7 Chileans accused of stealing millions in valuables from Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Joe Burrow

The U.S. attorney’s office has charged Pablo Zuniga Cartes, Ignacio Zuniga Cartes, Bastian Jimenez Freraut and a fourth individual whose face is blacked out because the FBI has yet to identify him with stealing property worth about $1.5 million from Milwaukee Bucks player Bobby Portis’ home in Wisconsin. Three of those charged — Pablo Zuniga Cartes, 24, Ignacio Zuniga Cartes, 20, and Bastian Jimenez Freraut, 27 — are in a photo posing next to a safe containing about $1.5 million in watches, chains, jewelry, designer bags and cash stolen from the Wisconsin home of Milwaukee Bucks player Bobby Portis. Today is a day that law enforcement scored and spiked the ball.” California Sophisticated ‘burglary tourists’ fly from South America to rob wealthy homes, LAPD says Crews of thieves who travel from Chile and other South American nations for the purpose of stealing jewels and luxury goods are not new in Los Angeles, authorities say, but such heists “are way, way up.” The string of thefts prompted the FBI to issue a warning to sports leagues noting that crime groups are targeting athletes’ homes in pursuit of cash and valuables. Organized theft groups bypass alarm systems, use Wi-Fi jammers to block Wi-Fi connections and disable devices, cover security cameras, and obfuscate their identities.” In a warning to players in November, the NFL said thieves “appear to exploit team schedules to target athletes’ homes on game days.” Players were advised to avoid sharing their location on social media in real time and to ensure that their valuables could not be viewed from outside their home.