Accused Ecuadorian thief agrees to plead guilty in largest U.S. jewelry heist
Verified: 3 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 9.
The stolen collection of fine gold, diamonds, rubies, emeralds and luxury watches was valued at approximately $100 million, marking the largest U.S. jewelry heist on record, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same guilty-plea development in the same Los Angeles jewelry heist case, with no conflicting facts.
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