Two of seven California men suspected of helping orchestrate the “largest jewelry heist in U.S. history” were ordered by a federal judge on June 17 to be detained until trial, a spokesperson for the local U.S. Attorney’s Office told The Epoch Times.
Prosecutors say the men were part of a modern-day highwaymen crew that allegedly broke into a Brinks semi truck and stole an estimated $100 million worth of gold, diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and luxury watches that were being transported from an international jewelry show near San Francisco in July 2022.
The robbery was considered to be the “largest jewelry heist in U.S. history,” according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles….