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Anger as suspect in $100M jewelry heist said to be biggest in US history avoids standing trial – because ICE deported him (www.independent.co.uk)

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Last month, federal officials allegedly deported one of the suspects in a massive 2022 jewelry heist in Southern California where thieves made off with $100 million in merchandise, in what prosecutors have called the largest jewelry heist in U.S. history.

Jeson Nelon Presilla Flores was sent to Ecuador on or about December 29, according to court documents obtained by The Los Angeles Times. He was believed to be linked to a raid on a Brinks truck that netted a fortune in stolen jewels, gold and watches.

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[–] TheObviousSolution@lemmy.ca 33 points 5 days ago (4 children)

ICE probably thinks it did its job because the people in it are incapable of thinking that people can have a comfortable life outside of the US, never mind a better one. So basically, they literally helped an immigrant steal $100 million from the US and make away with it because they had an accent and the wrong skin color - which opens up the possibility of just acting like a bad caricature of an immigrant to get free deportations after criminals carry out their crimes.

You get fast-tracked from whatever consequences you would have had to just getting deported, and you didn't even have to bribe Trump with 2 million dollars. Thanks, ICE!

[–] urandom@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

Nah, ICE will deport innocent people only going forward. The criminals stay in the US!

[–] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

There's no guarantee he got to keep the money. It could be in a safe buried in America and he has no easy way to get to it again.

[–] Lucelu2@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago

He could have shipped it internationally ahead of time.

[–] Zoot@reddthat.com 2 points 4 days ago

You think that would work? Volunteer for a self deportation even if you're technically a US citizen? Asking for reasons unrelated to me

[–] Jerb322@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

I hope he swallowed some of them diamonds!