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<p><span style="font-weight:400">Seven Chilean men have been charged in the multi-million dollar heists of professional athletes like Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce, and Cincinnati Bengals star QB Joe Burrows.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">According to a criminal complaint filed in Florida federal court on Tuesday, the men have been charged with </span><span style="font-weight:400">conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen property in the burglaries of NBA and NFL players across the country, the </span><a href="https://apnews.com/article/mahomes-kelce-burrow-athletes-burglaries-chilean-charges-3c8b707fa21edc5d31285d88d6d80253"><span style="font-weight:400">Associated Press</span></a><span style="font-weight:400"> reported.</span></p>
<p>If convicted, each of the seven suspects faces a maximum of 10 years in federal prison, the AP noted.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">While the <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/seven-chilean-nationals-charged-following-nationwide-burglaries-several-professional">complaint</a> doesn’t name each of the professional athletes who were burglarized, it does list the burglaries of professional players that were previously reported including the thefts at the homes of Mahomes, Kelce, and Burrows, the outlet noted.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">The suspects were members of a South American Theft Group (SATG), the complaint noted.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Federal prosecutors in Tampa on Tuesday charged seven purported members of a South American theft group that allegedly targeted the homes of Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce and other professional athletes around the country.<a href="https://t.co/zXyTxG2FY1">https://t.co/zXyTxG2FY1</a></p>
<p>— Good Morning America (@GMA) <a href="https://twitter.com/GMA/status/1892224595169829179?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 19, 2025</a></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight:400">“In many circumstances, professional sports teams will publicize their schedules and locations of their games, making it easy for the SATG to know when a particular athlete on a particular professional sports team will be away from his residence,” the complaint added.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">The suspects named in the complaint are</span><span style="font-weight:400"> Jordan Quiroga Sanchez, 22; Bastian Orellano Morales, 23; Sergio Ortega Cabello, 38; Pablo Zuniga Cartes, 24; Ignacio Zuniga Cartes, 20; Alexander Huiaguil Chavez, 24; and Bastian Jimenez Freraut, 27, </span><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/chilean-migrants-charged-travis-kelce-patrick-mahomes-joe-burrow-multimillion-dollar-heists"><span style="font-weight:400">Fox News</span></a><span style="font-weight:400"> noted.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">In December, the </span><span style="font-weight:400">Cincinnati Bengals</span><span style="font-weight:400"> QB became the next athlete to have his home broken into while he was on a road trip with his team.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to </span><a href="https://www.wlwt.com/article/joe-burrows-house-broken-into-report-during-football-game/63148465"><span style="font-weight:400">WLWT</span></a><span style="font-weight:400"> that Burrows’ $7.5 million Ohio home was burglarized and ransacked during Cincinnati’s 27-20 win over the Cowboys in Texas.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">The NFL previously issued a security alert to players and teams following burglaries of the homes of the Kansas City Chiefs stars in October.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">In a memo obtained by the </span><a href="https://apnews.com/article/nfl-security-alert-burglaries-mahomes-kelce-960075221367266fbee98f711a74c094"><span style="font-weight:400">Associated Press</span></a><span style="font-weight:400"> at the time, the league said homes of professional athletes have become “increasingly targeted for burglaries by organized and skilled groups.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">The memo labeled the transnational crime rings “well-organized, sophisticated,” and urged the players to safeguard valuables and avoid publicly sharing check-ins on social media or any information about their homes and any luxury items they might own, </span><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cincinnati-bengals-qb-joe-burrow-home-burglary-rcna183666"><span style="font-weight:400">NBC News</span></a><span style="font-weight:400"> noted.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">Officials noted that the homes were specifically being targeted when players were at their games.</span></p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nfl-star-qbs-home-broken-into-while-hes-playing-monday-night-football-game" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NFL Star QB’s Home Broken Into While He’s Playing Monday Night Football Game</a></strong></p>
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Seven Foreign Nationals Charged For String Of Athlete Mansion Heists That Hit Maholmes, Kelce
