From stolen rings to melted-down dreams, the thieves who targeted Yogi Berra's World Series rings and other valuable items have finally been caught.
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The thefts reportedly took place over more than 20 years at 20 museums and shops across America, according to U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania Gerard M. Karam. The thieves allegedly melted some of the silver and gold items, including Berra’s rings, down into transportable discs that were then sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Of course, that’s much less than many of the pieces were originally worth.
Eight of the nine suspects have turned themselves in and at least five have entered into preliminary plea agreements on charges of theft of major artwork and conspiracy to dispose of major objects of cultural heritage, according to court records. The suspects are in their late 40s to early 50s and are residents of Pennsylvania, as per AP.
As for how investigators cracked the case, Karam said recently uncovered evidence unraveled the ring’s activities. “About three years ago, a forensic link at one of the theft sites discovered by a local police agency led us to forensic evidence that linked several of these thefts,” he said.
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