chilean Gang Busted After Targeting U.S. Sports Stars \u2013 Selfies Led to Their Capture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1769\" data-end=\"2012\">A shocking story has rocked the sports world: a <strong data-start=\"1817\" data-end=\"1833\">Chilean gang<\/strong> was arrested after stealing over <strong data-start=\"1867\" data-end=\"1881\">$3 million<\/strong> in luxury watches, jewelry, and cash from <strong data-start=\"1924\" data-end=\"2010\">star athletes like Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Joe Burrow, and Bobby Portis Jr.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2014\" data-end=\"2340\">The burglars used sophisticated tactics: <strong data-start=\"2055\" data-end=\"2162\">rented cars with fake IDs, monitored victims&#8217; security routines, and communicated through burner phones<\/strong>. However, their downfall came from an unexpected mistake\u2014<strong data-start=\"2220\" data-end=\"2287\">they took selfies with stolen goods and uploaded them to iCloud<\/strong>, which the <strong data-start=\"2299\" data-end=\"2337\">FBI accessed with a search warrant<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2342\" data-end=\"2690\">Among the biggest heists was the burglary at <strong data-start=\"2387\" data-end=\"2403\">Portis Jr.&#8217;s<\/strong> home, where over <strong data-start=\"2421\" data-end=\"2438\">$1.48 million<\/strong> worth of valuables were stolen during a <strong data-start=\"2479\" data-end=\"2498\">Milwaukee Bucks<\/strong> game. <strong data-start=\"2505\" data-end=\"2535\">Burrow\u2019s home was also hit<\/strong> while the Bengals were in Dallas. Investigators are still determining if the gang was behind similar thefts at <strong data-start=\"2647\" data-end=\"2687\">Luka Doncic and Tyler Seguin&#8217;s homes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2692\" data-end=\"2910\">Using <strong data-start=\"2698\" data-end=\"2755\">GPS tracking, surveillance footage, and phone records<\/strong>, authorities traced and arrested the <strong data-start=\"2793\" data-end=\"2811\">seven suspects<\/strong>, who now face up to <strong data-start=\"2832\" data-end=\"2854\">10 years in prison<\/strong> for <strong data-start=\"2859\" data-end=\"2907\">interstate transportation of stolen property<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2912\" data-end=\"2932\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/43924805\/how-chilean-gang-allegedly-robbed-homes-big-athletes-selfies-got-nabbed\"><em data-start=\"2912\" data-end=\"2932\" data-is-last-node=\"\">Source: ESPN\/FBI<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From NFL to NBA, a high-tech burglary ring looted athletes&#8217; homes. 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