Anger as suspect in $100M jewelry heist avoids trial – because ICE deported him
www.independent.co.uk
An attorney representing some of the jewelry companies impacted in the heist said Jeson Nelon Presilla Flores’s deportation ‘exposes a gap in the system that deserves transparency’

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.

  • jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    5 months ago

    The officials said Flores appeared at an immigration hearing on December 16, where he represented himself, and admitted to the allegations against him then requested voluntary departure.

    If a bunch of morons offer you a get out of jail free card and a one way ticket to freedomville, you take it.

    The prosecutors added they “remain eager to prosecute defendant for his crimes and vindicate his victims” if he returns to the country.

    That dude won the jackpot, cashed in his chips, walked out the front door, and he is never coming back.

    This whole story couldn’t be more ridiculous if it were a Looney Toon’s episode.